France vs Spain

France vs Spain: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1% of the labour force in France and 0.87% of the labour force in Spain, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in France, by 0.14 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in Spain.

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% of the labour force · IISS

France vs Spain: Armed forces, share of workersArmed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1% of the labour force in France and 0.87% of the labour force in Spain, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in France, by 0.14 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in Spain.
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What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Spain.
  • In 2020, France ranked 68 and Spain ranked 79 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

YearFranceSpainWorld
202010.870.79
201910.860.79
201810.850.8
20171.010.850.8
20161.010.860.81
20151.010.860.82
20141.030.860.82
20131.050.910.83
20121.080.910.87
20111.110.910.88
20101.150.950.89
20091.150.950.89
20081.20.960.89
20071.210.990.89
20061.221.010.95
20051.251.040.96
20041.261.080.94
20031.271.130.98
20021.31.321
20011.361.181.01
20001.431.321.07
19991.521.481.09
19981.691.551.13
19971.781.591.15
19961.841.671.18
19951.91.71.2
19941.931.290.94
19931.941.260.98
19922.011.251.03
19912.111.571.03
19902.131.691.11

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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