Armed forces personnel in Slovenia
Slovenia: Armed forces personnel was 0.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Slovenia, 1992–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel in Slovenia is 0.7%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Slovenia peaked at 1.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2019.
That places Slovenia 99th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.6% | — |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -20.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +41.3% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -24.4% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -48.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Slovenia
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.93 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 -26.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 447.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 951.90 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,291 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Slovenia?
- Armed forces personnel in Slovenia was 0.7% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- How does Slovenia rank for armed forces personnel?
- Slovenia ranks 99th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.