Botswana - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Botswana was 9,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 4,000 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 4,000
1989 6,000
1990 6,000
1991 7,000
1992 7,000
1993 7,000
1994 7,000
1995 8,500
1996 8,500
1997 8,500
1998 9,500
1999 10,000
2000 10,000
2001 10,000
2002 10,500
2003 10,500
2004 10,000
2005 11,000
2006 11,000
2007 11,000
2008 11,000
2009 10,500
2010 10,500
2011 10,500
2012 10,500
2013 10,500
2014 10,500
2015 9,000
2016 9,000
2017 9,000
2018 9,000
2019 9,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Botswana was 0.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.78 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.98 in 2019.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1.43
1991 1.61
1992 1.56
1993 1.51
1994 1.46
1995 1.71
1996 1.66
1997 1.61
1998 1.74
1999 1.78
2000 1.73
2001 1.67
2002 1.71
2003 1.66
2004 1.54
2005 1.64
2006 1.60
2007 1.52
2008 1.46
2009 1.33
2010 1.37
2011 1.35
2012 1.33
2013 1.31
2014 1.30
2015 1.09
2016 1.07
2017 1.04
2018 1.01
2019 0.98

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade