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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.
Military Statistics > personnel > % of total labor force (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Korea, North :
12.11 %
2005
# 2
Eritrea :
11.3 %
2005
# 3
Singapore :
7.54 %
2005
# 4
Brunei :
6.72 %
2005
# 5
Israel :
6.45 %
2005
# 6
Bahrain :
6.23 %
2005
# 7
Lebanon :
6.03 %
2005
# 8
Jordan :
6.02 %
2005
# 9
Maldives :
5.54 %
2000
# 10
Syria :
5.49 %
2005
# 11
Laos :
5.48 %
2005
# 12
Oman :
4.81 %
2005
# 13
Djibouti :
4.13 %
2005
= 14
Armenia :
3.83 %
2005
= 14
Belarus :
3.83 %
2005
# 16
Egypt :
3.49 %
2005
# 17
Greece :
3.26 %
2005
# 18
Libya :
3.25 %
2005
# 19
Saudi Arabia :
2.9 %
2005
# 20
Cyprus :
2.87 %
2005
# 21
Korea, South :
2.84 %
2005
# 22
Serbia and Montenegro :
2.83 %
2004
= 23
Bhutan :
2.8 %
2000
= 23
Cambodia :
2.8 %
2005
# 25
Bulgaria :
2.73 %
2005
# 26
Iraq :
2.72 %
2005
# 27
Switzerland :
2.6 %
2005
# 28
Qatar :
2.54 %
2005
# 29
São Tomé and Príncipe :
2.45 %
1999
= 30
Sri Lanka :
2.38 %
2005
= 30
Algeria :
2.38 %
2005
= 32
Yemen :
2.32 %
2005
= 32
Namibia :
2.32 %
2005
= 32
Turkey :
2.32 %
2005
# 35
Morocco :
2.26 %
2005
# 36
Macedonia, Republic of :
2.2 %
2005
# 37
Burundi :
2.14 %
2005
# 38
Iran :
2.12 %
2005
# 39
Azerbaijan :
1.99 %
2005
# 40
Russia :
1.98 %
2005
# 41
United Arab Emirates :
1.87 %
2005
# 42
Norway :
1.86 %
2005
# 43
Italy :
1.82 %
2005
= 44
Botswana :
1.79 %
2005
= 44
Lithuania :
1.79 %
2005
# 46
Chile :
1.78 %
2005
# 47
Burma :
1.76 %
2005
# 48
Mauritania :
1.75 %
2005
# 49
Romania :
1.72 %
2005
= 50
Bolivia :
1.68 %
2005
= 50
Angola :
1.68 %
2005
= 52
Kuwait :
1.67 %
2005
= 52
Portugal :
1.67 %
2005
# 54
Somalia :
1.66 %
2000
# 55
Albania :
1.65 %
2005
# 56
Pakistan :
1.63 %
2005
# 57
Croatia :
1.59 %
2005
# 58
Colombia :
1.5 %
2005
= 59
Guinea-Bissau :
1.42 %
2005
= 59
Uruguay :
1.42 %
2005
# 61
Cuba :
1.41 %
2005
# 62
Mongolia :
1.33 %
2005
# 63
France :
1.32 %
2005
# 64
Suriname :
1.31 %
2005
# 65
Rwanda :
1.27 %
2005
= 66
Liberia :
1.25 %
2005
= 66
Nepal :
1.25 %
2005
# 68
Kazakhstan :
1.24 %
2005
# 69
Malaysia :
1.23 %
2005
= 70
Ukraine :
1.22 %
2005
= 70
Tunisia :
1.22 %
2005
# 72
Estonia :
1.21 %
2005
= 73
Turkmenistan :
1.18 %
2005
= 73
Guatemala :
1.18 %
2005
= 73
Malta :
1.18 %
2005
= 73
Thailand :
1.18 %
2005
= 73
Peru :
1.18 %
2005
= 78
Finland :
1.17 %
2005
= 78
Gabon :
1.17 %
2005
= 78
Sudan :
1.17 %
2005
# 81
Slovenia :
1.16 %
2005
# 82
Vietnam :
1.12 %
2005
= 83
Spain :
1.05 %
2005
= 83
Hungary :
1.05 %
2005
= 85
Fiji :
1.04 %
2005
= 85
Dominican Republic :
1.04 %
2005
# 87
Georgia :
1.02 %
2005
# 88
Austria :
