Armed forces personnel in Euro area
Euro area: Armed forces personnel was 0.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Euro area, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 0.9% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Euro area peaked at 1.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9% | — |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Eritrea 13.3% compare
- 2 North Korea 8.6% compare
- 3 Syria 5.4% compare
- 4 Djibouti 5.4% compare
- 5 Sao Tome and Principe 5.1% compare
More public sector data for Euro area
- Arms imports 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 9.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 41.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 806.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 288.53 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 819.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Euro area?
- Armed forces personnel in Euro area was 0.9% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- How does Euro area rank for armed forces personnel?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.