Armed forces personnel in Estonia
Estonia: Armed forces personnel was 1.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Estonia, 1992–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1.0% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Estonia peaked at 1.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1992.
Estonia ranks 71st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.4% | — |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +74.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +42.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +34.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More public sector data for Estonia
- Arms imports 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 152 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,051 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0334 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 585.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Estonia?
- Armed forces personnel in Estonia was 1.0% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for armed forces personnel?
- Estonia ranks 71st out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.