Pakistan - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Pakistan was 943,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 947,800 in 2013 and a minimum value of 482,800 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 482,800
1989 520,000
1990 550,000
1991 565,000
1992 580,000
1993 580,000
1994 580,000
1995 846,000
1996 835,000
1997 834,000
1998 834,000
1999 834,000
2000 900,000
2001 908,000
2002 909,000
2003 909,000
2004 921,000
2005 921,000
2006 923,000
2007 921,000
2008 921,000
2009 921,000
2010 946,000
2011 946,000
2012 947,800
2013 947,800
2014 925,800
2015 935,800
2016 935,800
2017 936,000
2018 944,800
2019 943,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Pakistan was 1.32 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 2.49 in 1995, while its lowest value was 1.32 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 1.82
1991 1.81
1992 1.81
1993 1.77
1994 1.73
1995 2.49
1996 2.34
1997 2.22
1998 2.16
1999 2.08
2000 2.16
2001 2.11
2002 2.05
2003 1.99
2004 1.95
2005 1.90
2006 1.86
2007 1.80
2008 1.75
2009 1.68
2010 1.66
2011 1.62
2012 1.57
2013 1.52
2014 1.46
2015 1.41
2016 1.38
2017 1.36
2018 1.35
2019 1.32

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade