Armed forces personnel in Georgia
Georgia: Armed forces personnel was 1.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Georgia, 1993–2020
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 Georgia is 1.4%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Georgia peaked at 1.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.
That places Georgia 47th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.9% | — |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -72.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +109.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +174.1% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +45.1% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Georgia
- Arms imports 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 161.54 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.018 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 21.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 615.86 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Georgia?
- Armed forces personnel in Georgia was 1.4% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
- How does Georgia rank for armed forces personnel?
- Georgia ranks 47th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.