Cuba - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Cuba was 76,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 297,000 in 1991 and a minimum value of 72,500 in 2001.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1985 161,500
1989 297,000
1990 297,000
1991 297,000
1992 175,000
1993 175,000
1994 140,000
1995 124,000
1996 119,000
1997 79,000
1998 79,000
1999 91,500
2000 84,500
2001 72,500
2002 72,500
2003 72,500
2004 75,000
2005 76,000
2006 76,000
2007 76,000
2008 76,000
2009 75,500
2010 75,500
2011 75,500
2012 75,500
2013 75,500
2014 75,500
2015 75,500
2016 75,500
2017 76,000
2018 76,000
2019 76,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Cuba was 1.42 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 6.85 in 1990, while its lowest value was 1.42 in 2019.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 6.85
1991 6.84
1992 4.03
1993 4.05
1994 3.22
1995 2.83
1996 2.68
1997 1.77
1998 1.76
1999 2.02
2000 1.84
2001 1.57
2002 1.55
2003 1.53
2004 1.56
2005 1.56
2006 1.54
2007 1.53
2008 1.52
2009 1.47
2010 1.49
2011 1.47
2012 1.46
2013 1.45
2014 1.44
2015 1.43
2016 1.43
2017 1.43
2018 1.42
2019 1.42

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade