Lesotho - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Lesotho was 2,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2,000 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 2,000
1989 2,000
1990 2,000
1991 2,000
1992 2,000
1993 2,000
1994 2,000
1995 2,000
1996 2,000
1997 2,000
1998 2,000
1999 2,000
2000 2,000
2001 2,000
2002 2,000
2003 2,000
2004 2,000
2005 2,000
2006 2,000
2007 2,000
2008 2,000
2009 2,000
2010 2,000
2011 2,000
2012 2,000
2013 2,000
2014 2,000
2015 2,000
2016 2,000
2017 2,000
2018 2,000
2019 2,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Lesotho was 0.215 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.290 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.215 in 2019.

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 0.290
1991 0.281
1992 0.273
1993 0.265
1994 0.257
1995 0.250
1996 0.243
1997 0.238
1998 0.233
1999 0.228
2000 0.227
2001 0.226
2002 0.226
2003 0.227
2004 0.228
2005 0.229
2006 0.230
2007 0.230
2008 0.230
2009 0.230
2010 0.230
2011 0.230
2012 0.230
2013 0.229
2014 0.227
2015 0.224
2016 0.222
2017 0.220
2018 0.217
2019 0.215

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade