India - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in India was 3,045,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,047,000 in 2005 and a minimum value of 1,260,000 in 1985.

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 1,260,000
1989 1,260,000
1990 1,260,000
1991 1,270,000
1992 1,270,000
1993 1,270,000
1994 1,270,000
1995 2,149,500
1996 2,223,000
1997 2,233,000
1998 2,265,000
1999 2,263,000
2000 2,372,000
2001 2,352,700
2002 2,387,700
2003 2,414,700
2004 2,617,000
2005 3,047,000
2006 2,589,000
2007 2,576,000
2008 2,582,000
2009 2,625,586
2010 2,625,586
2011 2,647,150
2012 2,728,700
2013 2,749,700
2014 2,749,700
2015 2,798,800
2016 2,981,050
2017 3,031,000
2018 3,026,500
2019 3,045,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in India was 0.631 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.683 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.367 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.

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Year Value
1990 0.399
1991 0.393
1992 0.385
1993 0.376
1994 0.367
1995 0.608
1996 0.615
1997 0.604
1998 0.600
1999 0.586
2000 0.601
2001 0.582
2002 0.576
2003 0.568
2004 0.601
2005 0.683
2006 0.577
2007 0.571
2008 0.569
2009 0.577
2010 0.574
2011 0.579
2012 0.596
2013 0.596
2014 0.592
2015 0.600
2016 0.635
2017 0.643
2018 0.639
2019 0.631

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade