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Sierra Leone: Armed forces personnel

0.35percent · 2020-27.5% 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 Sierra Leone from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20200.355
20190.362
20180.351
20170.378
20160.363
20150.37
20140.376
20130.47
20120.476
20110.483
20100.489
20090.497
20080.528
20070.535
20060.54
20050.645
20040.654
20030.693
20020.721
20010.353
20000.237
19990.242
19980.371
19971.02
19960.979
19950.459
19940.328
19930.329
19920.524
19910.321
19900.324

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 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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