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Armed forces as a share of the labor force — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Armenia

Armed forces as a share of the labor force in Armenia in 2020 — 3.25%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 168. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 2.01 pp.

2020 3.25% −0.29 pp vs 2019
World rank 14of 168
Period maximum 4.32%1997
Period minimum 1.24%1992

Trend over time

1992–2020 · % of labor force

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Armenia, 1992–2020024619921995199820012004200720102013201620191992: 1.24%1993: 1.37%1994: 3.05%1995: 4.23%1996: 4.09%1997: 4.32%1998: 3.85%1999: 3.82%2000: 2.87%2001: 2.88%2002: 3.04%2003: 3.04%2004: 3.26%2005: 3.25%2006: 3.11%2007: 2.77%2008: 2.79%2009: 3.63%2010: 3.65%2011: 3.68%2012: 3.28%2013: 3.29%2014: 3.31%2015: 3.32%2016: 3.34%2017: 3.36%2018: 3.37%2019: 3.53%2020: 3.25%
Change over the period: +2.01 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Armenia

Armenia 3.25%
World 0.79%
Europe & Central Asia 1.15%
Western Asia computed 2.24%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.6%
Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Armenia, by year Armenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 3.25 −0.29 pp
2019 3.53 +0.16 pp
2018 3.37 +0 pp
2017 3.36 +0.02 pp
2016 3.34 +0.02 pp
2015 3.32 +0.02 pp
2014 3.31 +0.02 pp
2013 3.29 +0.01 pp
2012 3.28 −0.4 pp
2011 3.68 +0.03 pp
2010 3.65 +0.02 pp
2009 3.63 +0.84 pp
2008 2.79 +0.02 pp
2007 2.77 −0.34 pp
2006 3.11 −0.14 pp
2005 3.25 −0.01 pp
2004 3.26 +0.22 pp
2003 3.04 −0 pp
2002 3.04 +0.16 pp
2001 2.88 +0.01 pp
2000 2.87 −0.96 pp
1999 3.82 −0.03 pp
1998 3.85 −0.46 pp
1997 4.32 +0.22 pp
1996 4.09 −0.14 pp
1995 4.23 +1.18 pp
1994 3.05 +1.68 pp
1993 1.37 +0.13 pp
1992 1.24 —

Western Asia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SY Syria 5.44 IQ Iraq 4.4 IL Israel 4.23 LB Lebanon 4.1 JO Jordan 3.98 AM Armenia 3.25 BH Bahrain 2.33 OM Oman 2.12 SA Saudi Arabia 1.92 CY Cyprus 1.81 TR Türkiye 1.61 AZ Azerbaijan 1.58 GE Georgia 1.39 QA Qatar 1.07 KW Kuwait 1.03 AE United Arab Emirates 1.02 YE Yemen 0.58 PS Palestine 0
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About the indicator

Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the total labor force of the country. Data of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and SIPRI through the World Bank database. The indicator measures not military power but the economic cost of an army in human resources: what share of those able to work is occupied by service rather than by production.

Important: It differs from the share of population in its denominator: where the share of children and the elderly is large, the same army gives a higher value by this indicator.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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