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

Countries reporting
74
Highest
1.0%
Slovenia
Lowest
0.0%
Pakistan
Median
0.0%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,201

What the numbers show

Employment in the armed forces occupation group, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Slovenia; the lowest is 0.0% in Pakistan.

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

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 11,903.9%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Slovenia 1.0% 2016 up 11,903.9% volatile
2 Malta 1.0% 2016 up 1.0% flat
3 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 1,519.4% volatile
4 Palestine 0.1% 2017 volatile
5 Namibia 0.0% 2015 up 200.8% volatile
6 Greece 0.0% 2016 up 88.9% rising
7 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 up 254.4% volatile
8 Gambia 0.0% 2020 up 128.2% volatile
9 Cyprus 0.0% 2016 up 3.7% falling
10 Italy 0.0% 2016 up 7.5% volatile
11 Morocco 0.0% 2009 volatile
12 Romania 0.0% 2016 volatile
13 Serbia 0.0% 2014 volatile
14 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 volatile
15 Cambodia 0.0% 2012 up 8.4% falling
16 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2013 down 13.1% rising
17 Ecuador 0.0% 2017 up 28.2% rising
18 Denmark 0.0% 2016 up 46.5% rising
19 Rwanda 0.0% 2021 volatile
20 France 0.0% 2016 down 45.9% falling
21 Croatia 0.0% 2016 up 28.5% rising
22 Peru 0.0% 2016 down 9.2% falling
23 Belgium 0.0% 2016 down 27.7% volatile
24 Uruguay 0.0% 2019 down 7.6% falling
25 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 up 83.4% volatile
26 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2016 up 45.4% falling
27 Belize 0.0% 1999 up 12.8% rising
28 Spain 0.0% 2016 down 30.9% volatile
29 Hungary 0.0% 2016 down 45.8% flat
30 Albania 0.0% 2019 down 20.2% falling
31 Latvia 0.0% 2016 up 380.3% volatile
32 Indonesia 0.0% 2019 volatile
33 Portugal 0.0% 2016 down 20.7% falling
34 Estonia 0.0% 2016 down 37.2% rising
35 Chile 0.0% 2017 down 59.1% falling
36 Venezuela 0.0% 2006 down 10.9% falling
37 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 volatile
38 Finland 0.0% 2016 down 48.0% rising
39 Puerto Rico 0.0% 2005 up 3,099.8% volatile
40 El Salvador 0.0% 2017 up 20.2% volatile
41 United Kingdom 0.0% 2016 volatile
42 Czechia 0.0% 2016 down 18.2% volatile
43 Lithuania 0.0% 2016 down 22.1% rising
44 Austria 0.0% 2016 down 37.8% volatile
45 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 3,066.0% volatile
46 Sweden 0.0% 2016 down 15.6% falling
47 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 77.3% volatile
48 Tanzania 0.0% 2020 volatile
49 Argentina 0.0% 2018 up 7.3% falling
50 Philippines 0.0% 2019 down 21.4% falling
51 Paraguay 0.0% 2017 down 48.3% volatile
52 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 67.1% volatile
53 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 396.0% volatile
54 Bolivia 0.0% 2017 up 6.6% rising
55 Norway 0.0% 2016 down 42.7% volatile
56 Australia 0.0% 2015 down 33.7% falling
57 Honduras 0.0% 2017 volatile
58 Mauritius 0.0% 2012 volatile
59 Guatemala 0.0% 2006 down 83.5% volatile
60 South Africa 0.0% 2020 volatile
60 Bangladesh 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
60 United States 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
60 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
60 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
60 Zambia 0.0% 2015 down 100.0% volatile
60 Panama 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
60 Brazil 0.0% 2020 volatile
60 Turkey 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% volatile
60 Germany 0.0% 2011 volatile
60 Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
60 Iceland 0.0% 2013 volatile
60 Mongolia 0.0% 2011 volatile
60 Nicaragua 0.0% 2014 down 100.0% volatile
60 Pakistan 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Employment in the armed forces occupation group, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,201 data points, 1970–2021
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