Armed forces personnel in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Armed forces personnel was 0.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Tajikistan, 1992–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 0.7% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Tajikistan peaked at 1.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.
That places Tajikistan 94th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2% | — |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +488.2% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -57.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +67.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +32.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Tajikistan
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2946 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 23.26 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0171 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -13.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 246.39 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 21.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 2,054 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Tajikistan?
- Armed forces personnel in Tajikistan was 0.7% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
- How does Tajikistan rank for armed forces personnel?
- Tajikistan ranks 94th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.