Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Azerbaijan

Armed forces as a share of the population in Azerbaijan in 2022 — 0.622%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 189. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 0.032 pp.

2022 0.622% −0.033 pp vs 2021
World rank 26of 189
Period maximum 1.056%1996
Period minimum 0.589%1992

Trend over time

1992–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Azerbaijan, 1992–20220.40.60.811.2199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 0.589%1993: 0.611%1994: 0.673%1995: 1.042%1996: 1.056%1997: 0.984%1998: 0.913%1999: 0.974%2000: 0.931%2001: 0.888%2002: 0.87%2003: 0.789%2004: 0.78%2005: 0.771%2006: 0.773%2007: 0.764%2008: 0.755%2009: 0.746%2010: 0.737%2011: 0.728%2012: 0.72%2013: 0.714%2014: 0.705%2015: 0.697%2016: 0.689%2017: 0.672%2018: 0.667%2019: 0.663%2020: 0.658%2021: 0.655%2022: 0.622%
Change over the period: +0.032 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Azerbaijan 0.622%
World computed 0.259%
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.447%
Western Asia computed 0.569%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.622 −0.033 pp
2021 0.655 −0.003 pp
2020 0.658 −0.005 pp
2019 0.663 −0.005 pp
2018 0.667 −0.005 pp
2017 0.672 −0.017 pp
2016 0.689 −0.008 pp
2015 0.697 −0.008 pp
2014 0.705 −0.009 pp
2013 0.714 −0.006 pp
2012 0.72 −0.008 pp
2011 0.728 −0.009 pp
2010 0.737 −0.009 pp
2009 0.746 −0.009 pp
2008 0.755 −0.009 pp
2007 0.764 −0.009 pp
2006 0.773 +0.002 pp
2005 0.771 −0.009 pp
2004 0.78 −0.009 pp
2003 0.789 −0.081 pp
2002 0.87 −0.018 pp
2001 0.888 −0.043 pp
2000 0.931 −0.043 pp
1999 0.974 +0.062 pp
1998 0.913 −0.071 pp
1997 0.984 −0.073 pp
1996 1.056 +0.014 pp
1995 1.042 +0.369 pp
1994 0.673 +0.062 pp
1993 0.611 +0.021 pp
1992 0.589

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.