Ethiopia - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Ethiopia was 138,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 352,500 in 2000 and a minimum value of 120,000 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.

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

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Year Value
1985 217,000
1989 250,000
1990 250,000
1991 120,000
1992 120,000
1993 120,000
1994 120,000
1995 120,000
1996 120,000
1997 120,000
1998 120,000
1999 325,500
2000 352,500
2001 252,500
2002 252,500
2003 162,400
2004 182,000
2005 183,000
2007 138,000
2008 138,000
2009 138,000
2010 138,000
2011 138,000
2012 138,000
2013 138,000
2014 138,000
2015 138,000
2016 138,000
2017 138,000
2018 138,000
2019 138,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Ethiopia was 0.26 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.25 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.26 in 2019.

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 1.25
1991 0.58
1992 0.56
1993 0.54
1994 0.52
1995 0.50
1996 0.49
1997 0.47
1998 0.45
1999 1.19
2000 1.24
2001 0.86
2002 0.83
2003 0.52
2004 0.56
2005 0.55
2007 0.39
2008 0.38
2009 0.36
2010 0.35
2011 0.34
2012 0.33
2013 0.31
2014 0.30
2015 0.29
2016 0.28
2017 0.27
2018 0.26
2019 0.26

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade