Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Spain
Spain: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.8683 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Spain, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.8683 for armed forces personnel of total labor force in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Spain peaked at 1.7 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8512, in 2017.
Spain ranks 82nd 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.69 | — |
| 1991 | 1.57 | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 1.24 | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 1.26 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.29 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.7 | +31.2% |
| 1996 | 1.67 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.59 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.55 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.48 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.32 | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 1.18 | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 1.32 | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 1.13 | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9852 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9627 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9505 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.949 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9145 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9135 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9142 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8628 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8644 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8586 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8512 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8534 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8567 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8683 | +1.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.8683 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9217, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.8683 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.892, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Spain 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 | +31.2% | 1.29 | 1.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1.24 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 0.9505 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8838 | 0.8512 | 0.949 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8683 | 0.8683 | 0.8683 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Spain?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Spain was 0.8683 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8512 in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Spain ranks 82nd out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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