World Bank · Public Sector

Peru: Armed forces personnel

0.94percent · 2020-20.4% 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 Peru from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20200.937
20190.849
20180.872
20170.895
20160.933
20150.943
20140.943
20131.152
20121.159
20111.171
20101.178
20091.203
20081.217
20071.279
20061.334
20051.119
20041.155
20031.347
20021.474
20011.448
20001.69
19991.671
19981.839
19971.922
19961.922
19951.851
19941.242
19931.296
19921.352
19911.519
19901.586

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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