Armed forces personnel as share of labor force in Russia 1992-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 24, 2025

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

CharacteristicShare 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%
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1.6%1.8%2%2.2%2.4%2.6%2.8%

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Release date

September 2023

Region

Russia

Survey time period

1992 to 2020

Supplementary notes

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.

Figures have been rounded.

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