Poland - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Poland was 189,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 350,000 in 1989 and a minimum value of 118,050 in 2011.

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 319,000
1989 350,000
1990 313,000
1991 305,000
1992 270,000
1993 260,000
1994 255,000
1995 302,000
1996 272,900
1997 265,150
1998 264,050
1999 264,050
2000 238,800
2001 228,000
2002 184,400
2003 184,400
2004 162,000
2005 162,000
2006 148,000
2007 142,000
2008 143,000
2009 121,400
2010 121,400
2011 118,050
2012 172,700
2013 172,700
2014 172,700
2015 172,700
2016 178,400
2017 191,000
2018 196,700
2019 189,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Poland was 1.04 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.80 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.66 in 2011.

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 1.80
1991 1.73
1992 1.52
1993 1.47
1994 1.45
1995 1.74
1996 1.57
1997 1.53
1998 1.51
1999 1.52
2000 1.37
2001 1.29
2002 1.06
2003 1.07
2004 0.94
2005 0.93
2006 0.86
2007 0.82
2008 0.82
2009 0.68
2010 0.68
2011 0.66
2012 0.96
2013 0.95
2014 0.95
2015 0.95
2016 0.98
2017 1.05
2018 1.08
2019 1.04

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade