Rwanda - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Rwanda was 35,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80,000 in 2002 and a minimum value of 5,200 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 5,200
1989 6,000
1990 6,000
1991 30,000
1992 30,000
1993 30,000
1994 30,000
1995 47,000
1996 40,000
1997 62,000
1998 54,000
1999 54,000
2000 76,000
2001 79,000
2002 80,000
2003 61,000
2004 53,000
2005 53,000
2007 35,000
2008 35,000
2009 35,000
2010 35,000
2011 35,000
2012 35,000
2013 35,000
2014 35,000
2015 35,000
2016 35,000
2017 35,000
2018 35,000
2019 35,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Rwanda was 0.55 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 2.01 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.19 in 1990.

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 0.19
1991 0.95
1992 0.98
1993 1.02
1994 1.04
1995 1.62
1996 1.34
1997 1.96
1998 1.59
1999 1.50
2000 2.01
2001 2.01
2002 1.98
2003 1.48
2004 1.26
2005 1.23
2007 0.77
2008 0.75
2009 0.73
2010 0.71
2011 0.69
2012 0.67
2013 0.66
2014 0.64
2015 0.62
2016 0.60
2017 0.58
2018 0.57
2019 0.55

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade