Brunei - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Brunei was 8,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,100 in 2016 and a minimum value of 4,000 in 1989.

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 4,100
1989 4,000
1990 4,000
1991 4,000
1992 4,000
1993 4,000
1994 5,000
1995 9,000
1996 9,100
1997 9,050
1998 9,050
1999 8,750
2000 8,800
2001 9,700
2002 10,700
2003 10,700
2004 10,000
2005 11,000
2006 9,000
2007 9,000
2008 9,000
2009 9,250
2010 9,250
2011 9,250
2012 9,250
2013 9,250
2014 9,250
2015 9,250
2016 12,100
2017 8,000
2018 8,200
2019 8,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Brunei was 3.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 6.81 in 1995, while its lowest value was 3.25 in 1993.

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 3.61
1991 3.49
1992 3.37
1993 3.25
1994 3.92
1995 6.81
1996 6.66
1997 6.40
1998 6.19
1999 5.78
2000 5.63
2001 6.01
2002 6.46
2003 6.30
2004 5.76
2005 6.20
2006 4.99
2007 4.91
2008 4.84
2009 4.90
2010 4.83
2011 4.75
2012 4.70
2013 4.67
2014 4.63
2015 4.59
2016 5.98
2017 3.93
2018 3.80
2019 3.70

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade