Armed forces personnel in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Armed forces personnel was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Early-demographic dividend, 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 Early-demographic dividend is 0.8%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 1.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2019.
That places Early-demographic dividend 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More public sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 5.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -38.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 97.77 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0222 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 347.32 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 291.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Early-demographic dividend?
- Armed forces personnel in Early-demographic dividend was 0.8% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for armed forces personnel?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.