Armed forces as a share of the labor force in Sao Tome and Principe in 1999 — 5.1%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 168. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.9 pp.
1990–1999 · % of labor force
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.1 | −0.09 pp |
| 1998 | 5.18 | −0.09 pp |
| 1997 | 5.27 | −0.09 pp |
| 1996 | 5.37 | −0.09 pp |
| 1995 | 5.46 | −0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 5.56 | −0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 5.66 | −0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 5.77 | −0.11 pp |
| 1991 | 5.87 | −0.13 pp |
| 1990 | 6 | — |
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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.
What share of a country’s population military personnel make up — a measure of how militarized a society is.
Defense Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Labor Labor forceThe number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.
