Belgium vs Tajikistan: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.47% of the labour force in Belgium and 0.75% of the labour force in Tajikistan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Tajikistan, by 0.28 percentage points, or 1.59 times that in Belgium.

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% of the labour force · IISS

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Latest figures

% of the labour force · IISS

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2020
Belgium	0.47 2020	0.73	120 of 168
Tajikistan	0.75 2020	0.8	91 of 168
World	0.79 2020	0.89

What the numbers say

Tajikistan has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Belgium.
In 2020, Belgium ranked 120 and Tajikistan ranked 91 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.

Every year

% of the labour force · IISS

Year	Belgium	Tajikistan	World
2020	0.47	0.75	0.79
2019	0.51	0.75	0.79
2018	0.62	0.75	0.8
2017	0.64	0.75	0.8
2016	0.68	0.73	0.81
2015	0.73	0.74	0.82
2014	0.75	0.75	0.82
2013	0.76	0.76	0.83
2012	0.62	0.78	0.87
2011	0.7	0.79	0.88
2010	0.73	0.8	0.89
2009	0.82	0.81	0.89
2008	0.82	0.83	0.89
2007	0.82	0.81	0.89
2006	0.86	0.8	0.95
2005	0.8	0.6	0.96
2004	0.8	0.55	0.94
2003	0.93	0.33	0.98
2002	0.9	0.34	1
2001	0.91	0.35	1.01
2000	0.89	0.36	1.07
1999	0.96	0.52	1.09
1998	1.03	0.53	1.13
1997	1.05	0.54	1.15
1996	1.1	1.28	1.18
1995	1.13	1	1.2
1994	1.27	0.17	0.94
1993	1.71	0.17	0.98
1992	1.94	0.17	1.03
1991	2.51	–	1.03
1990	2.69	–	1.11

Each country on its own

Good to know

Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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