Iraq - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Iraq was 341,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,390,000 in 1990 and a minimum value of 177,600 in 2013.

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 1,000,000
1989 1,000,000
1990 1,390,000
1991 475,000
1992 407,000
1993 407,000
1994 425,000
1995 407,300
1996 432,500
1997 442,900
1998 479,000
1999 479,000
2000 479,000
2001 467,000
2002 432,000
2003 432,000
2004 179,000
2005 227,000
2006 495,000
2007 362,000
2008 577,000
2009 659,395
2010 802,400
2011 802,400
2012 802,400
2013 177,600
2014 209,000
2015 209,000
2016 209,000
2017 209,000
2018 336,000
2019 341,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Iraq was 3.33 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 34.52 in 1990, while its lowest value was 2.14 in 2013.

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 34.52
1991 11.43
1992 9.51
1993 9.17
1994 9.23
1995 8.54
1996 8.75
1997 8.67
1998 9.07
1999 8.77
2000 8.49
2001 8.02
2002 7.19
2003 6.98
2004 2.81
2005 3.48
2006 7.44
2007 5.36
2008 8.42
2009 9.45
2010 11.23
2011 10.81
2012 10.36
2013 2.14
2014 2.35
2015 2.25
2016 2.17
2017 2.17
2018 3.37
2019 3.33

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade