Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Spain

Spain: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.8683 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8683
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
82nd
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.7
in 1995
All-time low
0.8512
in 2017
Years of data
31
1990–2020

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

00.511.51990200520201990: 1.71991: 1.61992: 1.21993: 1.31994: 1.31995: 1.71996: 1.71997: 1.61998: 1.51999: 1.52000: 1.32001: 1.22002: 1.32003: 1.12004: 1.12005: 12006: 12007: 0.9852008: 0.9632009: 0.952010: 0.9492011: 0.9142012: 0.9142013: 0.9142014: 0.8632015: 0.8642016: 0.8592017: 0.8512018: 0.8532019: 0.8572020: 0.868

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

Annual values for Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Spain, 1990 to 2020.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1995 +31.2% 1.29 1.7

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 79 Latvia 0.9157 compare
  2. 80 Paraguay 0.8838 compare
  3. 81 Zimbabwe 0.8786 compare
  4. 83 Angola 0.8677 compare
  5. 84 Norway 0.8547 compare
  6. 85 Suriname 0.8478 compare

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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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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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