Greece - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Greece was 147,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 213,000 in 1993 and a minimum value of 142,936 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1985 201,500
1989 201,000
1990 201,000
1991 205,000
1992 208,000
1993 213,000
1994 206,000
1995 201,800
1996 198,800
1997 166,300
1998 172,500
1999 169,600
2000 163,200
2001 163,200
2002 181,600
2003 181,600
2004 167,000
2005 168,000
2006 161,000
2007 161,000
2008 161,000
2009 142,936
2010 149,647
2011 148,350
2012 147,350
2013 148,950
2014 146,950
2015 146,950
2016 145,350
2017 146,000
2018 147,850
2019 147,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Greece was 3.06 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 5.10 in 1993, while its lowest value was 2.83 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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 4.91
1991 5.09
1992 5.05
1993 5.10
1994 4.84
1995 4.67
1996 4.52
1997 3.81
1998 3.67
1999 3.56
2000 3.40
2001 3.43
2002 3.78
2003 3.73
2004 3.37
2005 3.39
2006 3.23
2007 3.23
2008 3.23
2009 2.83
2010 2.96
2011 2.99
2012 3.00
2013 3.06
2014 3.05
2015 3.06
2016 3.02
2017 3.04
2018 3.09
2019 3.06

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade