Nigeria - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Nigeria was 223,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 223,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 76,000 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.

See also:

Year Value
1985 94,000
1989 107,000
1990 94,000
1991 94,000
1992 76,000
1993 76,000
1994 80,000
1995 89,100
1996 89,100
1997 107,000
1998 107,000
1999 124,000
2000 106,500
2001 160,500
2002 160,500
2003 160,500
2004 160,000
2005 161,000
2006 162,000
2007 162,000
2008 162,000
2009 162,000
2010 162,000
2011 162,000
2012 162,000
2013 162,000
2014 162,000
2015 200,000
2016 200,000
2017 215,000
2018 223,000
2019 223,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Nigeria was 0.359 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.377 in 2001, while its lowest value was 0.221 in 1993.

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 0.296
1991 0.288
1992 0.227
1993 0.221
1994 0.226
1995 0.245
1996 0.239
1997 0.279
1998 0.272
1999 0.307
2000 0.256
2001 0.377
2002 0.368
2003 0.358
2004 0.348
2005 0.342
2006 0.335
2007 0.327
2008 0.319
2009 0.311
2010 0.302
2011 0.295
2012 0.300
2013 0.306
2014 0.298
2015 0.358
2016 0.349
2017 0.366
2018 0.369
2019 0.359

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade