Armed forces personnel in Lesotho
Lesotho: Armed forces personnel was 0.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel in Lesotho, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel in Lesotho stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Lesotho peaked at 0.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 152nd out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Armed forces personnel in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More public sector data for Lesotho
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4526 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 15.53 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 36.30 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,135 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Lesotho?
- Armed forces personnel in Lesotho was 0.2% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for armed forces personnel?
- Lesotho ranks 152nd out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.