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

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — EAEU

Armed forces as a share of the labor force in the EAEU in 2020 — 1.9%. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 0.52 pp.

2020 1.9% +0.01 pp vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 2.42%1992
Period minimum 1.66%2013

Trend over time

1992–2020 · % of labor force

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — EAEU, 1992–20201.61.822.22.42.619921995199820012004200720102013201620191992: 2.42%1993: 1.84%1994: 1.74%1995: 2.32%1996: 2.13%1997: 2.39%1998: 2.29%1999: 1.96%2000: 1.86%2001: 1.95%2002: 1.94%2003: 1.91%2004: 1.98%2005: 1.98%2006: 1.94%2007: 1.94%2008: 1.93%2009: 1.96%2010: 1.89%2011: 1.77%2012: 1.77%2013: 1.66%2014: 1.69%2015: 1.91%2016: 1.86%2017: 1.88%2018: 1.88%2019: 1.89%2020: 1.9%
Change over the period: −0.52 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

EAEU 1.9%
World 0.79%
Armed forces as a share of the labor force — EAEU, by year EAEU All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 1.9 +0.01 pp
2019 1.89 +0.02 pp
2018 1.88 −0 pp
2017 1.88 +0.01 pp
2016 1.86 −0.04 pp
2015 1.91 +0.22 pp
2014 1.69 +0.03 pp
2013 1.66 −0.11 pp
2012 1.77 −0.01 pp
2011 1.77 −0.12 pp
2010 1.89 −0.07 pp
2009 1.96 +0.03 pp
2008 1.93 −0.02 pp
2007 1.94 +0 pp
2006 1.94 −0.04 pp
2005 1.98 −0.01 pp
2004 1.98 +0.07 pp
2003 1.91 −0.03 pp
2002 1.94 −0.01 pp
2001 1.95 +0.09 pp
2000 1.86 −0.1 pp
1999 1.96 −0.33 pp
1998 2.29 −0.11 pp
1997 2.39 +0.27 pp
1996 2.13 −0.19 pp
1995 2.32 +0.58 pp
1994 1.74 −0.1 pp
1993 1.84 −0.58 pp
1992 2.42

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.