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Equatorial Guinea: Armed forces personnel

0.16percent · 2020-45.8% 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 Equatorial Guinea from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20200.165
20190.158
20180.237
20170.169
20160.255
20150.241
20140.252
20130.263
20120.276
20110.289
20100.304
20090.32
20080.255
20070.268
20050.296
20040.312
20030.431
20020.813
20010.603
20000.644
19990.68
19980.709
19970.747
19960.768
19950.799
19940.518
19930.538
19920.558
19910.579
19900.6

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 2026-11-13). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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