Armed forces personnel in Eritrea
Eritrea: Armed forces personnel was 13.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Eritrea, 1993–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 13.3% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Eritrea peaked at 20.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1997.
That places Eritrea 1st out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6.6% | — |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | +321.8% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 4.7% | 20.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 20.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.5% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Eritrea
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 23.75 % change on previous year (2005)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2007)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 72.81 current USD per person (2003)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.2087 current USD per US$ of GDP (2003)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 20.44 % change on previous year (2003)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 181.58 million current USD (2003)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 33.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Eritrea?
- Armed forces personnel in Eritrea was 13.3% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1997.
- How does Eritrea rank for armed forces personnel?
- Eritrea ranks 1st out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.