Venezuela - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Venezuela was 343,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 343,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 49,000 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 49,000
1989 75,000
1990 75,000
1991 73,000
1992 75,000
1993 75,000
1994 75,000
1995 80,000
1996 79,000
1997 79,000
1998 79,000
1999 79,000
2000 79,000
2001 105,300
2002 105,300
2003 105,300
2004 82,000
2005 82,000
2007 115,000
2008 115,000
2009 115,000
2010 115,000
2011 115,000
2012 115,000
2013 115,000
2014 265,000
2015 265,000
2016 273,000
2017 343,000
2018 343,000
2019 343,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Venezuela was 3.14 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 3.14 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.71 in 2005.

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 0.96
1991 0.90
1992 0.89
1993 0.87
1994 0.85
1995 0.88
1996 0.85
1997 0.82
1998 0.81
1999 0.80
2000 0.77
2001 1.00
2002 1.00
2003 0.99
2004 0.73
2005 0.71
2007 0.95
2008 0.93
2009 0.92
2010 0.90
2011 0.89
2012 0.88
2013 0.85
2014 1.95
2015 1.98
2016 2.08
2017 2.72
2018 2.86
2019 3.14

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade