Armed forces as a share of the population in Chile in 2022 — 0.353%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 189. Since 1839, the indicator has risen by 0.045 pp.
1839–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chile
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.353 | −0.002 pp |
| 2021 | 0.355 | −0.043 pp |
| 2020 | 0.398 | −0.004 pp |
| 2019 | 0.401 | −0.006 pp |
| 2018 | 0.408 | +0.057 pp |
| 2017 | 0.35 | −0.013 pp |
| 2016 | 0.363 | +0.02 pp |
| 2015 | 0.343 | −0.003 pp |
| 2014 | 0.346 | +0.008 pp |
| 2013 | 0.338 | +0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.338 | −0.003 pp |
| 2011 | 0.341 | −0.015 pp |
| 2010 | 0.356 | −0.003 pp |
| 2009 | 0.359 | −0.027 pp |
| 2008 | 0.386 | −0.07 pp |
| 2007 | 0.456 | −0.017 pp |
| 2006 | 0.473 | −0.005 pp |
| 2005 | 0.477 | −0.005 pp |
| 2004 | 0.482 | +0.001 pp |
| 2003 | 0.481 | −0.024 pp |
| 2002 | 0.506 | −0.059 pp |
| 2001 | 0.565 | −0.007 pp |
| 2000 | 0.572 | −0.014 pp |
| 1999 | 0.586 | −0.089 pp |
| 1998 | 0.675 | −0.023 pp |
| 1997 | 0.698 | −0.01 pp |
| 1996 | 0.707 | −0.01 pp |
| 1995 | 0.718 | −0.011 pp |
| 1994 | 0.729 | +0.061 pp |
| 1993 | 0.668 | −0.011 pp |
| 1992 | 0.679 | +0.004 pp |
| 1991 | 0.676 | −0.05 pp |
| 1990 | 0.725 | −0.008 pp |
| 1989 | 0.733 | −0.02 pp |
| 1988 | 0.753 | −0.26 pp |
| 1987 | 1.013 | −0.017 pp |
| 1986 | 1.03 | +0.007 pp |
| 1985 | 1.023 | −0.009 pp |
| 1984 | 1.032 | −0.043 pp |
| 1983 | 1.075 | +0.068 pp |
| 1982 | 1.007 | −0.017 pp |
| 1981 | 1.024 | −0.017 pp |
| 1980 | 1.041 | +0.029 pp |
| 1979 | 1.011 | −0.015 pp |
| 1978 | 1.026 | −0.015 pp |
| 1977 | 1.041 | −0.015 pp |
| 1976 | 1.056 | −0.007 pp |
| 1975 | 1.063 | +0.179 pp |
| 1974 | 0.884 | +0.135 pp |
| 1973 | 0.749 | −0.013 pp |
| 1972 | 0.761 | +0.038 pp |
| 1971 | 0.723 | −0.013 pp |
| 1970 | 0.737 | −0.014 pp |
| 1969 | 0.751 | −0.015 pp |
| 1968 | 0.766 | −0.016 pp |
| 1967 | 0.782 | +0.04 pp |
| 1966 | 0.741 | −0.075 pp |
| 1965 | 0.816 | −0.019 pp |
| 1964 | 0.835 | −0.081 pp |
| 1963 | 0.916 | +0.128 pp |
| 1962 | 0.788 | −0.02 pp |
| 1961 | 0.808 | +0.269 pp |
| 1960 | 0.538 | −0.014 pp |
| 1959 | 0.553 | +0.001 pp |
| 1958 | 0.552 | −0.027 pp |
| 1957 | 0.579 | −0.029 pp |
| 1956 | 0.608 | −0.015 pp |
| 1955 | 0.623 | −0.209 pp |
| 1954 | 0.832 | +0.06 pp |
| 1953 | 0.771 | +0.142 pp |
| 1952 | 0.63 | +0.003 pp |
| 1951 | 0.627 | −0.013 pp |
| 1950 | 0.64 | +0.001 pp |
| 1949 | 0.639 | +0.022 pp |
| 1948 | 0.617 | +0.009 pp |
| 1947 | 0.609 | +0.006 pp |
| 1946 | 0.603 | — |
| 1939 | 0.481 | +0.013 pp |
| 1938 | 0.468 | −0.069 pp |
| 1937 | 0.537 | +0.034 pp |
| 1936 | 0.503 | −0.007 pp |
| 1935 | 0.511 | +0.079 pp |
| 1934 | 0.432 | −0.05 pp |
| 1933 | 0.482 | +0.038 pp |
| 1932 | 0.444 | −0.03 pp |
| 1931 | 0.474 | −0.052 pp |
| 1930 | 0.526 | −0.054 pp |
| 1929 | 0.58 | −0.055 pp |
| 1928 | 0.635 | −0.081 pp |
| 1927 | 0.716 | +0.062 pp |
| 1926 | 0.654 | +0.089 pp |
| 1925 | 0.565 | −0.057 pp |
| 1924 | 0.622 | −0.085 pp |
| 1923 | 0.707 | −0.086 pp |
| 1922 | 0.793 | −0.012 pp |
| 1921 | 0.805 | +0.014 pp |
| 1920 | 0.792 | +0.016 pp |
| 1919 | 0.775 | +0.044 pp |
| 1918 | 0.732 | −0.01 pp |
| 1917 | 0.742 | −0.008 pp |
| 1916 | 0.75 | −0.011 pp |
| 1915 | 0.761 | −0.009 pp |
| 1914 | 0.769 | −0.182 pp |
| 1913 | 0.951 | −0.043 pp |
| 1912 | 0.994 | +0.225 pp |
| 1911 | 0.769 | +0.051 pp |
| 1910 | 0.719 | −0.011 pp |
| 1909 | 0.729 | +0.053 pp |
| 1908 | 0.677 | +0.023 pp |
| 1907 | 0.654 | +0.277 pp |
| 1906 | 0.377 | −0.037 pp |
| 1905 | 0.414 | −0.005 pp |
| 1904 | 0.419 | −0.232 pp |
| 1903 | 0.651 | +0.024 pp |
| 1902 | 0.627 | −0.142 pp |
| 1901 | 0.769 | +0.06 pp |
| 1900 | 0.709 | −0.06 pp |
| 1899 | 0.769 | −0.012 pp |
| 1898 | 0.781 | +0.313 pp |
| 1897 | 0.469 | +0.03 pp |
| 1896 | 0.439 | −0.006 pp |
| 1895 | 0.445 | +0.146 pp |
| 1894 | 0.299 | −0.002 pp |
| 1893 | 0.301 | −0.039 pp |
| 1892 | 0.34 | −0.002 pp |
| 1891 | 0.343 | −0.041 pp |
| 1890 | 0.383 | +0.075 pp |
| 1889 | 0.309 | −0.002 pp |
| 1888 | 0.311 | −0.002 pp |
| 1887 | 0.313 | −0.002 pp |
| 1886 | 0.315 | −0.084 pp |
| 1885 | 0.4 | −0.171 pp |
| 1884 | 0.57 | −0.094 pp |
| 1883 | 0.664 | −0.014 pp |
| 1882 | 0.678 | +0.073 pp |
| 1881 | 0.605 | +0.385 pp |
| 1880 | 0.22 | −0.004 pp |
| 1879 | 0.225 | −0.004 pp |
| 1878 | 0.229 | −0.005 pp |
| 1877 | 0.234 | +0.043 pp |
| 1876 | 0.191 | −0.052 pp |
| 1875 | 0.242 | −0.003 pp |
| 1874 | 0.246 | −0.003 pp |
| 1873 | 0.249 | −0.003 pp |
| 1872 | 0.252 | −0.054 pp |
| 1871 | 0.307 | −0.004 pp |
| 1870 | 0.311 | +0.048 pp |
| 1869 | 0.262 | +0.05 pp |
| 1868 | 0.213 | −0.003 pp |
| 1867 | 0.216 | −0.003 pp |
| 1866 | 0.218 | −0.005 pp |
| 1865 | 0.223 | −0.005 pp |
| 1864 | 0.228 | −0.004 pp |
| 1863 | 0.232 | −0.005 pp |
| 1862 | 0.237 | −0.005 pp |
| 1861 | 0.242 | −0.005 pp |
| 1860 | 0.247 | −0.005 pp |
| 1859 | 0.253 | +0.059 pp |
| 1858 | 0.193 | −0.07 pp |
| 1857 | 0.264 | +0.064 pp |
| 1856 | 0.2 | −0.075 pp |
| 1855 | 0.275 | −0.006 pp |
| 1854 | 0.281 | +0.065 pp |
| 1853 | 0.216 | −0.005 pp |
| 1852 | 0.221 | −0.005 pp |
| 1851 | 0.226 | −0.006 pp |
| 1850 | 0.232 | −0.006 pp |
| 1849 | 0.238 | +0.075 pp |
| 1848 | 0.163 | −0.088 pp |
| 1847 | 0.25 | +0.079 pp |
| 1846 | 0.171 | −0.004 pp |
| 1845 | 0.175 | −0.005 pp |
| 1844 | 0.18 | −0.005 pp |
| 1843 | 0.185 | −0.005 pp |
| 1842 | 0.19 | −0.102 pp |
| 1841 | 0.292 | −0.008 pp |
| 1840 | 0.3 | −0.008 pp |
| 1839 | 0.308 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.
Defense Armed forces as a share of the labor forceWhat part of a country’s labor force serves in the army instead of working in the economy.
Defense Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense Military expenditure in dollarsThe absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
