Gabon - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Gabon was 7,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,000 in 1991 and a minimum value of 2,400 in 1985.

Definition: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1985 2,400
1989 10,000
1990 9,000
1991 10,000
1992 7,000
1993 7,000
1994 6,000
1995 9,500
1996 9,500
1997 9,500
1998 9,500
1999 9,500
2000 6,700
2001 6,700
2002 6,700
2003 6,700
2004 6,000
2005 7,000
2007 7,000
2008 7,000
2009 6,700
2010 6,700
2011 6,700
2012 6,700
2013 6,700
2014 6,700
2015 6,700
2016 6,700
2017 7,000
2018 6,700
2019 7,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Gabon was 1.05 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 3.52 in 1991, while its lowest value was 1.03 in 2018.

Definition: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1990 3.25
1991 3.52
1992 2.40
1993 2.34
1994 1.95
1995 3.01
1996 2.94
1997 2.86
1998 2.78
1999 2.71
2000 1.86
2001 1.81
2002 1.76
2003 1.71
2004 1.49
2005 1.68
2007 1.57
2008 1.52
2009 1.40
2010 1.35
2011 1.30
2012 1.25
2013 1.20
2014 1.16
2015 1.12
2016 1.09
2017 1.10
2018 1.03
2019 1.05

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade