Armed forces personnel in Latvia
Latvia: Armed forces personnel was 0.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Latvia, 1992–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.9% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 110.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Latvia peaked at 1.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1992.
That places Latvia 79th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.4% | — |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +91.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -33.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -38.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +231.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -70.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Latvia
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.36 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 -76.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 763.99 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.43 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 674.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Latvia?
- Armed forces personnel in Latvia was 0.9% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for armed forces personnel?
- Latvia ranks 79th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.