Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Czechia

Armed forces as a share of the population in Czechia in 2022 — 0.253%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 189. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 0.783 pp.

2022 0.253% −0.003 pp vs 2021
World rank 91of 189
Period maximum 1.036%1993
Period minimum 0.171%2010

Trend over time

1993–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Czechia, 1993–202200.511.5199319961999200220052008201120142017202020221993: 1.036%1994: 0.871%1995: 0.658%1996: 0.601%1997: 0.534%1998: 0.545%1999: 0.526%2000: 0.566%2001: 0.528%2002: 0.48%2003: 0.559%2004: 0.392%2005: 0.215%2006: 0.214%2007: 0.242%2008: 0.221%2009: 0.229%2010: 0.171%2011: 0.217%2012: 0.235%2013: 0.227%2014: 0.226%2015: 0.198%2016: 0.207%2017: 0.209%2018: 0.218%2019: 0.218%2020: 0.218%2021: 0.256%2022: 0.253%
Change over the period: −0.783 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Czechia 0.253%
World computed 0.259%
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.447%
Eastern Europe computed 0.776%
High-income countries computed 0.421%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Czechia, by year Czechia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.253 −0.003 pp
2021 0.256 +0.038 pp
2020 0.218 +0 pp
2019 0.218 −0 pp
2018 0.218 +0.009 pp
2017 0.209 +0.001 pp
2016 0.207 +0.009 pp
2015 0.198 −0.028 pp
2014 0.226 −0 pp
2013 0.227 −0.008 pp
2012 0.235 +0.018 pp
2011 0.217 +0.046 pp
2010 0.171 −0.058 pp
2009 0.229 +0.008 pp
2008 0.221 −0.021 pp
2007 0.242 +0.028 pp
2006 0.214 −0.001 pp
2005 0.215 −0.177 pp
2004 0.392 −0.167 pp
2003 0.559 +0.079 pp
2002 0.48 −0.048 pp
2001 0.528 −0.038 pp
2000 0.566 +0.04 pp
1999 0.526 −0.018 pp
1998 0.545 +0.011 pp
1997 0.534 −0.067 pp
1996 0.601 −0.057 pp
1995 0.658 −0.213 pp
1994 0.871 −0.165 pp
1993 1.036

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.