Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Paraguay

Paraguay: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.8838 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8838
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
80th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.8
in 1996
All-time low
0.83
in 2016
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

00.511.521990200520201990: 0.9811991: 0.9541992: 0.9311993: 0.9031994: 0.8761995: 1.51996: 1.81997: 1.71998: 1.71999: 1.72000: 1.62001: 1.52002: 1.52003: 1.52004: 0.9842005: 12006: 1.12007: 12008: 12009: 0.9642010: 0.9712011: 0.9472012: 0.8832013: 0.8822014: 0.8882015: 0.8712016: 0.832017: 0.8522018: 0.8892019: 0.872020: 0.884

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.8838 for armed forces personnel of total labor force in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Paraguay peaked at 1.8 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.83, in 2016.

Paraguay ranks 80th 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 Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Paraguay, 1990 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1990 0.9807
1991 0.9541 -2.7%
1992 0.9305 -2.5%
1993 0.9031 -3.0%
1994 0.8755 -3.0%
1995 1.5 +71.0%
1996 1.8 +20.4%
1997 1.75 -3.1%
1998 1.7 -2.6%
1999 1.66 -2.3%
2000 1.63 -2.1%
2001 1.52 -6.6%
2002 1.49 -2.1%
2003 1.48 -0.6%
2004 0.9836 -33.5%
2005 1.02 +3.5%
2006 1.09 +6.7%
2007 1.04 -4.5%
2008 1.01 -2.6%
2009 0.9643 -4.5%
2010 0.9707 +0.7%
2011 0.9472 -2.4%
2012 0.883 -6.8%
2013 0.8816 -0.2%
2014 0.8879 +0.7%
2015 0.8709 -1.9%
2016 0.83 -4.7%
2017 0.8524 +2.7%
2018 0.8886 +4.3%
2019 0.8697 -2.1%
2020 0.8838 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.31 0.8755 1.8 10
2000s 1.22 0.9643 1.63 10
2010s 0.8882 0.83 0.9707 10
2020s 0.8838 0.8838 0.8838 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 77 Botswana 0.9245 compare
  2. 78 Bahamas 0.9217 compare
  3. 79 Latvia 0.9157 compare
  4. 81 Zimbabwe 0.8786 compare
  5. 82 Spain 0.8683 compare
  6. 83 Angola 0.8677 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Paraguay?
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Paraguay was 0.8838 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 1996.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.83 in 2016.
How does Paraguay rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
Paraguay ranks 80th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay 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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