Zambia - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Zambia was 16,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23,000 in 2002 and a minimum value of 16,000 in 1990.

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 16,200
1989 17,000
1990 16,000
1991 16,000
1992 16,000
1993 16,000
1994 16,000
1995 23,000
1996 23,000
1997 23,000
1998 23,000
1999 23,000
2000 23,000
2001 23,000
2002 23,000
2003 19,500
2004 16,000
2005 16,000
2006 16,000
2007 16,000
2008 16,000
2009 16,500
2010 16,500
2011 16,500
2012 16,500
2013 16,500
2014 16,500
2015 16,500
2016 16,500
2017 16,000
2018 16,100
2019 16,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Zambia was 0.218 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.597 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.218 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 0.474
1991 0.462
1992 0.450
1993 0.439
1994 0.427
1995 0.597
1996 0.581
1997 0.565
1998 0.549
1999 0.533
2000 0.518
2001 0.506
2002 0.494
2003 0.409
2004 0.328
2005 0.320
2006 0.315
2007 0.310
2008 0.305
2009 0.308
2010 0.302
2011 0.295
2012 0.288
2013 0.279
2014 0.269
2015 0.259
2016 0.250
2017 0.234
2018 0.227
2019 0.218

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade