Finland - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Finland was 27,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,000 in 1989 and a minimum value of 24,200 in 2016.

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 36,500
1989 39,000
1990 31,000
1991 32,000
1992 33,000
1993 31,000
1994 35,000
1995 34,500
1996 36,000
1997 34,400
1998 35,100
1999 35,100
2000 35,100
2001 35,400
2002 34,900
2003 30,100
2004 31,000
2005 31,000
2006 32,000
2007 32,000
2008 32,000
2009 25,050
2010 24,975
2011 25,000
2012 25,000
2013 25,000
2014 25,000
2015 24,900
2016 24,200
2017 25,000
2018 25,200
2019 27,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Finland was 0.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.46 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.90 in 2016.

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 1.18
1991 1.24
1992 1.30
1993 1.23
1994 1.40
1995 1.36
1996 1.46
1997 1.37
1998 1.39
1999 1.37
2000 1.36
2001 1.36
2002 1.33
2003 1.15
2004 1.19
2005 1.18
2006 1.20
2007 1.19
2008 1.18
2009 0.93
2010 0.93
2011 0.93
2012 0.93
2013 0.93
2014 0.93
2015 0.92
2016 0.90
2017 0.92
2018 0.92
2019 0.98

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade