Cyprus - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Cyprus was 16,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 10,000 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 10,000
1989 14,000
1990 10,000
1991 10,000
1992 10,000
1995 14,000
1996 14,000
1997 10,500
1998 10,620
1999 10,750
2000 10,800
2001 10,800
2002 10,100
2003 10,100
2004 11,000
2005 10,750
2006 10,750
2007 10,750
2008 10,750
2009 10,750
2010 12,750
2011 12,750
2012 12,750
2013 12,750
2014 12,750
2015 12,750
2016 15,750
2017 16,000
2018 16,000
2019 16,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Cyprus was 2.55 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 3.63 in 1995, while its lowest value was 1.88 in 2009.

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 2.96
1991 2.86
1992 2.82
1995 3.63
1996 3.54
1997 2.58
1998 2.54
1999 2.50
2000 2.45
2001 2.34
2002 2.13
2003 2.04
2004 2.17
2005 2.07
2006 2.01
2007 1.94
2008 1.90
2009 1.88
2010 2.17
2011 2.16
2012 2.14
2013 2.13
2014 2.09
2015 2.12
2016 2.64
2017 2.65
2018 2.59
2019 2.55

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade