Employment in the armed forces occupation group, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country

Countries reporting
70
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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 70 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 20 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 13,638.1%), and the largest decrease in United States (down 100.0%).

Employment in the armed forces occupation group, aged 25-64: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Slovenia 1.0% 2016 up 13,638.1% volatile
2 Malta 1.0% 2016 up 0.9% flat
3 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 1,546.9% volatile
4 Palestine 0.1% 2017 volatile
5 Namibia 0.0% 2015 up 177.4% volatile
6 Greece 0.0% 2016 up 96.6% rising
7 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 up 335.4% volatile
8 Gambia 0.0% 2020 up 147.7% volatile
9 Cyprus 0.0% 2016 up 8.1% flat
10 Morocco 0.0% 2009 volatile
11 Italy 0.0% 2016 up 15.1% volatile
12 Cambodia 0.0% 2012 down 0.1% falling
13 Romania 0.0% 2016 volatile
14 Serbia 0.0% 2014 volatile
15 Rwanda 0.0% 2021 volatile
16 Ecuador 0.0% 2017 up 22.4% rising
17 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 volatile
18 Denmark 0.0% 2016 up 46.2% rising
19 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2013 down 12.6% flat
20 Peru 0.0% 2016 down 26.3% falling
21 France 0.0% 2016 down 49.6% falling
22 Croatia 0.0% 2016 up 21.8% rising
23 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2016 up 37.0% falling
24 Hungary 0.0% 2016 down 43.4% flat
25 Uruguay 0.0% 2019 down 12.6% falling
26 Spain 0.0% 2016 down 27.4% volatile
27 Belize 0.0% 1999 up 23.6% rising
28 Indonesia 0.0% 2019 volatile
29 Latvia 0.0% 2016 up 273.0% volatile
30 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 up 165.9% volatile
31 Estonia 0.0% 2016 down 28.9% rising
32 Venezuela 0.0% 2006 down 2.7% falling
33 Finland 0.0% 2016 down 38.4% rising
34 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 volatile
35 Chile 0.0% 2017 down 60.9% falling
36 Puerto Rico 0.0% 2005 up 2,800.3% volatile
37 Portugal 0.0% 2016 down 6.5% falling
38 Uganda 0.0% 2016 volatile
39 Tanzania 0.0% 2020 volatile
40 Czechia 0.0% 2016 down 2.2% volatile
41 Lithuania 0.0% 2016 down 18.2% rising
42 United Kingdom 0.0% 2016 volatile
43 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 77.6% volatile
44 Sweden 0.0% 2016 down 16.4% falling
45 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 103.9% volatile
46 Philippines 0.0% 2019 down 24.8% falling
47 Paraguay 0.0% 2017 down 58.3% volatile
48 Argentina 0.0% 2018 down 8.6% falling
49 Bolivia 0.0% 2017 down 4.0% flat
50 El Salvador 0.0% 2017 up 11.6% volatile
51 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 295.8% volatile
52 Norway 0.0% 2016 down 32.7% volatile
53 Honduras 0.0% 2017 volatile
54 Mauritius 0.0% 2012 volatile
55 Guatemala 0.0% 2006 down 81.4% volatile
56 United States 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
56 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
56 South Africa 0.0% 2020 volatile
56 Zambia 0.0% 2015 down 100.0% volatile
56 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
56 Turkey 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 Mongolia 0.0% 2011 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
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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