Dominican Republic - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Dominican Republic was 71,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71,050 in 2018 and a minimum value of 21,000 in 1989.

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 22,200
1989 21,000
1990 21,000
1991 21,000
1992 22,000
1993 22,000
1994 22,000
1995 39,500
1996 39,500
1997 39,500
1998 39,500
1999 39,500
2000 39,500
2001 39,500
2002 39,500
2003 39,500
2004 39,000
2005 40,000
2006 65,000
2007 65,000
2008 40,000
2009 39,500
2010 39,500
2011 39,500
2012 61,000
2013 61,000
2014 71,050
2015 71,050
2016 71,050
2017 71,000
2018 71,050
2019 71,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Dominican Republic was 1.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.82 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.79 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
1990 0.84
1991 0.82
1992 0.83
1993 0.81
1994 0.79
1995 1.39
1996 1.35
1997 1.32
1998 1.28
1999 1.25
2000 1.22
2001 1.22
2002 1.19
2003 1.19
2004 1.15
2005 1.16
2006 1.82
2007 1.79
2008 1.07
2009 1.08
2010 1.04
2011 0.99
2012 1.47
2013 1.45
2014 1.66
2015 1.57
2016 1.53
2017 1.51
2018 1.46
2019 1.40

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade