IntervaOpen the desk

World Bank · Public Sector

Viet Nam: Armed forces personnel

0.95percent · 2020-8.8% 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 Viet Nam from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20200.947
20190.929
20180.928
20170.94
20160.951
20150.956
20140.969
20130.981
20121.005
20111.02
20101.038
20091.005
20081.034
20071.069
20061.105
20051.138
20031.255
20021.275
20011.293
20001.351
19991.365
19981.39
19971.505
19961.706
19951.747
19942.013
19932.525
19922.588
19913.218
19903.334

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Institute for Strategic Studies. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

The dataset for every country, with quality and provenance →

Cite or download

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

JSON, Viet NamAPI and MCP

Armed forces personnel in other countries

Rank Viet Nam against its region, see where publishers disagree, or ask a question in plain words on the Interva desk.

Viet Nam: Armed forces personnel (1990–2020) · Interva