Armed forces personnel in Belarus
Belarus: Armed forces personnel was 3.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Belarus, 1992–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 3.2% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Belarus peaked at 4.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1994.
Belarus ranks 17th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.2% | — |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -43.9% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +62.5% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +109.3% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Belarus
- Arms imports 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 16.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 151.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 163.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.49 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 793.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Belarus?
- Armed forces personnel in Belarus was 3.2% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1994.
- How does Belarus rank for armed forces personnel?
- Belarus ranks 17th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as part of Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.