Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.8% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2004.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 92nd 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 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +233.9% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -64.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -28.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +52.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 87% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +233.9% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| 2001 | -64.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% |
| 2005 | +52.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 2007 | +33.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| 2004 | -28.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 0.8% compare
- 90 Malaysia 0.8% compare
- 91 Finland 0.8% compare
- 93 Brazil 0.8% compare
- 94 Tajikistan 0.7% compare
- 95 Kazakhstan 0.7% compare
More public sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 23.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -34.78 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Armed forces personnel in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.8% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for armed forces personnel?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 92nd out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.