Armed forces personnel in Yemen
Yemen: Armed forces personnel was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Yemen, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel in Yemen stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Yemen peaked at 4.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
Yemen ranks 105th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.2% | — |
| 1991 | 4.1% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -51.4% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +53.6% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -85.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +92.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -51.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +93.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Yemen
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0262 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2018)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 56.73 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.71 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Yemen?
- Armed forces personnel in Yemen was 0.6% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for armed forces personnel?
- Yemen ranks 105th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.