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Armed forces as a share of the population — Austria

Armed forces as a share of the population in Austria in 2022 — 0.254%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 189. Since 1919, the indicator has fallen by 0.198 pp.

2022 0.254% −0.003 pp vs 2021
World rank 90of 189
Period maximum 1.045%1963
Period minimum 0.216%1955

Trend over time

1919–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Austria, 1919–202200.511.519191930194119521963197419851996200720181919: 0.452%1921: 0.446%1923: 0.443%1925: 0.456%1927: 0.302%1929: 0.315%1931: 0.313%1933: 0.311%1935: 0.37%1937: 0.622%1955: 0.216%1957: 0.33%1959: 0.442%1961: 0.536%1963: 1.045%1965: 0.756%1967: 0.814%1969: 0.739%1971: 0.8%1973: 0.791%1975: 0.66%1977: 0.489%1979: 0.53%1981: 0.528%1983: 0.661%1985: 0.528%1987: 0.921%1989: 0.627%1991: 0.563%1993: 0.651%1995: 0.559%1997: 0.595%1999: 0.599%2001: 0.435%2003: 0.43%2005: 0.485%2007: 0.481%2009: 0.418%2011: 0.308%2013: 0.268%2015: 0.265%2017: 0.239%2019: 0.236%2021: 0.256%2022: 0.254%
Change over the period: −0.198 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Austria 0.254%
World computed 0.259%
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.447%
Western Europe computed 0.246%
High-income countries computed 0.421%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.254 −0.003 pp
2021 0.256 −0.001 pp
2020 0.258 +0.021 pp
2019 0.236 −0.012 pp
2018 0.249 +0.01 pp
2017 0.239 −0.025 pp
2016 0.264 −0.001 pp
2015 0.265 −0.001 pp
2014 0.266 −0.002 pp
2013 0.268 −0.039 pp
2012 0.307 −0.001 pp
2011 0.308 −0.013 pp
2010 0.321 −0.097 pp
2009 0.418 −0.061 pp
2008 0.48 −0.002 pp
2007 0.481 −0.002 pp
2006 0.483 −0.002 pp
2005 0.485 +0.034 pp
2004 0.452 +0.022 pp
2003 0.43 −0.003 pp
2002 0.433 −0.003 pp
2001 0.435 −0.052 pp
2000 0.487 −0.112 pp
1999 0.599 −0.138 pp
1998 0.737 +0.142 pp
1997 0.595 +0.036 pp
1996 0.558 −0.001 pp
1995 0.559 −0.001 pp
1994 0.56 −0.09 pp
1993 0.651 −0.006 pp
1992 0.657 +0.094 pp
1991 0.563 +0.007 pp
1990 0.556 −0.07 pp
1989 0.627 −0.096 pp
1988 0.722 −0.199 pp
1987 0.921 +0.407 pp
1986 0.514 −0.014 pp
1985 0.528 −0 pp
1984 0.528 −0.132 pp
1983 0.661 +0.133 pp
1982 0.528 −0 pp
1981 0.528 −0.001 pp
1980 0.53 +0 pp
1979 0.53 +0.001 pp
1978 0.529 +0.04 pp
1977 0.489 −0.04 pp
1976 0.529 −0.131 pp
1975 0.66 −0.13 pp
1974 0.79 −0.001 pp
1973 0.791 −0.004 pp
1972 0.795 −0.005 pp
1971 0.8 +0.063 pp
1970 0.737 −0.003 pp
1969 0.739 −0.003 pp
1968 0.742 −0.072 pp
1967 0.814 +0.063 pp
1966 0.751 −0.005 pp
1965 0.756 −0.005 pp
1964 0.761 −0.284 pp
1963 1.045 +0.512 pp
1962 0.533 −0.003 pp
1961 0.536 +0.04 pp
1960 0.497 +0.055 pp
1959 0.442 +0.056 pp
1958 0.386 +0.056 pp
1957 0.33 +0.057 pp
1956 0.273 +0.057 pp
1955 0.216 —
1938 0.859 +0.237 pp
1937 0.622 +0.237 pp
1936 0.385 +0.015 pp
1935 0.37 +0.059 pp
1934 0.311 −0.001 pp
1933 0.311 −0.001 pp
1932 0.312 −0.001 pp
1931 0.313 −0.001 pp
1930 0.314 −0.001 pp
1929 0.315 +0.014 pp
1928 0.301 −0.001 pp
1927 0.302 −0.031 pp
1926 0.333 −0.123 pp
1925 0.456 −0.001 pp
1924 0.457 +0.014 pp
1923 0.443 −0.001 pp
1922 0.444 −0.002 pp
1921 0.446 −0.003 pp
1920 0.449 −0.002 pp
1919 0.452 —

Western Europe, 2022

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

FR France 0.306 AT Austria 0.254 CH Switzerland 0.227 DE Germany 0.218 BE Belgium 0.198 NL Netherlands 0.19 LI Liechtenstein 0 LU Luxembourg 0
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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.

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