Turkmenistan - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Turkmenistan was 42,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 11,000 in 1995.

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
1992 28,000
1993 28,000
1994 15,000
1995 11,000
1996 18,000
1997 18,000
1998 19,000
1999 19,000
2000 14,500
2001 17,500
2002 17,500
2003 29,000
2004 26,000
2005 26,000
2006 22,000
2007 22,000
2008 22,000
2009 22,000
2010 22,000
2011 22,000
2012 22,000
2013 22,000
2014 36,500
2015 36,500
2016 41,500
2017 42,000
2018 41,500
2019 42,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Turkmenistan was 2.19 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 2.32 in 1992, while its lowest value was 0.79 in 1995.

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
1992 2.32
1993 2.24
1994 1.12
1995 0.79
1996 1.27
1997 1.20
1998 1.25
1999 1.25
2000 0.94
2001 1.12
2002 1.09
2003 1.78
2004 1.57
2005 1.57
2006 1.32
2007 1.30
2008 1.29
2009 1.27
2010 1.25
2011 1.25
2012 1.24
2013 1.23
2014 2.03
2015 2.00
2016 2.26
2017 2.26
2018 2.20
2019 2.19

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade