Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Algeria

Armed forces as a share of the population in Algeria in 2022 — 0.306%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 189. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 0.106 pp.

2022 0.306% −0.005 pp vs 2021
World rank 77of 189
Period maximum 0.8%1984
Period minimum 0.295%2020

Trend over time

1962–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Algeria, 1962–20220.20.40.60.8196219681974198019861992199820042010201620221962: 0.412%1964: 0.557%1966: 0.592%1968: 0.556%1970: 0.582%1972: 0.547%1974: 0.515%1976: 0.514%1978: 0.431%1980: 0.541%1982: 0.604%1984: 0.8%1986: 0.799%1988: 0.531%1990: 0.504%1992: 0.48%1994: 0.458%1996: 0.417%1998: 0.399%2000: 0.394%2002: 0.418%2004: 0.394%2006: 0.4%2008: 0.411%2010: 0.397%2012: 0.338%2014: 0.332%2016: 0.32%2018: 0.306%2020: 0.295%2022: 0.306%
Change over the period: −0.106 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria

Algeria 0.306%
World computed 0.259%
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.534%
Northern Africa computed 0.356%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.306 −0.005 pp
2021 0.311 +0.015 pp
2020 0.295 −0.005 pp
2019 0.3 −0.006 pp
2018 0.306 −0.006 pp
2017 0.312 −0.008 pp
2016 0.32 −0.006 pp
2015 0.326 −0.006 pp
2014 0.332 −0.007 pp
2013 0.339 +0.001 pp
2012 0.338 −0.051 pp
2011 0.389 −0.007 pp
2010 0.397 −0.007 pp
2009 0.404 −0.007 pp
2008 0.411 +0.018 pp
2007 0.393 −0.007 pp
2006 0.4 −0.006 pp
2005 0.406 +0.012 pp
2004 0.394 +0.01 pp
2003 0.385 −0.033 pp
2002 0.418 +0.016 pp
2001 0.402 +0.008 pp
2000 0.394 +0.004 pp
1999 0.39 −0.009 pp
1998 0.399 −0.028 pp
1997 0.427 +0.01 pp
1996 0.417 −0.011 pp
1995 0.428 −0.031 pp
1994 0.458 −0.01 pp
1993 0.469 −0.011 pp
1992 0.48 −0.012 pp
1991 0.491 −0.012 pp
1990 0.504 −0.014 pp
1989 0.518 −0.013 pp
1988 0.531 −0.207 pp
1987 0.738 −0.061 pp
1986 0.799 +0.021 pp
1985 0.778 −0.022 pp
1984 0.8 +0.166 pp
1983 0.634 +0.029 pp
1982 0.604 +0.08 pp
1981 0.525 −0.016 pp
1980 0.541 +0.055 pp
1979 0.486 +0.055 pp
1978 0.431 −0.008 pp
1977 0.44 −0.075 pp
1976 0.514 +0.015 pp
1975 0.499 −0.016 pp
1974 0.515 −0.016 pp
1973 0.531 −0.016 pp
1972 0.547 −0.017 pp
1971 0.564 −0.018 pp
1970 0.582 +0.007 pp
1969 0.575 +0.019 pp
1968 0.556 −0.018 pp
1967 0.573 −0.019 pp
1966 0.592 +0.089 pp
1965 0.503 −0.054 pp
1964 0.557 −0.068 pp
1963 0.625 +0.213 pp
1962 0.412

Northern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the entire population of the country. The indicator answers the question of how large the armed forces are relative to the size of the country — an army that is large in absolute numbers in a large country can come out smaller by this measure than the small army of a small state.

Important: A close indicator — the share of the labor force — answers a different question: what part of those able to work is occupied in the army instead of the economy. In countries with young populations the two diverge noticeably.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.