Bangladesh - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Bangladesh was 227,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 252,000 in 2005 and a minimum value of 91,300 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 91,300
1989 103,000
1990 103,000
1991 107,000
1992 107,000
1993 107,000
1994 113,000
1995 170,500
1996 167,200
1997 170,700
1998 170,700
1999 192,200
2000 137,000
2001 200,200
2002 200,200
2003 188,700
2004 251,000
2005 252,000
2006 214,000
2007 221,000
2008 221,000
2009 220,953
2010 220,953
2011 220,950
2012 220,950
2013 220,950
2014 220,950
2015 220,950
2016 220,950
2017 221,000
2018 227,050
2019 227,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Bangladesh was 0.328 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.483 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.278 in 1993.

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.

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Year Value
1990 0.292
1991 0.295
1992 0.286
1993 0.278
1994 0.285
1995 0.417
1996 0.397
1997 0.394
1998 0.383
1999 0.419
2000 0.290
2001 0.414
2002 0.404
2003 0.371
2004 0.483
2005 0.474
2006 0.396
2007 0.402
2008 0.396
2009 0.390
2010 0.384
2011 0.378
2012 0.372
2013 0.366
2014 0.361
2015 0.355
2016 0.350
2017 0.331
2018 0.334
2019 0.328

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade