Australia - Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel, total
The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Australia was 59,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 70,400 in 1985 and a minimum value of 50,900 in 2002.
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 | 70,400 |
| 1989 | 70,000 |
| 1990 | 68,000 |
| 1991 | 68,000 |
| 1992 | 68,000 |
| 1993 | 68,000 |
| 1994 | 65,000 |
| 1995 | 57,100 |
| 1996 | 58,800 |
| 1997 | 58,400 |
| 1998 | 58,400 |
| 1999 | 56,200 |
| 2000 | 51,600 |
| 2001 | 51,700 |
| 2002 | 50,900 |
| 2003 | 53,600 |
| 2004 | 52,000 |
| 2005 | 53,000 |
| 2006 | 51,000 |
| 2007 | 55,000 |
| 2008 | 55,000 |
| 2009 | 56,552 |
| 2010 | 56,552 |
| 2011 | 57,050 |
| 2012 | 56,200 |
| 2013 | 56,750 |
| 2014 | 56,750 |
| 2015 | 57,800 |
| 2016 | 57,800 |
| 2017 | 58,000 |
| 2018 | 58,100 |
| 2019 | 59,000 |
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Australia was 0.437 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.802 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.437 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 | 0.802 |
| 1991 | 0.798 |
| 1992 | 0.791 |
| 1993 | 0.788 |
| 1994 | 0.739 |
| 1995 | 0.634 |
| 1996 | 0.644 |
| 1997 | 0.635 |
| 1998 | 0.629 |
| 1999 | 0.599 |
| 2000 | 0.539 |
| 2001 | 0.530 |
| 2002 | 0.514 |
| 2003 | 0.531 |
| 2004 | 0.509 |
| 2005 | 0.503 |
| 2006 | 0.473 |
| 2007 | 0.503 |
| 2008 | 0.490 |
| 2009 | 0.493 |
| 2010 | 0.485 |
| 2011 | 0.482 |
| 2012 | 0.468 |
| 2013 | 0.466 |
| 2014 | 0.461 |
| 2015 | 0.460 |
| 2016 | 0.454 |
| 2017 | 0.447 |
| 2018 | 0.439 |
| 2019 | 0.437 |
Classification
Topic: Public Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade
