Mexico - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Mexico was 328,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 348,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 129,100 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 129,100
1989 154,000
1990 175,000
1991 175,000
1992 175,000
1993 175,000
1994 175,000
1995 189,000
1996 190,000
1997 190,000
1998 190,000
1999 193,770
2000 207,800
2001 203,800
2002 203,800
2003 203,800
2004 203,000
2005 204,000
2006 280,000
2007 286,000
2008 305,000
2009 331,750
2010 331,750
2011 329,750
2012 329,750
2013 325,450
2014 336,050
2015 336,050
2016 336,050
2017 336,000
2018 348,000
2019 328,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Mexico was 0.580 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.703 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.476 in 2005.

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 0.594
1991 0.577
1992 0.554
1993 0.533
1994 0.520
1995 0.549
1996 0.540
1997 0.516
1998 0.505
1999 0.511
2000 0.539
2001 0.525
2002 0.518
2003 0.504
2004 0.487
2005 0.476
2006 0.631
2007 0.631
2008 0.660
2009 0.703
2010 0.691
2011 0.672
2012 0.653
2013 0.634
2014 0.649
2015 0.637
2016 0.628
2017 0.621
2018 0.631
2019 0.580

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade