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United Kingdom: Armed forces personnel

0.45percent · 2020-18.1% 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 United Kingdom from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20200.447
20190.436
20180.436
20170.439
20160.447
20150.458
20140.469
20130.487
20120.521
20110.515
20100.545
20090.562
20080.507
20070.513
20060.584
20050.712
20040.681
20030.712
20020.71
20010.721
20000.726
19990.752
19980.76
19970.762
19960.777
19950.823
19940.908
19930.956
19921.026
19911.048
19901.067

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

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