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Armed forces as a share of the population — Colombia

Armed forces as a share of the population in Colombia in 2022 — 0.495%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 189. Since 1831, the indicator has risen by 0.303 pp.

2022 0.495% −0.005 pp vs 2021
World rank 40of 189
Period maximum 1.327%1841
Period minimum 0.025%1902

Trend over time

1831–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Colombia, 1831–202200.511.5183118511871189119111931195119711991201120221831: 0.192%1835: 0.178%1839: 0.33%1843: 0.256%1847: 0.189%1851: 0.178%1855: 0.084%1859: 0.04%1863: 0.151%1867: 0.072%1871: 0.068%1875: 0.033%1879: 0.094%1883: 0.091%1887: 0.204%1891: 0.168%1895: 0.162%1899: 0.026%1903: 0.371%1907: 0.159%1911: 0.121%1915: 0.11%1919: 0.1%1923: 0.093%1927: 0.114%1931: 0.106%1935: 0.159%1939: 0.169%1946: 0.161%1950: 0.15%1954: 0.149%1958: 0.131%1962: 0.335%1966: 0.271%1970: 0.219%1974: 0.217%1978: 0.241%1982: 0.26%1986: 0.253%1990: 0.341%1994: 0.423%1998: 0.377%2002: 0.383%2006: 0.472%2010: 0.614%2014: 0.588%2018: 0.598%2022: 0.495%
Change over the period: +0.303 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Colombia 0.495%
World computed 0.259%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.23%
South America computed 0.252%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.194%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.495 −0.005 pp
2021 0.5 −0.079 pp
2020 0.579 −0.008 pp
2019 0.587 −0.011 pp
2018 0.598 −0.011 pp
2017 0.609 −0.002 pp
2016 0.61 −0.005 pp
2015 0.616 +0.028 pp
2014 0.588 −0.006 pp
2013 0.594 +0 pp
2012 0.593 −0.008 pp
2011 0.601 −0.013 pp
2010 0.614 +0.031 pp
2009 0.583 +0.02 pp
2008 0.563 +0.093 pp
2007 0.47 −0.002 pp
2006 0.472 −0.007 pp
2005 0.479 −0 pp
2004 0.48 +0.002 pp
2003 0.478 +0.094 pp
2002 0.383 −0.004 pp
2001 0.387 +0.028 pp
2000 0.359 −0.014 pp
1999 0.373 −0.005 pp
1998 0.377 −0.035 pp
1997 0.412 +0.002 pp
1996 0.41 −0.006 pp
1995 0.416 −0.007 pp
1994 0.423 +0.014 pp
1993 0.409 −0.007 pp
1992 0.416 +0.081 pp
1991 0.335 −0.006 pp
1990 0.341 +0.054 pp
1989 0.287 +0.043 pp
1988 0.244 −0.037 pp
1987 0.281 +0.028 pp
1986 0.253 +0.029 pp
1985 0.224 −0.026 pp
1984 0.25 −0.005 pp
1983 0.255 −0.005 pp
1982 0.26 +0.014 pp
1981 0.246 +0.014 pp
1980 0.232 −0.005 pp
1979 0.236 −0.004 pp
1978 0.241 −0.005 pp
1977 0.246 −0.005 pp
1976 0.25 +0.038 pp
1975 0.213 −0.004 pp
1974 0.217 −0.007 pp
1973 0.224 −0.007 pp
1972 0.231 −0.006 pp
1971 0.237 +0.018 pp
1970 0.219 −0.031 pp
1969 0.25 −0.007 pp
1968 0.257 −0.007 pp
1967 0.264 −0.007 pp
1966 0.271 −0.007 pp
1965 0.278 −0.037 pp
1964 0.315 +0.019 pp
1963 0.295 −0.04 pp
1962 0.335 −0.011 pp
1961 0.346 +0.229 pp
1960 0.117 +0.003 pp
1959 0.114 −0.017 pp
1958 0.131 +0.024 pp
1957 0.107 −0.018 pp
1956 0.125 +0.034 pp
1955 0.091 −0.058 pp
1954 0.149 +0.003 pp
1953 0.146 +0.004 pp
1952 0.142 −0.005 pp
1951 0.146 −0.004 pp