1.01 %
2005
# 89
Swaziland :
1 %
1999
# 90
United States :
0.99 %
2005
# 91
Chad :
0.95 %
2005
# 92
Costa Rica :
0.94 %
2003
# 93
Poland :
0.93 %
2005
= 94
Paraguay :
0.91 %
2005
= 94
Guyana :
0.91 %
2005
# 96
Zimbabwe :
0.89 %
2005
# 97
Belize :
0.86 %
2005
= 98
Belgium :
0.82 %
2005
= 98
Panama :
0.82 %
2005
# 100
Uzbekistan :
0.81 %
2005
# 101
Congo, Republic of the :
0.8 %
2005
# 102
Kyrgyzstan :
0.79 %
2005
= 103
Luxembourg :
0.75 %
2005
= 103
Slovakia :
0.75 %
2005
= 105
Denmark :
0.74 %
2005
= 105
Brazil :
0.74 %
2005
= 105
Ecuador :
0.74 %
2005
# 108
Nicaragua :
0.73 %
2005
# 109
United Kingdom :
0.71 %
2005
= 110
Netherlands :
0.7 %
2005
= 110
Germany :
0.7 %
2005
= 110
India :
0.7 %
2005
= 113
Honduras :
0.64 %
2005
= 113
Venezuela :
0.64 %
2005
= 115
Cape Verde :
0.61 %
2005
= 115
Sweden :
0.61 %
2005
= 115
Tajikistan :
0.61 %
2005
= 118
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
0.58 %
2005
= 118
Ethiopia :
0.58 %
2005
= 118
El Salvador :
0.58 %
2005
# 121
Argentina :
0.56 %
2005
= 122
Sierra Leone :
0.55 %
2005
= 122
Bahamas, The :
0.55 %
2005
= 124
Czech Republic :
0.54 %
2005
= 124
Indonesia :
0.54 %
2005
= 126
Equatorial Guinea :
0.51 %
2005
= 126
Australia :
0.51 %
2005
= 128
Ireland :
0.48 %
2005
= 128
Trinidad and Tobago :
0.48 %
2005
= 128
Mexico :
0.48 %
2005
= 128
China :
0.48 %
2005
= 132
Latvia :
0.46 %
2005
= 132
Moldova :
0.46 %
2005
# 134
New Zealand :
0.42 %
2005
= 135
Japan :
0.41 %
2005
= 135
Senegal :
0.41 %
2005
= 137
Uganda :
0.4 %
2005
= 137
Philippines :
0.4 %
2005
= 137
Canada :
0.4 %
2005
= 137
Togo :
0.4 %
2005
= 141
Bangladesh :
0.39 %
2005
= 141
Barbados :
0.39 %
2005
# 143
Cameroon :
0.37 %
2005
# 144
Mauritius :
0.35 %
2005
# 145
Nigeria :
0.34 %
2005
= 146
Zambia :
0.32 %
2005
= 146
Lesotho :
0.32 %
2005
= 148
Guinea :
0.29 %
2005
= 148
South Africa :
0.29 %
2005
= 150
Côte d'Ivoire :
0.28 %
2005
= 150
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
0.28 %
2005
# 152
East Timor :
0.27 %
2004
= 153
Afghanistan :
0.26 %
2005
= 153
Jamaica :
0.26 %
2005
= 153
Madagascar :
0.26 %
2005
# 156
Benin :
0.24 %
2005
# 157
Mali :
0.22 %
2005
= 158
Kenya :
0.19 %
2005
= 158
Burkina Faso :
0.19 %
2005
# 160
Niger :
0.17 %
2005
# 161
Central African Republic :
0.16 %
2005
# 162
Haiti :
0.15 %
2003
# 163
Tanzania :
0.14 %
2005
= 164
Gambia, The :
0.12 %
2005
= 164
Papua New Guinea :
0.12 %
2005
= 164
Mozambique :
0.12 %
2005
= 164
Malawi :
0.12 %
2005
# 168
Ghana :
0.07 %
2005
# 169
Iceland :
0.06 %
2003
Weighted average:
1.6 %
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.
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