North Macedonia - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in North Macedonia was 16,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27,500 in 1998 and a minimum value of 8,000 in 2009.

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
1992 10,000
1993 10,000
1994 10,000
1995 17,900
1996 17,900
1997 22,900
1998 27,500
1999 23,500
2000 23,500
2001 26,000
2002 19,900
2003 20,400
2004 17,000
2005 19,000
2006 19,000
2007 19,000
2008 19,000
2009 8,000
2010 8,000
2011 8,000
2012 8,000
2013 8,000
2014 8,000
2015 15,600
2016 15,600
2017 16,000
2018 16,000
2019 16,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in North Macedonia was 1.66 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 3.36 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.83 in 2014.

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
1992 1.19
1993 1.20
1994 1.21
1995 2.18
1996 2.18
1997 2.82
1998 3.36
1999 2.85
2000 2.84
2001 3.11
2002 2.39
2003 2.34
2004 1.94
2005 2.16
2006 2.15
2007 2.11
2008 2.07
2009 0.86
2010 0.85
2011 0.85
2012 0.85
2013 0.84
2014 0.83
2015 1.64
2016 1.65
2017 1.68
2018 1.67
2019 1.66

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade