Armed forces personnel in Poland
Poland: Armed forces personnel was 1.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Poland, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.0% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Poland peaked at 1.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.
Poland ranks 64th of 171 countries on this measure, 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8% | — |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +45.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Poland
- Arms imports 1.45 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 39.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 8.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.45 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,039 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 44.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 38.00 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 4,356 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Poland?
- Armed forces personnel in Poland was 1.0% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- How does Poland rank for armed forces personnel?
- Poland ranks 64th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.