Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Estonia

Estonia: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.9995 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9995
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
71st
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.24
in 2002
All-time low
0.387
in 1992
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Estonia, 1992–2020

0.40.60.811.21992200620201992: 0.3871993: 0.6741994: 0.5491995: 0.7811996: 0.7961997: 0.9121998: 1.11999: 1.12000: 1.12001: 1.12002: 1.22003: 1.22004: 0.8852005: 1.22006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 0.7912010: 0.8422011: 0.8362012: 0.8412013: 0.8452014: 0.8512015: 0.9372016: 0.9262017: 0.862018: 0.9542019: 12020: 1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.9995 for armed forces personnel of total labor force in 2020.

That represents a change of up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Estonia peaked at 1.24 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.387, in 1992.

That places Estonia 71st out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Estonia, 1992 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1992 0.387 —
1993 0.6743 +74.3%
1994 0.5495 -18.5%
1995 0.7806 +42.1%
1996 0.796 +2.0%
1997 0.9123 +14.6%
1998 1.06 +16.0%
1999 1.14 +7.3%
2000 1.12 -1.3%
2001 1.09 -2.4%
2002 1.24 +13.0%
2003 1.2 -3.1%
2004 0.8855 -26.2%
2005 1.19 +34.2%
2006 1.01 -15.0%
2007 1.01 +0.3%
2008 1.01 -0.7%
2009 0.7911 -21.3%
2010 0.842 +6.4%
2011 0.8362 -0.7%
2012 0.8408 +0.5%
2013 0.845 +0.5%
2014 0.8514 +0.8%
2015 0.9371 +10.1%
2016 0.9261 -1.2%
2017 0.8601 -7.1%
2018 0.9543 +11.0%
2019 0.9995 +4.7%
2020 0.9995 -0.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.9995 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9217, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.9995 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.892, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +74.3% 0.387 0.6743

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7867 0.387 1.14 8
2000s 1.05 0.7911 1.24 10
2010s 0.8893 0.8362 0.9995 10
2020s 0.9995 0.9995 0.9995 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 68 Serbia 1.01 compare
  2. 69 Portugal 1.01 compare
  3. 70 France 1 compare
  4. 72 Gabon 0.9963 compare
  5. 73 Eswatini 0.9793 compare
  6. 74 Hungary 0.9525 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Estonia?
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Estonia was 0.9995 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 in 2002.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.387 in 1992.
How does Estonia rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
Estonia ranks 71st out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel of total labor force
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
171 places, 5,022 data points, 1990–2020
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