Norway - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Norway was 23,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,000 in 1990 and a minimum value of 16,000 in 2006.

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 37,000
1989 43,000
1990 51,000
1991 41,000
1992 36,000
1993 32,000
1994 33,000
1995 30,700
1996 30,700
1997 34,300
1998 28,870
1999 31,000
2000 27,000
2001 26,700
2002 26,600
2003 26,600
2004 25,000
2005 47,000
2006 16,000
2007 19,000
2008 19,000
2009 26,450
2010 24,450
2011 24,450
2012 25,800
2013 25,800
2014 25,800
2015 24,950
2016 23,950
2017 23,000
2018 23,250
2019 23,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Norway was 0.81 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 2.37 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.65 in 2006.

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 2.37
1991 1.92
1992 1.68
1993 1.49
1994 1.52
1995 1.39
1996 1.35
1997 1.47
1998 1.22
1999 1.30
2000 1.12
2001 1.10
2002 1.09
2003 1.10
2004 1.03
2005 1.93
2006 0.65
2007 0.75
2008 0.73
2009 1.02
2010 0.94
2011 0.93
2012 0.97
2013 0.96
2014 0.95
2015 0.90
2016 0.86
2017 0.83
2018 0.83
2019 0.81

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade