Small states - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Small states was 173,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 173,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 76,930 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.

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Year Value
1985 76,930
1989 94,000
1990 96,000
1991 105,000
1992 105,000
1993 97,000
1994 94,000
1995 149,350
1996 152,550
1997 147,970
1998 159,470
1999 160,430
2000 153,700
2001 146,300
2002 146,500
2003 148,700
2004 132,090
2005 144,640
2007 155,970
2008 154,330
2009 150,821
2010 152,984
2011 151,320
2012 151,300
2013 151,870
2014 154,790
2015 152,360
2016 169,390
2017 165,000
2018 172,160
2019 173,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Small states was 1.07 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.64 in 1998, while its lowest value was 1.02 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.

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Year Value
1990 1.47
1991 1.47
1992 1.26
1993 1.20
1994 1.15
1995 1.62
1996 1.63
1997 1.56
1998 1.64
1999 1.62
2000 1.57
2001 1.52
2002 1.49
2003 1.48
2004 1.32
2005 1.39
2007 1.29
2008 1.23
2009 1.16
2010 1.15
2011 1.11
2012 1.08
2013 1.06
2014 1.06
2015 1.02
2016 1.11
2017 1.07
2018 1.11
2019 1.07

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade