World Bank · Public Sector
Mongolia: Armed forces personnel
1.27percent · 2020-14.4% 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 Mongolia from 1990 to 2020.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.269 | |
| 2019 | 1.24 | |
| 2018 | 1.35 | |
| 2017 | 1.399 | |
| 2016 | 1.39 | |
| 2015 | 1.375 | |
| 2014 | 1.393 | |
| 2013 | 1.418 | |
| 2012 | 1.413 | |
| 2011 | 1.434 | |
| 2010 | 1.482 | |
| 2009 | 1.511 | |
| 2008 | 1.53 | |
| 2007 | 1.454 | |
| 2006 | 1.485 | |
| 2005 | 1.518 | |
| 2004 | 1.456 | |
| 2003 | 1.57 | |
| 2002 | 1.665 | |
| 2001 | 1.716 | |
| 2000 | 1.769 | |
| 1999 | 1.827 | |
| 1998 | 1.963 | |
| 1997 | 1.768 | |
| 1996 | 4.081 | |
| 1995 | 3.894 | |
| 1994 | 2.31 | |
| 1993 | 2.361 | |
| 1992 | 2.789 | |
| 1991 | 4.193 | |
| 1990 | 4.545 |
Source
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