Thailand - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Thailand was 455,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 474,550 in 2011 and a minimum value of 235,300 in 1985.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1985 235,300
1989 283,000
1990 283,000
1991 283,000
1992 283,000
1993 295,000
1994 290,000
1995 420,500
1996 393,500
1997 337,000
1998 377,000
1999 377,000
2000 416,600
2001 410,000
2002 419,000
2003 427,200
2004 419,000
2005 421,000
2006 420,000
2007 420,000
2008 421,000
2009 419,560
2010 419,560
2011 474,550
2012 453,550
2013 453,550
2014 453,550
2015 454,550
2016 454,550
2017 455,000
2018 454,850
2019 455,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Thailand was 1.17 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.30 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.92 in 1994.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1990 0.96
1991 0.94
1992 0.92
1993 0.95
1994 0.92
1995 1.30
1996 1.19
1997 1.00
1998 1.11
1999 1.11
2000 1.20
2001 1.15
2002 1.16
2003 1.17
2004 1.12
2005 1.11
2006 1.10
2007 1.08
2008 1.08
2009 1.07
2010 1.08
2011 1.18
2012 1.13
2013 1.16
2014 1.16
2015 1.16
2016 1.17
2017 1.18
2018 1.17
2019 1.17

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade