Colombia - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Colombia was 481,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 481,200 in 2018 and a minimum value of 66,200 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 66,200
1989 91,000
1990 110,000
1991 110,000
1992 139,000
1993 139,000
1994 146,000
1995 233,400
1996 233,300
1997 233,300
1998 233,300
1999 231,000
2000 247,000
2001 262,600
2002 262,600
2003 304,600
2004 336,000
2005 336,000
2006 398,000
2007 411,000
2008 411,000
2009 441,828
2010 441,828
2011 440,224
2012 440,224
2013 455,750
2014 455,750
2015 481,100
2016 481,100
2017 481,000
2018 481,200
2019 481,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Colombia was 1.83 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 2.10 in 2007, while its lowest value was 0.76 in 1991.

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 0.78
1991 0.76
1992 0.93
1993 0.91
1994 0.93
1995 1.44
1996 1.40
1997 1.37
1998 1.34
1999 1.31
2000 1.37
2001 1.42
2002 1.41
2003 1.58
2004 1.75
2005 1.73
2006 2.02
2007 2.10
2008 2.04
2009 2.06
2010 1.98
2011 1.92
2012 1.86
2013 1.91
2014 1.87
2015 1.93
2016 1.90
2017 1.87
2018 1.84
2019 1.83

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade