Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Armenia

Armed forces as a share of the population in Armenia in 2022 — 1.493%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 189. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 0.95 pp.

2022 1.493% −0.006 pp vs 2021
World rank 6of 189
Period maximum 1.693%2013
Period minimum 0.543%1992

Trend over time

1992–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Armenia, 1992–202200.511.52199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 0.543%1993: 0.563%1994: 1.201%1995: 1.596%1996: 1.594%1997: 1.647%1998: 1.414%1999: 1.418%2000: 1.165%2001: 1.307%2002: 1.444%2003: 1.482%2004: 1.553%2005: 1.592%2006: 1.598%2007: 1.472%2008: 1.411%2009: 1.415%2010: 1.586%2011: 1.653%2012: 1.65%2013: 1.693%2014: 1.549%2015: 1.543%2016: 1.538%2017: 1.544%2018: 1.546%2019: 1.55%2020: 1.557%2021: 1.498%2022: 1.493%
Change over the period: +0.95 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Armenia 1.493%
World computed 0.259%
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.447%
Western Asia computed 0.569%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Armenia, by year Armenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 1.493 −0.006 pp
2021 1.498 −0.058 pp
2020 1.557 +0.007 pp
2019 1.55 +0.003 pp
2018 1.546 +0.003 pp
2017 1.544 +0.005 pp
2016 1.538 −0.004 pp
2015 1.543 −0.006 pp
2014 1.549 −0.145 pp
2013 1.693 +0.043 pp
2012 1.65 −0.003 pp
2011 1.653 +0.067 pp
2010 1.586 +0.171 pp
2009 1.415 +0.004 pp
2008 1.411 −0.061 pp
2007 1.472 −0.127 pp
2006 1.598 +0.006 pp
2005 1.592 +0.039 pp
2004 1.553 +0.071 pp
2003 1.482 +0.038 pp
2002 1.444 +0.137 pp
2001 1.307 +0.142 pp
2000 1.165 −0.254 pp
1999 1.418 +0.004 pp
1998 1.414 −0.233 pp
1997 1.647 +0.053 pp
1996 1.594 −0.002 pp
1995 1.596 +0.395 pp
1994 1.201 +0.638 pp
1993 0.563 +0.02 pp
1992 0.543

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.