Kuwait - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Kuwait was 25,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 7,000 in 1990.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1985 12,000
1989 20,000
1990 7,000
1991 10,000
1992 12,000
1993 12,000
1994 15,000
1995 21,600
1996 20,800
1997 20,300
1998 20,300
1999 20,300
2000 20,300
2001 20,500
2002 22,100
2003 22,100
2004 21,000
2005 23,000
2006 23,000
2007 23,000
2008 23,000
2009 22,600
2010 22,600
2011 22,600
2012 22,600
2013 22,600
2014 22,600
2015 22,600
2016 22,600
2017 25,000
2018 24,500
2019 25,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Kuwait was 1.02 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 2.95 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.77 in 1990.

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 0.77
1991 1.12
1995 2.95
1996 2.77
1997 2.55
1998 2.36
1999 2.18
2000 2.07
2001 2.02
2002 2.12
2003 2.11
2004 1.93
2005 2.03
2006 1.90
2007 1.77
2008 1.64
2009 1.50
2010 1.40
2011 1.30
2012 1.22
2013 1.14
2014 1.07
2015 1.02
2016 0.98
2017 1.06
2018 1.02
2019 1.02

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade