Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Burundi

Armed forces as a share of the population in Burundi in 2022 — 0.225%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 189. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 0.192 pp.

2022 0.225% −0.006 pp vs 2021
World rank 98of 189
Period maximum 0.688%2003
Period minimum 0.033%1962

Trend over time

1962–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Burundi, 1962–202200.20.40.60.8196219681974198019861992199820042010201620221962: 0.033%1964: 0.064%1966: 0.061%1968: 0.059%1970: 0.085%1972: 0.086%1974: 0.137%1976: 0.183%1978: 0.176%1980: 0.17%1982: 0.161%1984: 0.174%1986: 0.206%1988: 0.214%1990: 0.22%1992: 0.225%1994: 0.289%1996: 0.411%1998: 0.542%2000: 0.597%2002: 0.654%2004: 0.666%2006: 0.634%2008: 0.406%2010: 0.217%2012: 0.203%2014: 0.202%2016: 0.19%2018: 0.253%2020: 0.238%2022: 0.225%
Change over the period: +0.192 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Burundi 0.225%
World computed 0.259%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.161%
Eastern Africa computed 0.236%
Low-income countries computed 0.409%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.225 −0.006 pp
2021 0.231 −0.006 pp
2020 0.238 −0.007 pp
2019 0.245 −0.008 pp
2018 0.253 +0.079 pp
2017 0.174 −0.016 pp
2016 0.19 −0.006 pp
2015 0.196 −0.006 pp
2014 0.202 −0.006 pp
2013 0.208 +0.005 pp
2012 0.203 −0.007 pp
2011 0.21 −0.007 pp
2010 0.217 −0.007 pp
2009 0.224 −0.182 pp
2008 0.406 −0.014 pp
2007 0.42 −0.214 pp
2006 0.634 −0.022 pp
2005 0.656 −0.009 pp
2004 0.666 −0.023 pp
2003 0.688 +0.035 pp
2002 0.654 −0.018 pp
2001 0.672 +0.074 pp
2000 0.597 −0.012 pp
1999 0.609 +0.067 pp
1998 0.542 −0.023 pp
1997 0.565 +0.154 pp
1996 0.411 +0.043 pp
1995 0.368 +0.078 pp
1994 0.289 +0.064 pp
1993 0.225 +0.001 pp
1992 0.225 +0.011 pp
1991 0.214 −0.006 pp
1990 0.22 +0.012 pp
1989 0.207 −0.006 pp
1988 0.214 +0.014 pp
1987 0.2 −0.006 pp
1986 0.206 +0.015 pp
1985 0.191 +0.016 pp
1984 0.174 +0.017 pp
1983 0.157 −0.004 pp
1982 0.161 −0.004 pp
1981 0.166 −0.004 pp
1980 0.17 −0.004 pp
1979 0.174 −0.002 pp
1978 0.176 −0.029 pp
1977 0.205 +0.022 pp
1976 0.183 −0.004 pp
1975 0.187 +0.05 pp
1974 0.137 +0.052 pp
1973 0.085 −0.002 pp
1972 0.086 −0.003 pp
1971 0.089 +0.004 pp
1970 0.085 +0.027 pp
1969 0.058 −0.001 pp
1968 0.059 −0.001 pp
1967 0.06 −0.001 pp
1966 0.061 −0.001 pp
1965 0.062 −0.001 pp
1964 0.064 −0.001 pp
1963 0.065 +0.032 pp
1962 0.033

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.