Armed forces personnel in Senegal
Senegal: Armed forces personnel was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Senegal, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.4% for armed forces personnel in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Senegal peaked at 0.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 137th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -24.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 134 South Africa 0.4% compare
- 135 Japan 0.4% compare
- 136 Togo 0.4% compare
- 138 Philippines 0.4% compare
- 139 Ireland 0.4% compare
- 140 Timor-Leste 0.4% compare
More public sector data for Senegal
- Arms imports 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -55.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 27.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 514.94 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 893.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Senegal?
- Armed forces personnel in Senegal was 0.4% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for armed forces personnel?
- Senegal ranks 137th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.