Ghana - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Ghana 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 7,000 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
1985 15,100
1989 16,000
1990 9,000
1991 9,000
1992 7,000
1993 7,000
1994 7,000
1995 12,800
1996 14,500
1997 8,000
1998 8,000
1999 8,000
2000 8,000
2001 7,000
2002 7,000
2003 7,000
2004 7,000
2005 7,000
2007 14,000
2008 14,000
2009 15,500
2010 15,500
2011 15,500
2012 15,500
2013 15,500
2014 15,500
2015 15,500
2016 15,500
2017 16,000
2018 15,500
2019 16,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Ghana was 0.122 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.192 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.074 in 2005.

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 0.141
1991 0.136
1992 0.103
1993 0.100
1994 0.098
1995 0.174
1996 0.192
1997 0.104
1998 0.101
1999 0.099
2000 0.097
2001 0.083
2002 0.081
2003 0.078
2004 0.076
2005 0.074
2007 0.141
2008 0.138
2009 0.149
2010 0.145
2011 0.142
2012 0.139
2013 0.136
2014 0.133
2015 0.130
2016 0.127
2017 0.128
2018 0.121
2019 0.122

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade