Jamaica - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Jamaica was 6,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2,000 in 2004.

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 2,100
1989 3,000
1990 3,000
1991 3,000
1992 3,000
1993 3,000
1994 3,000
1995 3,500
1996 3,500
1997 3,470
1998 3,470
1999 3,020
2000 3,000
2001 3,000
2002 3,000
2003 3,000
2004 2,000
2005 3,000
2006 3,000
2007 3,000
2008 3,000
2009 2,830
2010 2,830
2011 2,830
2012 2,830
2013 2,830
2014 3,450
2015 3,450
2016 3,950
2017 4,000
2018 5,950
2019 6,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Jamaica was 0.412 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.415 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.165 in 2004.

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 0.274
1991 0.272
1992 0.271
1993 0.269
1994 0.268
1995 0.311
1996 0.309
1997 0.304
1998 0.302
1999 0.263
2000 0.261
2001 0.262
2002 0.260
2003 0.259
2004 0.165
2005 0.243
2006 0.238
2007 0.234
2008 0.230
2009 0.220
2010 0.221
2011 0.219
2012 0.217
2013 0.211
2014 0.255
2015 0.251
2016 0.277
2017 0.277
2018 0.415
2019 0.412

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade