Armed forces as a share of the population in Denmark in 2022 — 0.254%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 189. Since 1816, the indicator has fallen by 1.563 pp.
1816–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.254 | −0.002 pp |
| 2021 | 0.256 | −0.001 pp |
| 2020 | 0.257 | −0.001 pp |
| 2019 | 0.258 | −0.018 pp |
| 2018 | 0.276 | −0.019 pp |
| 2017 | 0.295 | −0.003 pp |
| 2016 | 0.298 | −0.001 pp |
| 2015 | 0.299 | −0.001 pp |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.016 pp |
| 2013 | 0.284 | −0.056 pp |
| 2012 | 0.339 | −0.001 pp |
| 2011 | 0.341 | −0.146 pp |
| 2010 | 0.486 | −0.057 pp |
| 2009 | 0.543 | −0.003 pp |
| 2008 | 0.546 | +0.144 pp |
| 2007 | 0.402 | +0.016 pp |
| 2006 | 0.386 | −0.002 pp |
| 2005 | 0.388 | −0.02 pp |
| 2004 | 0.407 | −0.02 pp |
| 2003 | 0.427 | −0.001 pp |
| 2002 | 0.428 | +0.037 pp |
| 2001 | 0.392 | −0.024 pp |
| 2000 | 0.416 | −0.096 pp |
| 1999 | 0.511 | +0.037 pp |
| 1998 | 0.474 | −0.074 pp |
| 1997 | 0.549 | +0.017 pp |
| 1996 | 0.532 | +0.016 pp |
| 1995 | 0.516 | −0.021 pp |
| 1994 | 0.538 | +0.018 pp |
| 1993 | 0.52 | −0.021 pp |
| 1992 | 0.542 | −0.04 pp |
| 1991 | 0.582 | −0.021 pp |
| 1990 | 0.603 | −0.001 pp |
| 1989 | 0.604 | +0.019 pp |
| 1988 | 0.585 | +0.039 pp |
| 1987 | 0.546 | −0.001 pp |
| 1986 | 0.547 | −0.02 pp |
| 1985 | 0.567 | −0.039 pp |
| 1984 | 0.606 | +0.02 pp |
| 1983 | 0.587 | −0.039 pp |
| 1982 | 0.625 | −0.019 pp |
| 1981 | 0.644 | +0 pp |
| 1980 | 0.644 | −0.001 pp |
| 1979 | 0.645 | −0.002 pp |
| 1978 | 0.647 | +0.018 pp |
| 1977 | 0.629 | +0.018 pp |
| 1976 | 0.611 | −0.061 pp |
| 1975 | 0.672 | −0.022 pp |
| 1974 | 0.694 | −0.083 pp |
| 1973 | 0.777 | −0.125 pp |
| 1972 | 0.901 | −0.005 pp |
| 1971 | 0.907 | −0.006 pp |
| 1970 | 0.913 | −0.007 pp |
| 1969 | 0.92 | −0.005 pp |
| 1968 | 0.925 | −0.109 pp |
| 1967 | 1.034 | −0.009 pp |
| 1966 | 1.043 | −0.008 pp |
| 1965 | 1.051 | +0.097 pp |
| 1964 | 0.953 | −0.007 pp |
| 1963 | 0.961 | −0.051 pp |
| 1962 | 1.011 | +0.035 pp |
| 1961 | 0.976 | +0.278 pp |
| 1960 | 0.699 | −0.005 pp |
| 1959 | 0.704 | −0.005 pp |
| 1958 | 0.709 | −0.071 pp |
| 1957 | 0.78 | −0.004 pp |
| 1956 | 0.784 | +0.221 pp |
| 1955 | 0.563 | −0.004 pp |
| 1954 | 0.567 | −0.005 pp |
| 1953 | 0.572 | −0.004 pp |
| 1952 | 0.577 | −0.004 pp |
| 1951 | 0.581 | +0.159 pp |
| 1950 | 0.422 | +0.043 pp |
| 1949 | 0.378 | +0.044 pp |
| 1948 | 0.334 | −0.003 pp |
| 1947 | 0.337 | −0.004 pp |
| 1946 | 0.341 | +0.02 pp |
| 1945 | 0.322 | — |
| 1940 | 0.339 | +0.024 pp |
| 1939 | 0.316 | +0.025 pp |
| 1938 | 0.291 | −0.029 pp |
| 1937 | 0.32 | −0.003 pp |
| 1936 | 0.323 | +0.052 pp |
| 1935 | 0.271 | −0.001 pp |
| 1934 | 0.272 | −0.031 pp |
| 1933 | 0.303 | −0.003 pp |
| 1932 | 0.306 | −0.003 pp |
| 1931 | 0.308 | −0.003 pp |
| 1930 | 0.311 | −0.03 pp |
| 1929 | 0.341 | −0.059 pp |
| 1928 | 0.4 | +0.025 pp |
| 1927 | 0.375 | −0.031 pp |
| 1926 | 0.406 | −0.004 pp |
| 1925 | 0.409 | −0.004 pp |
| 1924 | 0.413 | +0.026 pp |
| 1923 | 0.387 | −0.005 pp |
| 1922 | 0.392 | −0.066 pp |
| 1921 | 0.457 | −0.062 pp |
