France vs Ukraine
France vs Ukraine: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1% of the labour force in France and 1.43% of the labour force in Ukraine, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 0.43 percentage points, or 1.42 times that in France.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2015, when it overtook France.
- In 2020, France ranked 68 and Ukraine ranked 43 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 | France | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1.43 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1.45 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1.38 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.01 | 1.37 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.01 | 1.34 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1.01 | 1.17 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.05 | 0.55 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.08 | 0.97 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.11 | 0.96 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.15 | 0.96 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.15 | 0.95 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.2 | 0.95 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.21 | 0.95 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.22 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.25 | 1.2 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.26 | 1.18 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.27 | 1.75 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.36 | 1.81 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.43 | 1.81 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.52 | 1.83 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 1.69 | 1.91 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 1.78 | 1.92 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 1.84 | 1.97 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 1.9 | 2.17 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.93 | 1.45 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.94 | 1.57 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 2.01 | 1.77 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 2.11 | – | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 2.13 | – | 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
France vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025