Niger - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Niger was 10,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,700 in 2016 and a minimum value of 2,200 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 2,200
1989 4,000
1990 5,000
1991 5,000
1992 5,000
1993 5,000
1994 5,000
1995 10,700
1996 10,700
1997 10,700
1998 10,700
1999 10,700
2000 10,700
2001 10,700
2002 10,700
2003 10,700
2004 10,000
2005 10,000
2006 10,000
2007 10,000
2008 10,000
2009 10,700
2010 10,700
2011 10,700
2012 10,700
2013 10,700
2014 10,700
2015 10,700
2016 10,700
2017 10,000
2018 10,300
2019 10,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Niger was 0.116 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.274 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.116 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.

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Year Value
1990 0.153
1991 0.148
1992 0.143
1993 0.138
1994 0.133
1995 0.274
1996 0.265
1997 0.256
1998 0.248
1999 0.239
2000 0.231
2001 0.224
2002 0.216
2003 0.209
2004 0.189
2005 0.182
2006 0.176
2007 0.170
2008 0.165
2009 0.170
2010 0.164
2011 0.158
2012 0.156
2013 0.154
2014 0.152
2015 0.146
2016 0.140
2017 0.126
2018 0.125
2019 0.116

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade