World Bank · Public Sector

Central African Republic: Armed forces personnel

0.54percent · 2020+200.3% 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 Central African Republic from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20200.535
20190.54
20180.556
20170.446
20160.462
20150.47
20140.467
20130.458
20120.456
20110.177
20100.178
20090.176
20080.166
20070.169
20050.176
20040.12
20030.221
20020.223
20010.27
20000.356
19990.339
19980.345
19970.359
19960.369
19950.378
19940.31
19930.319
19920.329
19910.338
19900.347

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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 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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