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

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Montenegro

Armed forces as a share of the labor force in Montenegro in 2020 — 4.66%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 168. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 2.1 pp.

2020 4.66% +0.36 pp vs 2019
World rank 5of 168
Period maximum 6.76%2006
Period minimum 4.3%2019

Trend over time

2006–2020 · % of labor force

Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Montenegro, 2006–20204567200620082010201220142016201820202006: 6.76%2007: 6.31%2008: 6.27%2009: 5.5%2010: 5.42%2011: 5.02%2012: 4.88%2013: 4.87%2014: 4.65%2015: 4.53%2016: 4.49%2017: 4.47%2018: 4.51%2019: 4.3%2020: 4.66%
Change over the period: −2.1 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

Montenegro 4.66%
World 0.79%
Southern Europe computed 1.25%
Armed forces as a share of the labor force — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 4.66 +0.36 pp
2019 4.3 −0.21 pp
2018 4.51 +0.04 pp
2017 4.47 −0.02 pp
2016 4.49 −0.04 pp
2015 4.53 −0.12 pp
2014 4.65 −0.22 pp
2013 4.87 −0.01 pp
2012 4.88 −0.14 pp
2011 5.02 −0.4 pp
2010 5.42 −0.08 pp
2009 5.5 −0.76 pp
2008 6.27 −0.04 pp
2007 6.31 −0.45 pp
2006 6.76

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.