Papua New Guinea - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Papua New Guinea was 4,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,400 in 2001 and a minimum value of 1,900 in 2012.

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 3,200
1989 3,000
1990 4,000
1991 4,000
1992 4,000
1994 4,000
1995 3,800
1996 3,700
1997 4,300
1998 4,300
1999 4,300
2000 4,400
2001 4,400
2002 3,100
2003 3,100
2004 3,000
2005 3,000
2006 3,000
2007 3,000
2008 3,000
2009 3,100
2010 3,100
2011 3,100
2012 1,900
2013 1,900
2014 1,900
2015 1,900
2016 3,600
2017 4,000
2018 3,600
2019 4,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Papua New Guinea was 0.148 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.205 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.078 in 2015.

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 0.205
1991 0.200
1992 0.195
1994 0.186
1995 0.172
1996 0.163
1997 0.184
1998 0.178
1999 0.173
2000 0.172
2001 0.174
2002 0.123
2003 0.125
2004 0.122
2005 0.124
2006 0.126
2007 0.129
2008 0.131
2009 0.139
2010 0.142
2011 0.139
2012 0.083
2013 0.081
2014 0.079
2015 0.078
2016 0.143
2017 0.156
2018 0.136
2019 0.148

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade