Armed forces as a share of the population in China in 2022 — 0.142%. Ranked 130 in the world out of 189. Since 1860, the indicator has fallen by 0.122 pp.
1860–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.142 | +0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.142 | −0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.142 | −0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.142 | −0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.143 | −0.011 pp |
| 2017 | 0.154 | −0.013 pp |
| 2016 | 0.166 | −0.001 pp |
| 2015 | 0.167 | −0.001 pp |
| 2014 | 0.168 | +0.003 pp |
| 2013 | 0.165 | −0.001 pp |
| 2012 | 0.166 | −0.001 pp |
| 2011 | 0.167 | −0.001 pp |
| 2010 | 0.168 | +0.006 pp |
| 2009 | 0.162 | +0.005 pp |
| 2008 | 0.157 | −0.012 pp |
| 2007 | 0.169 | −0.001 pp |
| 2006 | 0.17 | −0.001 pp |
| 2005 | 0.171 | −0.001 pp |
| 2004 | 0.172 | −0.001 pp |
| 2003 | 0.173 | −0.003 pp |
| 2002 | 0.175 | −0.006 pp |
| 2001 | 0.182 | −0.038 pp |
| 2000 | 0.22 | +0.031 pp |
| 1999 | 0.189 | −0.018 pp |
| 1998 | 0.207 | −0.002 pp |
| 1997 | 0.209 | −0.006 pp |
| 1996 | 0.215 | −0.025 pp |
| 1995 | 0.24 | −0.002 pp |
| 1994 | 0.242 | −0.011 pp |
| 1993 | 0.253 | −0.014 pp |
| 1992 | 0.267 | −0.007 pp |
| 1991 | 0.273 | −0.029 pp |
| 1990 | 0.303 | −0.039 pp |
| 1989 | 0.342 | +0.005 pp |
| 1988 | 0.337 | +0.017 pp |
| 1987 | 0.32 | −0.051 pp |
| 1986 | 0.371 | −0.012 pp |
| 1985 | 0.383 | −0.006 pp |
| 1984 | 0.389 | −0.005 pp |
| 1983 | 0.394 | −0.03 pp |
| 1982 | 0.424 | −0.045 pp |
| 1981 | 0.469 | +0.004 pp |
| 1980 | 0.466 | −0.001 pp |
| 1979 | 0.467 | +0.004 pp |
| 1978 | 0.463 | +0.014 pp |
| 1977 | 0.449 | −0.007 pp |
| 1976 | 0.456 | −0.008 pp |
| 1975 | 0.463 | −0.009 pp |
| 1974 | 0.472 | +0.108 pp |
| 1973 | 0.365 | +0.016 pp |
| 1972 | 0.349 | −0 pp |
| 1971 | 0.349 | +0.006 pp |
| 1970 | 0.343 | −0.006 pp |
| 1969 | 0.35 | −0.006 pp |
| 1968 | 0.355 | +0.002 pp |
| 1967 | 0.353 | +0.005 pp |
| 1966 | 0.348 | +0.019 pp |
| 1965 | 0.329 | −0.057 pp |
| 1964 | 0.386 | +0.027 pp |
| 1963 | 0.359 | +0.022 pp |
| 1962 | 0.337 | +0.008 pp |
| 1961 | 0.329 | −0.163 pp |
| 1960 | 0.492 | −0.004 pp |
| 1959 | 0.496 | −0.004 pp |
| 1958 | 0.5 | −0.003 pp |
| 1957 | 0.503 | −0.003 pp |
| 1956 | 0.507 | +0.014 pp |
| 1955 | 0.493 | −0.02 pp |
| 1954 | 0.513 | −0.004 pp |
| 1953 | 0.517 | −0.003 pp |
| 1952 | 0.52 | +0 pp |
| 1951 | 0.52 | −0.18 pp |
| 1950 | 0.699 | +0.247 pp |
| 1949 | 0.453 | −0.203 pp |
| 1948 | 0.656 | −0.064 pp |
| 1947 | 0.72 | −0.032 pp |
| 1946 | 0.752 | −0.119 pp |
| 1945 | 0.87 | +0.093 pp |
| 1944 | 0.777 | +0.095 pp |
| 1943 | 0.682 | +0.097 pp |
| 1942 | 0.586 | +0.098 pp |
| 1941 | 0.487 | +0.1 pp |
| 1940 | 0.387 | +0.102 pp |
| 1939 | 0.285 | +0.111 pp |
| 1938 | 0.174 | −0.216 pp |
| 1937 | 0.39 | +0.056 pp |
| 1936 | 0.335 | −0.003 pp |
| 1935 | 0.337 | −0.003 pp |
| 1934 | 0.34 | −0.003 pp |
| 1933 | 0.343 | −0.003 pp |
| 1932 | 0.346 | −0.003 pp |
| 1931 | 0.349 | −0.003 pp |
| 1930 | 0.352 | −0.003 pp |
| 1929 | 0.355 | −0.003 pp |
| 1928 | 0.358 | −0.003 pp |
| 1927 | 0.361 | +0.001 pp |
| 1926 | 0.36 | −0.001 pp |
| 1925 | 0.361 | −0.001 pp |
| 1924 | 0.363 | +0.014 pp |
| 1923 | 0.348 | +0.012 pp |
| 1922 | 0.336 | +0.012 pp |
| 1921 | 0.324 | +0.012 pp |
| 1920 | 0.311 | +0.013 pp |
| 1919 | 0.299 | +0.016 pp |
| 1918 | 0.282 | +0.086 pp |
| 1917 | 0.196 | +0.01 pp |
| 1916 | 0.186 | +0.076 pp |
| 1915 | 0.109 | +0.008 pp |
| 1914 | 0.101 | +0.002 pp |
| 1913 | 0.099 | −0 pp |
| 1912 | 0.099 | −0.123 pp |
| 1911 | 0.222 | +0 pp |
| 1910 | 0.222 | −0.001 pp |
| 1909 | 0.223 | −0.001 pp |
| 1908 | 0.223 | −0.001 pp |
| 1907 | 0.224 | −0.001 pp |
| 1906 | 0.225 | −0.001 pp |
| 1905 | 0.225 | −0.001 pp |
| 1904 | 0.226 | −0.001 pp |
| 1903 | 0.227 | −0.001 pp |
| 1902 | 0.227 | −0.007 pp |
| 1901 | 0.234 | −0 pp |
| 1900 | 0.235 | −0 pp |
| 1899 | 0.235 | −0 pp |
| 1898 | 0.236 | −0 pp |
| 1897 | 0.236 | −0 pp |
| 1896 | 0.237 | −0 pp |
| 1895 | 0.237 | −0 pp |
| 1894 | 0.238 | −0.003 pp |
| 1893 | 0.24 | −0.003 pp |
| 1892 | 0.243 | −0.003 pp |
| 1891 | 0.246 | −0.003 pp |
| 1890 | 0.249 | −0.003 pp |
| 1889 | 0.252 | −0.003 pp |
| 1888 | 0.255 | −0.003 pp |
| 1887 | 0.258 | −0.003 pp |
| 1886 | 0.262 | −0.003 pp |
| 1885 | 0.265 | −0.002 pp |
| 1884 | 0.266 | −0.002 pp |
| 1883 | 0.268 | −0.002 pp |
| 1882 | 0.269 | −0.002 pp |
| 1881 | 0.271 | −0.002 pp |
| 1880 | 0.272 | −0.002 pp |
| 1879 | 0.274 | −0.002 pp |
| 1878 | 0.276 | −0.002 pp |
| 1877 | 0.277 | −0.002 pp |
| 1876 | 0.279 | −0.002 pp |
| 1875 | 0.28 | −0.002 pp |
| 1874 | 0.282 | −0.002 pp |
| 1873 | 0.284 | −0.002 pp |
| 1872 | 0.285 | −0.002 pp |
| 1871 | 0.287 | −0.002 pp |
| 1870 | 0.288 | −0.002 pp |
| 1869 | 0.29 | −0.002 pp |
| 1868 | 0.292 | +0.004 pp |
| 1867 | 0.288 | +0.004 pp |
| 1866 | 0.284 | +0.004 pp |
| 1865 | 0.281 | +0.003 pp |
| 1864 | 0.277 | +0.003 pp |
| 1863 | 0.274 | +0.003 pp |
| 1862 | 0.27 | +0.003 pp |
| 1861 | 0.267 | +0.003 pp |
| 1860 | 0.264 | — |
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.
