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Cabo Verde: Armed forces personnel

0.51percent · 2020-13.5% since 2010

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. Annual figures for Cabo Verde from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20200.508
20190.473
20180.587
20170.46
20160.554
20150.556
20140.559
20130.564
20120.57
20110.577
20100.587
20090.635
20080.539
20070.55
20050.574
20040.588
20030.783
20020.803
20010.824
20000.781
19990.799
19980.783
19970.799
19960.816
19950.833
19940.74
19930.756
19920.772
19910.789
19900.806

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Institute for Strategic Studies. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Armed forces personnel. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-armed-forces-personnel (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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