Employment in the armed forces occupation group, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
69
Highest
1.0%
Slovenia
Lowest
0.0%
Bangladesh
Median
0.0%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,140

What the numbers show

Employment in the armed forces occupation group, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Slovenia; the lowest is 0.0% in Bangladesh.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.0%.

Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 132,263.0%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 100.0%).

Employment in the armed forces occupation group, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Slovenia 1.0% 2016 up 7,966.6% volatile
2 Malta 1.0% 2016 up 1.6% flat
3 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 volatile
4 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 563.7% volatile
5 Namibia 0.0% 2015 up 654.5% volatile
6 Greece 0.0% 2016 up 87.2% rising
7 Cyprus 0.0% 2016 up 2.9% flat
8 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 up 200.4% volatile
9 Gambia 0.0% 2020 up 99.2% volatile
10 Italy 0.0% 2016 up 3.0% volatile
11 Serbia 0.0% 2014 volatile
12 Cambodia 0.0% 2012 up 1.5% falling
13 Romania 0.0% 2016 volatile
14 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 volatile
15 Morocco 0.0% 2009 volatile
16 Ecuador 0.0% 2017 up 33.2% rising
17 Rwanda 0.0% 2021 volatile
18 Croatia 0.0% 2016 up 39.0% rising
19 Denmark 0.0% 2016 up 36.5% rising
20 France 0.0% 2016 down 47.0% falling
21 Uruguay 0.0% 2019 down 7.6% falling
22 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2013 down 14.5% falling
23 Peru 0.0% 2016 down 13.8% falling
24 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 up 94.7% volatile
25 Hungary 0.0% 2016 down 41.1% rising
26 Spain 0.0% 2016 down 24.5% volatile
27 Latvia 0.0% 2016 up 331.6% volatile
28 Portugal 0.0% 2016 down 12.0% flat
29 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2016 up 47.0% falling
30 Estonia 0.0% 2016 down 38.1% rising
31 Indonesia 0.0% 2019 volatile
32 Belize 0.0% 1999 down 7.3% flat
33 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 volatile
34 Chile 0.0% 2017 down 45.5% falling
35 Finland 0.0% 2016 down 54.3% rising
36 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% 2006 down 4.7% falling
37 El Salvador 0.0% 2017 up 15.5% volatile
38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% 2016 volatile
39 Puerto Rico 0.0% 2005 up 132,263.0% volatile
40 Uganda 0.0% 2016 volatile
41 Czechia 0.0% 2016 down 14.8% volatile
42 Lithuania 0.0% 2016 down 35.6% rising
43 Argentina 0.0% 2018 up 10.2% falling
44 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 79.9% volatile
45 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2020 volatile
46 Sweden 0.0% 2016 down 38.6% falling
47 Philippines 0.0% 2019 down 23.7% falling
48 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 388.6% volatile
49 Paraguay 0.0% 2017 down 66.5% volatile
50 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 61.9% volatile
51 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0% 2017 up 0.6% rising
52 Norway 0.0% 2016 down 41.9% volatile
53 Honduras 0.0% 2017 volatile
54 Mauritius 0.0% 2012 volatile
55 Guatemala 0.0% 2006 down 81.8% volatile
56 South Africa 0.0% 2020 volatile
56 Zambia 0.0% 2015 down 100.0% volatile
56 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
56 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
56 United States of America 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
56 Türkiye 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% volatile
56 Panama 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
56 Pakistan 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
56 Nicaragua 0.0% 2014 down 100.0% volatile
56 Iceland 0.0% 2013 volatile
56 Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
56 Germany 0.0% 2011 volatile
56 Brazil 0.0% 2020 volatile
56 Bangladesh 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the armed forces occupation group, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,140 data points, 1970–2021
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