Somalia - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Somalia was 20,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 225,000 in 1998 and a minimum value of 2,000 in 2009.

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 62,700
1989 47,000
1990 47,000
1995 225,000
1996 225,000
1997 225,000
1998 225,000
1999 50,000
2000 50,000
2009 2,000
2010 2,000
2011 3,200
2012 20,000
2013 11,000
2014 17,000
2015 19,800
2016 19,800
2017 20,000
2018 19,800
2019 20,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Somalia was 0.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 16.28 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.09 in 2010.

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 3.48
1995 16.28
1996 15.94
1997 15.50
1998 15.01
1999 3.22
2000 3.12
2009 0.10
2010 0.09
2011 0.14
2012 0.88
2013 0.47
2014 0.70
2015 0.79
2016 0.77
2017 0.75
2018 0.72
2019 0.71

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade