Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Gabon
Gabon: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.9963 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Gabon, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.9963 for armed forces personnel of total labor force in 2020.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Gabon peaked at 3.55 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9331, in 2018.
That places Gabon 72nd out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.27 | — |
| 1991 | 3.55 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 2.41 | -31.9% |
| 1993 | 2.35 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.96 | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 3.03 | +54.2% |
| 1996 | 2.95 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.87 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.79 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 2.7 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.84 | -31.6% |
| 2001 | 1.79 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.73 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.67 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.45 | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 1.63 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.44 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.32 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.27 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.21 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.16 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.11 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9909 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9331 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9495 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9963 | +4.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.9963 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9714, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.9963 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4031, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Gabon 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +54.2% | 1.96 | 3.03 |
| 1992 | -31.9% | 3.55 | 2.41 |
| 2000 | -31.6% | 2.7 | 1.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.79 | 1.96 | 3.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.32 | 1.84 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 0.9331 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9963 | 0.9963 | 0.9963 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More work & labour data for Gabon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6403 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4321 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,339 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 176.73 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,488 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,415 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,903 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Gabon?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Gabon was 0.9963 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 in 1991.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9331 in 2018.
- How does Gabon rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Gabon ranks 72nd out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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