Armed Forces Personnel (As % of Total Workforce) in Dem. People's Republic of Korea

Armed forces personnel as a share of total workforce reached 8.55% in 2019 in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 0.662% less than in the previous year.

Historically, armed forces personnel as a share of total workforce in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 9.67% in 1990 and an all time low of 8.26% in 1994.

Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 2nd within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of armed forces personnel as a share of total workforce.