Armed forces personnel in Portugal
Portugal: Armed forces personnel was 1.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Portugal, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel in Portugal stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Portugal peaked at 2.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2019.
Portugal ranks 69th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8% | — |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +78.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -30.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More public sector data for Portugal
- Arms imports 61.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.7 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 -8.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 61.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 434.01 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.64 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 731.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Portugal?
- Armed forces personnel in Portugal was 1.0% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for armed forces personnel?
- Portugal ranks 69th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.