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Cameroon: Armed forces personnel

0.34percent · 2020+24.6% 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 Cameroon from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20200.343
20190.345
20180.355
20170.252
20160.249
20150.254
20140.258
20130.262
20120.266
20110.269
20100.275
20090.275
20080.275
20070.278
20050.295
20040.303
20030.436
20020.449
20010.449
20000.328
19990.338
19980.348
19970.359
19960.37
19950.407
19940.213
19930.219
19920.226
19910.465
19900.459

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 2026-11-11). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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