Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Angola

Armed forces as a share of the population in Angola in 2022 — 0.3%. Ranked 78 in the world out of 189. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 0.19 pp.

2022 0.3% −0.01 pp vs 2021
World rank 78of 189
Period maximum 1.576%1991
Period minimum 0.3%2022

Trend over time

1975–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Angola, 1975–202200.511.5219751980198519901995200020052010201520201975: 0.49%1976: 0.558%1977: 0.729%1978: 0.708%1979: 0.688%1980: 0.67%1981: 0.735%1982: 0.73%1983: 0.711%1984: 0.77%1985: 0.825%1986: 0.851%1987: 0.875%1988: 1.23%1989: 1.099%1990: 1.148%1991: 1.576%1992: 1.207%1993: 1.263%1994: 1.147%1995: 0.925%1996: 0.849%1997: 0.821%1998: 0.827%1999: 0.801%2000: 0.839%2001: 1.009%2002: 0.672%2003: 0.778%2004: 0.714%2005: 0.653%2006: 0.631%2007: 0.604%2008: 0.546%2009: 0.565%2010: 0.547%2011: 0.53%2012: 0.514%2013: 0.412%2014: 0.397%2015: 0.384%2016: 0.371%2017: 0.354%2018: 0.342%2019: 0.33%2020: 0.32%2021: 0.31%2022: 0.3%
Change over the period: −0.19 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Angola 0.3%
World computed 0.259%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.161%
Middle Africa computed 0.162%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Angola, by year Angola All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.3 −0.01 pp
2021 0.31 −0.01 pp
2020 0.32 −0.011 pp
2019 0.33 −0.011 pp
2018 0.342 −0.012 pp
2017 0.354 −0.017 pp
2016 0.371 −0.013 pp
2015 0.384 −0.013 pp
2014 0.397 −0.014 pp
2013 0.412 −0.102 pp
2012 0.514 −0.016 pp
2011 0.53 −0.017 pp
2010 0.547 −0.018 pp
2009 0.565 +0.019 pp
2008 0.546 −0.058 pp
2007 0.604 −0.027 pp
2006 0.631 −0.022 pp
2005 0.653 −0.061 pp
2004 0.714 −0.065 pp
2003 0.778 +0.106 pp
2002 0.672 −0.337 pp
2001 1.009 +0.17 pp
2000 0.839 +0.037 pp
1999 0.801 −0.026 pp
1998 0.827 +0.006 pp
1997 0.821 −0.028 pp
1996 0.849 −0.075 pp
1995 0.925 −0.222 pp
1994 1.147 −0.117 pp
1993 1.263 +0.057 pp
1992 1.207 −0.37 pp
1991 1.576 +0.429 pp
1990 1.148 +0.049 pp
1989 1.099 −0.131 pp
1988 1.23 +0.355 pp
1987 0.875 +0.024 pp
1986 0.851 +0.026 pp
1985 0.825 +0.055 pp
1984 0.77 +0.059 pp
1983 0.711 −0.019 pp
1982 0.73 −0.005 pp
1981 0.735 +0.066 pp
1980 0.67 −0.019 pp
1979 0.688 −0.02 pp
1978 0.708 −0.02 pp
1977 0.729 +0.171 pp
1976 0.558 +0.068 pp
1975 0.49

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.