Liberia - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Liberia was 2,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,000 in 1997 and a minimum value of 2,000 in 1992.

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 6,800
1989 7,000
1990 8,000
1991 5,000
1992 2,000
1995 21,000
1996 22,000
1997 22,000
1998 14,000
1999 5,300
2000 15,000
2001 15,000
2002 15,000
2003 15,000
2005 15,000
2006 2,000
2007 2,000
2008 2,000
2009 2,040
2010 2,040
2011 2,050
2012 2,050
2013 2,050
2014 2,050
2015 2,050
2016 2,050
2017 2,000
2018 2,100
2019 2,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Liberia was 0.09 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 2.35 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.09 in 2019.

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 0.90
1991 0.57
1992 0.23
1995 2.35
1996 2.33
1997 2.16
1998 1.27
1999 0.45
2000 1.19
2001 1.15
2002 1.13
2003 1.11
2005 1.06
2006 0.14
2007 0.13
2008 0.13
2009 0.12
2010 0.12
2011 0.12
2012 0.11
2013 0.11
2014 0.11
2015 0.10
2016 0.10
2017 0.09
2018 0.10
2019 0.09

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade