Myanmar - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Myanmar was 513,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 595,000 in 2003 and a minimum value of 186,000 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.

See also:

Year Value
1985 186,000
1989 200,000
1990 230,000
1991 286,000
1992 286,000
1993 322,000
1994 322,000
1995 371,300
1996 406,300
1997 429,050
1998 434,850
1999 429,050
2000 429,100
2001 444,300
2002 544,300
2003 595,000
2004 482,250
2005 483,000
2006 513,000
2007 513,000
2008 513,000
2009 513,250
2010 513,250
2011 513,250
2012 513,250
2013 513,250
2014 513,250
2015 513,250
2016 513,250
2017 513,000
2018 513,000
2019 513,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Myanmar was 2.15 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 2.65 in 2003, while its lowest value was 1.25 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 1.25
1991 1.52
1992 1.50
1993 1.66
1994 1.63
1995 1.85
1996 1.99
1997 2.06
1998 2.05
1999 1.99
2000 1.96
2001 2.01
2002 2.44
2003 2.65
2004 2.14
2005 2.13
2006 2.25
2007 2.24
2008 2.23
2009 2.22
2010 2.21
2011 2.18
2012 2.16
2013 2.13
2014 2.11
2015 2.09
2016 2.11
2017 2.15
2018 2.11
2019 2.15

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade