Oman - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Oman was 47,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47,900 in 2000 and a minimum value of 29,000 in 1989.

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 29,200
1989 29,000
1990 32,000
1991 29,000
1992 35,000
1993 35,000
1994 35,000
1995 47,900
1996 47,900
1997 47,900
1998 47,900
1999 47,900
2000 47,900
2001 47,800
2002 46,100
2003 46,100
2004 45,000
2005 46,000
2006 47,000
2007 47,000
2008 47,000
2009 47,000
2010 47,000
2011 47,000
2012 47,000
2013 47,000
2014 47,000
2015 47,000
2016 47,000
2017 47,000
2018 46,600
2019 47,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Oman was 1.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 6.51 in 1995, while its lowest value was 1.71 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 5.86
1991 4.99
1992 5.65
1993 5.29
1994 4.99
1995 6.51
1996 6.38
1997 6.32
1998 6.27
1999 6.20
2000 6.13
2001 5.98
2002 5.57
2003 5.33
2004 4.89
2005 4.69
2006 4.44
2007 4.12
2008 3.83
2009 3.54
2010 3.25
2011 2.94
2012 2.64
2013 2.39
2014 2.19
2015 2.02
2016 1.90
2017 1.82
2018 1.75
2019 1.71

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade