Belarus - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Belarus was 155,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 192,900 in 2001 and a minimum value of 65,000 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.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1992 102,000
1993 115,000
1994 65,000
1995 106,400
1996 93,500
1997 89,800
1998 91,000
1999 103,900
2000 91,100
2001 192,900
2002 189,800
2003 182,900
2004 182,000
2005 183,000
2006 183,000
2007 183,000
2008 183,000
2009 182,940
2010 182,940
2011 158,000
2012 158,000
2013 158,000
2014 158,000
2015 158,000
2016 155,350
2017 155,000
2018 155,350
2019 155,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Belarus was 3.08 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 3.98 in 2001, while its lowest value was 1.37 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
1992 2.20
1993 2.45
1994 1.37
1995 2.21
1996 1.94
1997 1.88
1998 1.91
1999 2.18
2000 1.90
2001 3.98
2002 3.89
2003 3.72
2004 3.69
2005 3.69
2006 3.68
2007 3.67
2008 3.65
2009 3.64
2010 3.63
2011 3.13
2012 3.13
2013 3.13
2014 3.12
2015 3.11
2016 3.05
2017 3.05
2018 3.07
2019 3.08

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade