In 2018, the country across the Asia-Pacific region which had the highest share of the labor force employed as armed forces personnel was Brunei, in which approximately 3.7 percent of the labor force was employed in the armed forces. Comparatively, for the same year, Bangladesh had 0.3 percent of its labor force employed in the armed forces.
Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in the Asia-Pacific region 2018, by country
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 Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
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World Bank. (January 22, 2021). Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in the Asia-Pacific region 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/734404/asia-pacific-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces-by-country/
World Bank. "Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in the Asia-Pacific region 2018, by country ." Chart. January 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/734404/asia-pacific-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces-by-country/
World Bank. (2021). Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in the Asia-Pacific region 2018, by country . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/734404/asia-pacific-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces-by-country/
World Bank. "Share of Labor Force Employed as Armed Forces Personnel in The Asia-pacific Region 2018, by Country ." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/734404/asia-pacific-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces-by-country/
World Bank, Share of labor force employed as armed forces personnel in the Asia-Pacific region 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/734404/asia-pacific-share-of-labor-force-in-armed-forces-by-country/ (last visited May 16, 2022)
