Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Burundi
Burundi: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Burundi, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel in Burundi is 0.6%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.5% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Burundi peaked at 2.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.
Burundi ranks 104th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +31.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +53.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +94.0% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +39.4% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -42.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +59.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -40.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +94.0% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More public sector data for Burundi
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1632 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Burundi?
- Armed forces personnel in Burundi was 0.6% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
- How does Burundi rank for armed forces personnel?
- Burundi ranks 104th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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About this data
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.