Armed forces personnel in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Armed forces personnel was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Kyrgyzstan, 1992–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 0.8% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1995.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7% | — |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -47.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +70.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 86 Chad 0.8% compare
- 87 United States of America 0.8% compare
- 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
- 90 Malaysia 0.8% compare
- 91 Finland 0.8% compare
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare
More public sector data for Kyrgyzstan
- Arms imports 53.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0035 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 278.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 53.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 65.5 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.026 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 473.05 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 276.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Kyrgyzstan?
- Armed forces personnel in Kyrgyzstan was 0.8% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1995.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for armed forces personnel?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.