Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Honduras

Honduras: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.5633 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5633
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
108th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 1995
All-time low
0.4853
in 2015
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Honduras, 1990–2020

00.250.50.7511.21990200520201990: 11991: 0.9341992: 0.9021993: 0.8711994: 0.8431995: 1.21996: 1.11997: 1.11998: 0.6181999: 0.62000: 0.5932001: 0.5792002: 0.5652003: 0.6932004: 0.7522005: 0.7352006: 0.7332007: 0.722008: 0.692009: 0.6552010: 0.6232011: 0.6272012: 0.6222013: 0.5632014: 0.4992015: 0.4852016: 0.582017: 0.5622018: 0.5292019: 0.5442020: 0.563

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for armed forces personnel of total labor force in Honduras is 0.5633, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Honduras peaked at 1.16 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4853, in 2015.

Honduras ranks 108th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Honduras, 1990 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1990 1.02 —
1991 0.934 -8.2%
1992 0.9021 -3.4%
1993 0.8708 -3.5%
1994 0.8433 -3.2%
1995 1.16 +37.9%
1996 1.13 -3.3%
1997 1.09 -3.4%
1998 0.6183 -43.1%
1999 0.5995 -3.0%
2000 0.5934 -1.0%
2001 0.5788 -2.5%
2002 0.5646 -2.4%
2003 0.6935 +22.8%
2004 0.7522 +8.5%
2005 0.7346 -2.3%
2006 0.7326 -0.3%
2007 0.7201 -1.7%
2008 0.6901 -4.2%
2009 0.655 -5.1%
2010 0.6235 -4.8%
2011 0.6267 +0.5%
2012 0.6219 -0.8%
2013 0.5627 -9.5%
2014 0.4991 -11.3%
2015 0.4853 -2.8%
2016 0.5796 +19.4%
2017 0.5621 -3.0%
2018 0.5287 -5.9%
2019 0.5435 +2.8%
2020 0.5633 +3.6%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 0.5633 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5761, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 0.5633 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8838, 64% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Honduras 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
1995 +37.9% 0.8433 1.16
1998 -43.1% 1.09 0.6183

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.916 0.5995 1.16 10
2000s 0.6715 0.5646 0.7522 10
2010s 0.5633 0.4853 0.6267 10
2020s 0.5633 0.5633 0.5633 1

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 105 Yemen 0.581 compare
  2. 106 India 0.5761 compare
  3. 107 Gambia 0.5754 compare
  4. 109 Congo 0.5516 compare
  5. 110 Mali 0.5438 compare
  6. 111 Ecuador 0.5417 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Honduras?
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Honduras was 0.5633 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 1995.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4853 in 2015.
How does Honduras rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
Honduras ranks 108th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras 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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