Estonia - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Estonia was 7,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,100 in 2003 and a minimum value of 3,000 in 1992.

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 3,000
1993 5,000
1994 4,000
1995 5,500
1996 5,500
1997 6,300
1998 7,140
1999 7,600
2000 7,600
2001 7,300
2002 8,100
2003 8,100
2004 6,000
2005 8,000
2006 7,000
2007 7,000
2008 7,000
2009 5,450
2010 5,750
2011 5,750
2012 5,750
2013 5,750
2014 5,750
2015 6,400
2016 6,400
2017 6,000
2018 6,700
2019 7,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Estonia was 0.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 1.23 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.36 in 1992.

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
1992 0.36
1993 0.63
1994 0.52
1995 0.74
1996 0.76
1997 0.90
1998 1.06
1999 1.14
2000 1.12
2001 1.09
2002 1.23
2003 1.19
2004 0.88
2005 1.18
2006 1.01
2007 1.01
2008 1.01
2009 0.79
2010 0.84
2011 0.83
2012 0.84
2013 0.84
2014 0.85
2015 0.93
2016 0.92
2017 0.85
2018 0.95
2019 0.99

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade