The armed forces personnel in Russia represented nearly two percent of the total labor force of the country in 2020. The share of military manpower in Russia's workforce saw an increase between 2014 and 2015. Over the observed period, the figure was the highest in 1997, when it stood at approximately 2.6 percent.
Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in Russia from 1992 to 2020
Characteristic
Share of labor force
2020
1.99%
2019
1.98%
2018
1.95%
2017
1.95%
2016
1.94%
2015
1.99%
2014
1.71%
2013
1.67%
2012
1.8%
2011
1.79%
2010
1.88%
2009
1.97%
2008
1.94%
2007
1.96%
2006
1.94%
2005
1.96%
2004
1.97%
2003
1.88%
2002
1.91%
2001
1.93%
2000
1.95%
1999
2.03%
1998
2.47%
1997
2.62%
1996
2.29%
1995
2.51%
1994
1.94%
1993
2.03%
1992
2.51%
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The source has specified that 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 Labor Organization's definition of the economically active population.
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World Bank. (September 19, 2023). Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in Russia from 1992 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334450/russia-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces/
World Bank. "Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in Russia from 1992 to 2020." Chart. September 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334450/russia-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces/
World Bank. (2023). Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in Russia from 1992 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334450/russia-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces/
World Bank. "Share of Labor Force Employed as Armed Forces Personnel in Russia from 1992 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334450/russia-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces/
World Bank, Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in Russia from 1992 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334450/russia-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in Russia from 1992 to 2020 [Graph], World Bank, September 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334450/russia-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces/
