Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Guinea
Guinea: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.3208 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Guinea, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Guinea stood at 0.3208. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Guinea peaked at 0.7116 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3208, in 2020.
Guinea ranks 147th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6449 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6203 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6016 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5844 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4544 | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7116 | +56.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6925 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6813 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6715 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6578 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6468 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5752 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6336 | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3982 | -37.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3517 | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4116 | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5859 | +42.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5761 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5753 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5657 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3543 | -37.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3483 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3426 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3369 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3311 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3255 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3384 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3253 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3275 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3208 | -2.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.3208 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5761, 56% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.3208 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4031, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Guinea 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 | +56.6% | 0.4544 | 0.7116 |
| 2007 | +42.3% | 0.4116 | 0.5859 |
| 2011 | -37.4% | 0.5657 | 0.3543 |
| 2003 | -37.2% | 0.6336 | 0.3982 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.632 | 0.4544 | 0.7116 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5283 | 0.3517 | 0.6468 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3596 | 0.3253 | 0.5657 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3208 | 0.3208 | 0.3208 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More work & labour data for Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0475 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1075 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4809 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 14,400 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,452 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,208 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 15,799 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 32,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Guinea?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Guinea was 0.3208 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7116 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3208 in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Guinea ranks 147th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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