1950 0.15 −0.003 pp
1949 0.153 −0.003 pp
1948 0.157 −0.001 pp
1947 0.157 −0.004 pp
1946 0.161 +0.054 pp
1945 0.107 −0.003 pp
1944 0.11 −0.003 pp
1943 0.113 —
1939 0.169 −0.038 pp
1938 0.207 +0.031 pp
1937 0.176 +0.032 pp
1936 0.144 −0.015 pp
1935 0.159 −0.003 pp
1934 0.162 +0.06 pp
1933 0.102 −0.002 pp
1932 0.103 −0.002 pp
1931 0.106 +0.011 pp
1930 0.094 −0.029 pp
1929 0.124 −0.002 pp
1928 0.126 +0.012 pp
1927 0.114 +0.012 pp
1926 0.102 +0.013 pp
1925 0.089 −0.002 pp
1924 0.091 −0.002 pp
1923 0.093 −0.001 pp
1922 0.094 −0.002 pp
1921 0.097 −0.002 pp
1920 0.099 −0.001 pp
1919 0.1 −0.003 pp
1918 0.102 −0.003 pp
1917 0.105 −0.003 pp
1916 0.108 −0.003 pp
1915 0.11 −0.003 pp
1914 0.113 −0.003 pp
1913 0.116 −0.003 pp
1912 0.118 −0.003 pp
1911 0.121 −0.024 pp
1910 0.146 −0.004 pp
1909 0.15 −0.004 pp
1908 0.154 −0.005 pp
1907 0.159 +0.019 pp
1906 0.14 +0.019 pp
1905 0.121 −0.124 pp
1904 0.244 −0.127 pp
1903 0.371 +0.346 pp
1902 0.025 −0 pp
1901 0.025 −0 pp
1900 0.026 −0 pp
1899 0.026 −0 pp
1898 0.026 −0 pp
1897 0.026 −0.134 pp
1896 0.16 −0.002 pp
1895 0.162 −0.002 pp
1894 0.163 −0.002 pp
1893 0.165 −0.002 pp
1892 0.166 −0.002 pp
1891 0.168 −0.002 pp
1890 0.17 −0.03 pp
1889 0.2 −0.002 pp
1888 0.202 −0.002 pp
1887 0.204 +0.116 pp
1886 0.088 −0.001 pp
1885 0.089 −0.001 pp
1884 0.09 −0.001 pp
1883 0.091 −0.001 pp
1882 0.092 −0.001 pp
1881 0.092 +0.03 pp
1880 0.062 −0.032 pp
1879 0.094 −0.001 pp
1878 0.095 +0.031 pp
1877 0.064 −0.033 pp
1876 0.097 +0.064 pp
1875 0.033 −0.033 pp
1874 0.066 −0.001 pp
1873 0.066 −0.001 pp
1872 0.067 −0.001 pp
1871 0.068 −0.001 pp
1870 0.069 −0.001 pp
1869 0.07 −0.001 pp
1868 0.071 −0.001 pp
1867 0.072 −0.001 pp
1866 0.073 −0.001 pp
1865 0.074 −0.001 pp
1864 0.075 −0.077 pp
1863 0.151 +0.113 pp
1862 0.038 −0.001 pp
1861 0.039 −0.001 pp
1860 0.039 −0.001 pp
1859 0.04 −0.001 pp
1858 0.041 −0.001 pp
1857 0.041 −0.042 pp
1856 0.083 −0.001 pp
1855 0.084 −0.001 pp
1854 0.086 −0.001 pp
1853 0.087 −0.001 pp
1852 0.088 −0.09 pp
1851 0.178 −0.003 pp
1850 0.181 −0.003 pp
1849 0.184 −0.003 pp
1848 0.187 −0.003 pp
1847 0.189 −0.003 pp
1846 0.192 −0.003 pp
1845 0.195 −0.005 pp
1844 0.2 −0.056 pp
1843 0.256 −0.057 pp
1842 0.313 −1.014 pp
1841 1.327 +0.245 pp
1840 1.082 +0.751 pp
1839 0.33 +0.162 pp
1838 0.168 −0.003 pp
1837 0.171 −0.003 pp
1836 0.175 −0.003 pp
1835 0.178 −0.003 pp
1834 0.181 −0.003 pp
1833 0.185 −0.003 pp
1832 0.188 −0.004 pp
1831 0.192 —

South America, 2022

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

UY Uruguay 0.619 CO Colombia 0.495 VE Venezuela 0.436 GY Guyana 0.365 CL Chile 0.353 SR Suriname 0.321 BO Bolivia 0.282 PE Peru 0.242 EC Ecuador 0.23 PY Paraguay 0.207 BR Brazil 0.175 AR Argentina 0.159
Full table for all countries

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.

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Colombia by year Defense Armed forces personnel

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