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Lesotho: Armed forces personnel

0.24percent · 2020+3.6% 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 Lesotho from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20200.244
20190.246
20180.244
20170.242
20160.241
20150.239
20140.237
20130.235
20120.235
20110.236
20100.236
20090.236
20080.236
20070.236
20060.236
20050.234
20040.232
20030.23
20020.229
20010.228
20000.228
19990.229
19980.231
19970.234
19960.237
19950.241
19940.245
19930.249
19920.253
19910.258
19900.263

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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