Armed forces personnel as a share of total workforce reached 0.393% in 2019 in South Africa, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 1.01% less than in the previous year.
Historically, armed forces personnel as a share of total workforce in South Africa reached an all time high of 1.78% in 1995 and an all time low of 0.294% in 2004.
South Africa has been ranked 129th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of armed forces personnel as a share of total workforce.
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