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Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Barbados

Armed forces as a share of the population in Barbados in 2022 — 0.355%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 189. Since 1966, the indicator has risen by 0.355 pp.

2022 0.355% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 63of 189
Period maximum 0.806%1979
Period minimum 0%1966

Trend over time

1966–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Barbados, 1966–202200.250.50.75119661972197819841990199620022008201420201966: 0%1967: 0%1968: 0%1969: 0%1970: 0%1971: 0%1972: 0%1973: 0%1974: 0%1975: 0%1976: 0%1977: 0%1978: 0%1979: 0.806%1980: 0.402%1981: 0.4%1982: 0.4%1983: 0.398%1984: 0.397%1985: 0.395%1986: 0.395%1987: 0.394%1988: 0%1989: 0%1990: 0%1991: 0%1992: 0%1993: 0%1994: 0%1995: 0%1996: 0%1997: 0%1998: 0%1999: 0%2000: 0.37%2001: 0.37%2002: 0.37%2003: 0.369%2004: 0.368%2005: 0.365%2006: 0.364%2007: 0.362%2008: 0.36%2009: 0.358%2010: 0.357%2011: 0.355%2012: 0.353%2013: 0.353%2014: 0.353%2015: 0.352%2016: 0.351%2017: 0.357%2018: 0.356%2019: 0.356%2020: 0.355%2021: 0.355%2022: 0.355%
Change over the period: +0.355 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Barbados 0.355%
World computed 0.259%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.23%
High-income countries computed 0.421%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.355 +0 pp
2021 0.355 +0 pp
2020 0.355 −0.001 pp
2019 0.356 +0 pp
2018 0.356 −0.001 pp
2017 0.357 +0.006 pp
2016 0.351 −0.001 pp
2015 0.352 −0.001 pp
2014 0.353 +0 pp
2013 0.353 +0 pp
2012 0.353 −0.001 pp
2011 0.355 −0.003 pp
2010 0.357 −0.001 pp
2009 0.358 −0.001 pp
2008 0.36 −0.003 pp
2007 0.362 −0.001 pp
2006 0.364 −0.001 pp
2005 0.365 −0.003 pp
2004 0.368 −0.001 pp
2003 0.369 −0.001 pp
2002 0.37 +0 pp
2001 0.37 +0 pp
2000 0.37 +0.37 pp
1999 0 +0 pp
1998 0 +0 pp
1997 0 +0 pp
1996 0 +0 pp
1995 0 +0 pp
1994 0 +0 pp
1993 0 +0 pp
1992 0 +0 pp
1991 0 +0 pp
1990 0 +0 pp
1989 0 +0 pp
1988 0 −0.394 pp
1987 0.394 −0.002 pp
1986 0.395 +0 pp
1985 0.395 −0.002 pp
1984 0.397 −0.002 pp
1983 0.398 −0.002 pp
1982 0.4 +0 pp
1981 0.4 −0.002 pp
1980 0.402 −0.405 pp
1979 0.806 +0.806 pp
1978 0 +0 pp
1977 0 +0 pp
1976 0 +0 pp
1975 0 +0 pp
1974 0 +0 pp
1973 0 +0 pp
1972 0 +0 pp
1971 0 +0 pp
1970 0 +0 pp
1969 0 +0 pp
1968 0 +0 pp
1967 0 +0 pp
1966 0 —

Caribbean, 2022

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

BS Bahamas 0.503 DO Dominican Republic 0.499 CU Cuba 0.443 BB Barbados 0.355 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.334 JM Jamaica 0.211 HT Haiti 0.009 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0 DM Dominica 0 GD Grenada 0 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 LC Saint Lucia 0 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.

Other indicators for Barbados

Defense Armed forces personnel since 1816

A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.

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What part of a country’s labor force serves in the army instead of working in the economy.

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