Jordan - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Jordan was 116,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 190,000 in 1989 and a minimum value of 70,300 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 70,300
1989 190,000
1990 100,000
1991 100,000
1992 100,000
1993 100,000
1994 100,000
1995 128,600
1996 128,700
1997 134,050
1998 134,050
1999 134,000
2000 148,900
2001 110,200
2002 110,200
2003 110,500
2004 110,000
2005 111,000
2006 111,000
2007 111,000
2008 111,000
2009 110,500
2010 110,500
2011 110,500
2012 115,500
2013 115,500
2014 115,500
2015 115,500
2016 115,500
2017 116,000
2018 101,500
2019 116,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Jordan was 4.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 12.91 in 1990, while its lowest value was 3.96 in 2018.

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 12.91
1991 11.89
1992 11.16
1993 10.36
1994 9.68
1995 11.74
1996 11.36
1997 11.50
1998 11.23
1999 10.99
2000 11.96
2001 8.67
2002 8.50
2003 8.31
2004 8.07
2005 7.90
2006 7.62
2007 7.31
2008 6.97
2009 6.58
2010 6.21
2011 5.84
2012 5.74
2013 5.41
2014 5.12
2015 4.87
2016 4.67
2017 4.53
2018 3.96
2019 4.40

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade