Armed forces personnel in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Armed forces personnel was 0.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam is 0.9%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Viet Nam peaked at 3.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.
Viet Nam ranks 75th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.3% | — |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -20.3% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Viet Nam
- Arms imports 58.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5743 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 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 58.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 57.15 current USD per person (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.4 % change on previous year (2018)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.50 billion current USD (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 175.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Viet Nam?
- Armed forces personnel in Viet Nam was 0.9% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does Viet Nam rank for armed forces personnel?
- Viet Nam ranks 75th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.