Philippines - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Philippines was 155,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 165,500 in 2016 and a minimum value of 104,000 in 1994.

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 114,800
1989 112,000
1990 109,000
1991 107,000
1992 107,000
1993 107,000
1994 104,000
1995 149,000
1996 150,000
1997 153,000
1998 160,300
1999 152,500
2000 148,500
2001 151,000
2002 150,000
2003 150,000
2004 146,000
2005 147,000
2006 147,000
2007 147,000
2008 147,000
2009 165,500
2010 165,500
2011 165,500
2012 165,500
2013 165,500
2014 165,500
2015 165,500
2016 165,500
2017 153,000
2018 153,350
2019 155,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Philippines was 0.347 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.576 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.347 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 0.485
1991 0.463
1992 0.449
1993 0.437
1994 0.413
1995 0.576
1996 0.566
1997 0.563
1998 0.573
1999 0.532
2000 0.505
2001 0.501
2002 0.485
2003 0.474
2004 0.447
2005 0.439
2006 0.429
2007 0.419
2008 0.410
2009 0.446
2010 0.434
2011 0.419
2012 0.413
2013 0.406
2014 0.393
2015 0.390
2016 0.381
2017 0.359
2018 0.353
2019 0.347

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade