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Afghanistan: Armed forces personnel

1.82percent · 2020-59.5% since 2010

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20201.821
20193.024
20182.961
20173.502
20163.636
20153.725
20143.752
20134.208
20124.498
20114.761
20104.496
20093.896
20081.498
20070.837
20060.859
20050.476
20040.495
20032.472
20022.426
20008.539
19998.599
19988.87
19979.81
199610.12
19959.34
19941.145
19931.237
19921.385
19911.495
19901.95

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World Bank (2026). Armed forces personnel. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-armed-forces-personnel (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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