Burundi - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Burundi was 51,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82,000 in 2005 and a minimum value of 5,200 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 5,200
1989 11,000
1990 12,000
1991 12,000
1992 13,000
1993 13,000
1994 17,000
1995 14,600
1996 22,000
1997 22,000
1998 43,500
1999 45,500
2000 45,500
2001 51,000
2002 51,000
2003 56,000
2004 81,000
2005 82,000
2007 51,000
2008 51,000
2009 51,050
2010 51,050
2011 51,050
2012 51,000
2013 51,050
2014 51,050
2015 41,000
2016 51,050
2017 31,000
2018 51,050
2019 51,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Burundi was 1.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 2.60 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.47 in 1991.

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 0.47
1991 0.47
1992 0.51
1993 0.50
1994 0.66
1995 0.56
1996 0.84
1997 0.84
1998 1.66
1999 1.72
2000 1.69
2001 1.83
2002 1.77
2003 1.87
2004 2.60
2005 2.54
2007 1.47
2008 1.42
2009 1.37
2010 1.33
2011 1.29
2012 1.26
2013 1.23
2014 1.20
2015 0.94
2016 1.13
2017 0.67
2018 1.06
2019 1.03

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade