Armed forces personnel in Lithuania
Lithuania: Armed forces personnel was 2.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Lithuania, 1992–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel in Lithuania stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Lithuania peaked at 2.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.
That places Lithuania 21st out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5% | — |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +51.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +60.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More public sector data for Lithuania
- Arms imports 51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 17.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -54.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 909.7 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0307 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 21.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.63 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,773 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Lithuania?
- Armed forces personnel in Lithuania was 2.5% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
- How does Lithuania rank for armed forces personnel?
- Lithuania ranks 21st out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.