| 1920 | 0.519 | −0.007 pp |
| 1919 | 0.526 | −0.005 pp |
| 1918 | 0.532 | −0.007 pp |
| 1917 | 0.539 | −0.005 pp |
| 1916 | 0.544 | +0.027 pp |
| 1915 | 0.517 | −0.005 pp |
| 1914 | 0.523 | −0.007 pp |
| 1913 | 0.53 | −0.006 pp |
| 1912 | 0.536 | −0.006 pp |
| 1911 | 0.542 | −0.006 pp |
| 1910 | 0.547 | −0.008 pp |
| 1909 | 0.556 | +0.106 pp |
| 1908 | 0.449 | +0.031 pp |
| 1907 | 0.418 | −0.005 pp |
| 1906 | 0.423 | −0.005 pp |
| 1905 | 0.428 | −0.003 pp |
| 1904 | 0.431 | −0.005 pp |
| 1903 | 0.437 | −0.005 pp |
| 1902 | 0.442 | −0.005 pp |
| 1901 | 0.447 | −0.006 pp |
| 1900 | 0.453 | −0.047 pp |
| 1899 | 0.5 | −0.006 pp |
| 1898 | 0.506 | −0.177 pp |
| 1897 | 0.684 | +0.164 pp |
| 1896 | 0.519 | −0.007 pp |
| 1895 | 0.526 | −0.14 pp |
| 1894 | 0.667 | −0.006 pp |
| 1893 | 0.673 | −0.006 pp |
| 1892 | 0.679 | −0.098 pp |
| 1891 | 0.776 | −0.049 pp |
| 1890 | 0.826 | −0.008 pp |
| 1889 | 0.833 | +0.039 pp |
| 1888 | 0.794 | +0.134 pp |
| 1887 | 0.66 | +0.137 pp |
| 1886 | 0.524 | +0.139 pp |
| 1885 | 0.385 | +0.092 pp |
| 1884 | 0.293 | −0.003 pp |
| 1883 | 0.296 | −0.003 pp |
| 1882 | 0.299 | −0.003 pp |
| 1881 | 0.302 | −0.002 pp |
| 1880 | 0.303 | −0.003 pp |
| 1879 | 0.306 | −0.261 pp |
| 1878 | 0.567 | −0.266 pp |
| 1877 | 0.833 | −0.013 pp |
| 1876 | 0.847 | −0.009 pp |
| 1875 | 0.856 | −1.241 pp |
| 1874 | 2.097 | −0.023 pp |
| 1873 | 2.12 | −0.023 pp |
| 1872 | 2.143 | +0.043 pp |
| 1871 | 2.099 | −0.079 pp |
| 1870 | 2.179 | −0.012 pp |
| 1869 | 2.191 | −0.707 pp |
| 1868 | 2.898 | +0.254 pp |
| 1867 | 2.644 | +0.144 pp |
| 1866 | 2.5 | +0.288 pp |
| 1865 | 2.212 | +0.347 pp |
| 1864 | 1.865 | +0.936 pp |
| 1863 | 0.929 | −0.01 pp |
| 1862 | 0.939 | −0.01 pp |
| 1861 | 0.949 | −0.01 pp |
| 1860 | 0.96 | −0.01 pp |
| 1859 | 0.97 | −0.01 pp |
| 1858 | 0.98 | −0.01 pp |
| 1857 | 0.991 | −0.011 pp |
| 1856 | 1.002 | −0.011 pp |
| 1855 | 1.013 | −0.052 pp |
| 1854 | 1.065 | −0.012 pp |
| 1853 | 1.077 | −0.012 pp |
| 1852 | 1.089 | −0.012 pp |
| 1851 | 1.101 | −0.012 pp |
| 1850 | 1.113 | −0.657 pp |
| 1849 | 1.77 | +0.594 pp |
| 1848 | 1.176 | −0.01 pp |
| 1847 | 1.186 | −0.01 pp |
| 1846 | 1.196 | +0.035 pp |
| 1845 | 1.161 | +0.079 pp |
| 1844 | 1.083 | +0.035 pp |
| 1843 | 1.047 | −0.378 pp |
| 1842 | 1.425 | −0.34 pp |
| 1841 | 1.765 | −0.345 pp |
| 1840 | 2.11 | +0.456 pp |
| 1839 | 1.654 | −0.109 pp |
| 1838 | 1.763 | −0.11 pp |
| 1837 | 1.872 | −0.111 pp |
| 1836 | 1.984 | −0.015 pp |
| 1835 | 1.999 | +0.377 pp |
| 1834 | 1.622 | −0.409 pp |
| 1833 | 2.031 | −0.016 pp |
| 1832 | 2.047 | −0.016 pp |
| 1831 | 2.063 | −0.017 pp |
| 1830 | 2.08 | −0.017 pp |
| 1829 | 2.097 | −0.017 pp |
| 1828 | 2.114 | −0.016 pp |
| 1827 | 2.131 | −0.018 pp |
| 1826 | 2.149 | −0.017 pp |
| 1825 | 2.166 | −0.017 pp |
| 1824 | 2.183 | +0.573 pp |
| 1823 | 1.61 | +0.095 pp |
| 1822 | 1.515 | +0.097 pp |
| 1821 | 1.418 | −0.121 pp |
| 1820 | 1.539 | −0.068 pp |
| 1819 | 1.608 | −0.068 pp |
| 1818 | 1.676 | −0.071 pp |
| 1817 | 1.746 | −0.071 pp |
| 1816 | 1.817 | — |
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.
