Armed forces personnel in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Armed forces personnel was 0.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Low & middle income, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel in Low & middle income stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Low & middle income peaked at 1.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Low & middle income 26th out of 46 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +39.4% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More public sector data for Low & middle income
- Arms imports 11.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -22.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 102.29 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 687.69 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 186.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Low & middle income?
- Armed forces personnel in Low & middle income was 0.7% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Low & middle income rank for armed forces personnel?
- Low & middle income ranks 26th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.