Armed forces personnel in Thailand
Thailand: Armed forces personnel was 1.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel in Thailand, 1990–2020
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 Thailand is 1.1%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Thailand peaked at 1.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1994.
Thailand ranks 61st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0% | — |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +41.4% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More public sector data for Thailand
- Arms imports 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -74.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 77.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.52 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 569.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Thailand?
- Armed forces personnel in Thailand was 1.1% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1994.
- How does Thailand rank for armed forces personnel?
- Thailand ranks 61st out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.