Sudan - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Sudan was 124,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 264,300 in 2015 and a minimum value of 56,600 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 56,600
1989 65,000
1990 65,000
1991 65,000
1992 82,000
1993 82,000
1994 82,000
1995 133,500
1996 104,000
1997 94,700
1998 109,700
1999 109,700
2000 119,500
2001 124,000
2002 124,000
2003 114,500
2004 121,000
2005 123,000
2007 127,000
2008 127,000
2009 126,800
2010 126,800
2011 264,300
2012 264,300
2013 264,300
2014 264,300
2015 264,300
2016 124,300
2017 124,000
2018 124,300
2019 124,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Sudan was 0.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 2.62 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.99 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 1.20
1991 1.14
1992 1.37
1993 1.31
1994 1.25
1995 1.95
1996 1.47
1997 1.30
1998 1.47
1999 1.44
2000 1.53
2001 1.55
2002 1.51
2003 1.36
2004 1.41
2005 1.40
2007 1.38
2008 1.35
2009 1.32
2010 1.29
2011 2.62
2012 2.55
2013 2.48
2014 2.42
2015 2.35
2016 1.07
2017 1.04
2018 1.02
2019 0.99

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade