Nepal - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Nepal was 112,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 158,600 in 2016 and a minimum value of 25,000 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 25,000
1989 35,000
1990 35,000
1991 35,000
1992 35,000
1993 35,000
1994 35,000
1995 63,000
1996 71,000
1997 86,000
1998 90,000
1999 90,000
2000 90,000
2001 86,000
2002 91,000
2003 103,000
2004 131,000
2005 131,000
2006 131,000
2007 131,000
2008 131,000
2009 157,753
2010 157,753
2011 157,750
2012 157,750
2013 157,750
2014 157,750
2015 158,600
2016 158,600
2017 112,000
2018 111,600
2019 112,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Nepal was 0.67 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.12 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.33 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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 0.37
1991 0.36
1992 0.35
1993 0.34
1994 0.33
1995 0.58
1996 0.64
1997 0.76
1998 0.77
1999 0.76
2000 0.74
2001 0.70
2002 0.73
2003 0.81
2004 1.01
2005 0.99
2006 0.98
2007 0.96
2008 0.94
2009 1.12
2010 1.10
2011 1.09
2012 1.09
2013 1.08
2014 1.07
2015 1.06
2016 1.03
2017 0.71
2018 0.68
2019 0.67

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade