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Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Cuba

Armed forces as a share of the population in Cuba in 2022 — 0.443%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 189. Since 1902, the indicator has risen by 0.273 pp.

2022 0.443% +0.002 pp vs 2021
World rank 44of 189
Period maximum 3.785%1961
Period minimum 0.163%1903

Trend over time

1902–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Cuba, 1902–202201234190219141926193819501962197419861998201020221902: 0.17%1904: 0.213%1906: 0.202%1910: 0.225%1912: 0.212%1914: 0.518%1916: 0.677%1918: 0.671%1920: 0.6%1922: 0.377%1924: 0.358%1926: 0.369%1928: 0.37%1930: 0.356%1932: 0.328%1934: 0.322%1936: 0.389%1938: 0.449%1940: 0.443%1942: 0.458%1944: 0.412%1946: 0.357%1948: 0.34%1950: 0.341%1952: 0.347%1954: 0.336%1956: 0.2%1958: 0.281%1960: 0.654%1962: 3.722%1964: 1.445%1966: 1.378%1968: 1.328%1970: 1.638%1972: 1.741%1974: 1.528%1976: 1.326%1978: 2.178%1980: 2.262%1982: 2.347%1984: 2.972%1986: 2.912%1988: 2.852%1990: 2.796%1992: 1.616%1994: 1.279%1996: 0.635%1998: 0.495%2000: 0.518%2002: 0.41%2004: 0.426%2006: 0.434%2008: 0.434%2010: 0.434%2012: 0.435%2014: 0.428%2016: 0.427%2018: 0.436%2020: 0.438%2022: 0.443%
Change over the period: +0.273 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Cuba 0.443%
World computed 0.259%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.23%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.194%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.443 +0.002 pp
2021 0.441 +0.002 pp
2020 0.438 +0.001 pp
2019 0.437 +0.001 pp
2018 0.436 +0.001 pp
2017 0.436 +0.009 pp
2016 0.427 −0.001 pp
2015 0.428 −0.001 pp
2014 0.428 −0.001 pp
2013 0.429 −0.005 pp
2012 0.435 +0 pp
2011 0.435 +0 pp
2010 0.434 +0 pp
2009 0.434 +0 pp
2008 0.434 +0 pp
2007 0.434 −0 pp
2006 0.434 −0 pp
2005 0.434 +0.008 pp
2004 0.426 +0.017 pp
2003 0.409 −0.001 pp
2002 0.41 −0.002 pp
2001 0.412 −0.106 pp
2000 0.518 +0.07 pp
1999 0.448 −0.047 pp
1998 0.495 −0.003 pp
1997 0.497 −0.138 pp
1996 0.635 −0.002 pp
1995 0.638 −0.641 pp
1994 1.279 −0.326 pp
1993 1.605 −0.011 pp
1992 1.616 −1.149 pp
1991 2.764 −0.031 pp
1990 2.796 −0.027 pp
1989 2.822 −0.03 pp
1988 2.852 −0.031 pp
1987 2.883 −0.029 pp
1986 2.912 −0.029 pp
1985 2.941 −0.031 pp
1984 2.972 +0.446 pp
1983 2.526 +0.179 pp
1982 2.347 +0.033 pp
1981 2.314 +0.051 pp
1980 2.262 +0.102 pp
1979 2.16 −0.017 pp
1978 2.178 +0.083 pp
1977 2.095 +0.769 pp
1976 1.326 +0.035 pp
1975 1.29 −0.238 pp
1974 1.528 −0.026 pp
1973 1.554 −0.187 pp
1972 1.741 +0.128 pp
1971 1.613 −0.025 pp
1970 1.638 −0.024 pp
1969 1.663 +0.335 pp
1968 1.328 −0.024 pp
1967 1.352 −0.026 pp
1966 1.378 −0.031 pp
1965 1.409 −0.036 pp
1964 1.445 +0.366 pp
1963 1.079 −2.643 pp
1962 3.722 −0.063 pp
1961 3.785 +3.13 pp
1960 0.654 +0.379 pp
1959 0.275 −0.006 pp
1958 0.281 −0.005 pp
1957 0.286 +0.087 pp
1956 0.2 −0.003 pp
1955 0.202 −0.133 pp
1954 0.336 −0.007 pp
1953 0.343 −0.005 pp
1952 0.347 −0.007 pp
1951 0.355 +0.013 pp
1950 0.341 −0.011 pp
1949 0.352 +0.011 pp
1948 0.34 −0.009 pp
1947 0.35 −0.008 pp
1946 0.357 −0.069 pp
1945 0.426 +0.014 pp
1944 0.412 −0.006 pp
1943 0.418 −0.039 pp
1942 0.458 +0.019 pp
1941 0.439 −0.004 pp
1940 0.443 −0.004 pp
1939 0.447 −0.002 pp
1938 0.449 −0.006 pp
1937 0.456 +0.066 pp
1936 0.389 −0.004 pp
1935 0.393 +0.071 pp
1934 0.322 −0.007 pp
1933 0.328 +0 pp
1932 0.328 +0 pp
1931 0.328 −0.028 pp
1930 0.356 −0.007 pp
1929 0.363 −0.007 pp
1928 0.37 +0.01 pp
1927 0.36 −0.009 pp
1926 0.369 −0.01 pp
1925 0.379 +0.021 pp
1924 0.358 −0.01 pp
1923 0.368 −0.009 pp
1922 0.377 −0.207 pp
1921 0.584 −0.016 pp
1920 0.6 −0.019 pp
1919 0.619 −0.053 pp
1918 0.671 −0.02 pp
1917 0.691 +0.014 pp
1916 0.677 +0.098 pp
1915 0.579 +0.061 pp
1914 0.518 +0.061 pp
1913 0.456 +0.245 pp
1912 0.212 −0.006 pp
1911 0.218 −0.007 pp
1910 0.225 −0.007 pp
1909 0.233 —
1906 0.202 −0.005 pp
1905 0.207 −0.006 pp
1904 0.213 +0.05 pp
1903 0.163 −0.007 pp
1902 0.17 —

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
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.

Other indicators for Cuba

Defense Armed forces personnel since 1816

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

Cuba by year Defense Armed forces as a share of the labor force

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

Cuba by year Defense Armed forces personnel

The number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.

Cuba by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

Cuba by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.

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