Japan - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Japan was 261,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 272,000 in 2005 and a minimum value of 233,000 in 1994.

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 243,000
1989 247,000
1990 250,000
1991 250,000
1992 242,000
1993 242,000
1994 233,000
1995 251,500
1996 247,500
1997 247,600
1998 254,600
1999 254,600
2000 248,700
2001 252,100
2002 252,100
2003 252,100
2004 251,000
2005 272,000
2006 252,000
2007 242,000
2008 242,000
2009 260,382
2010 260,382
2011 260,086
2012 259,800
2013 259,800
2014 259,800
2015 259,800
2016 260,890
2017 261,000
2018 261,150
2019 261,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Japan was 0.381 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.409 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.351 in 1994.

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 0.392
1991 0.385
1992 0.368
1993 0.366
1994 0.351
1995 0.377
1996 0.369
1997 0.365
1998 0.376
1999 0.376
2000 0.368
2001 0.374
2002 0.377
2003 0.378
2004 0.378
2005 0.409
2006 0.378
2007 0.362
2008 0.363
2009 0.392
2010 0.394
2011 0.396
2012 0.398
2013 0.396
2014 0.395
2015 0.394
2016 0.393
2017 0.390
2018 0.384
2019 0.381

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade