Armed forces personnel as a share of total workforce reached 12.3% in 2019 in Eritrea, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 2.24% less than in the previous year.
Historically, armed forces personnel as a share of total workforce in Eritrea reached an all time high of 19.0% in 1999 and an all time low of 4.43% in 1997.
Eritrea has been ranked 1st within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of armed forces personnel as a share of total workforce.
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