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Syrian Arab Republic: Armed forces personnel

5.44percent · 2020-17.2% 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 Syrian Arab Republic from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20205.44
20195.467
20185.609
20175.427
20167.102
20156.374
20146.088
20133.508
20123.143
20112.805
20106.574
20096.706
20086.67
20076.858
20067.197
20057.791
20047.921
20038.3
20028.417
20018.582
20008.628
19999.012
19989.524
19979.89
199612.695
199513.244
19948.146
199310.62
199211.038
199111.453
199011.9

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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 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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