Armed forces personnel in Ukraine
Ukraine: Armed forces personnel was 1.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Ukraine, 1992–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 1.4% for armed forces personnel in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Ukraine peaked at 2.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.
That places Ukraine 45th 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.8% | — |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +49.3% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -43.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +68.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Ukraine
- Arms imports 5.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 138.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0274 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 21.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,709 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.3391 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.3127 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 64.70 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 7,406 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Ukraine?
- Armed forces personnel in Ukraine was 1.4% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- How does Ukraine rank for armed forces personnel?
- Ukraine ranks 45th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.