Qatar - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Qatar was 22,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 6,000 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 6,000
1989 7,000
1990 11,000
1991 11,000
1992 8,000
1993 8,000
1994 10,000
1995 11,100
1996 11,800
1997 11,800
1998 11,800
1999 11,800
2000 12,300
2001 12,300
2002 12,400
2003 12,400
2004 12,000
2005 12,000
2006 12,000
2007 12,000
2008 12,000
2009 11,800
2010 11,800
2011 11,800
2012 11,800
2013 11,800
2014 11,800
2015 11,800
2016 21,500
2017 22,000
2018 21,500
2019 22,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Qatar was 1.02 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 3.91 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.60 in 2015.

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 3.91
1991 3.81
1992 2.73
1993 2.69
1994 3.33
1995 3.64
1996 3.80
1997 3.72
1998 3.60
1999 3.47
2000 3.48
2001 3.31
2002 3.17
2003 2.94
2004 2.54
2005 2.16
2006 1.74
2007 1.40
2008 1.15
2009 0.95
2010 0.84
2011 0.77
2012 0.71
2013 0.66
2014 0.63
2015 0.60
2016 1.06
2017 1.06
2018 1.01
2019 1.02

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade