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Armed forces as a share of the population — Dominican Republic

Armed forces as a share of the population in the Dominican Republic in 2022 — 0.499%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 189. Since 1894, the indicator has risen by 0.3 pp.

2022 0.499% −0.005 pp vs 2021
World rank 38of 189
Period maximum 0.704%1948
Period minimum 0.122%1916

Trend over time

1894–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Dominican Republic, 1894–202200.20.40.60.8189419071920193319461959197219851998201120221894: 0.198%1897: 0.18%1900: 0.167%1903: 0.156%1906: 0.147%1909: 0.137%1912: 0.13%1915: 0.123%1925: 0.19%1928: 0.171%1931: 0.154%1934: 0.208%1937: 0.192%1940: 0.17%1943: 0.212%1946: 0.345%1949: 0.685%1952: 0.697%1955: 0.352%1958: 0.634%1961: 0.569%1964: 0.515%1967: 0.469%1970: 0.419%1973: 0.361%1976: 0.372%1979: 0.342%1982: 0.418%1985: 0.343%1988: 0.291%1991: 0.287%1994: 0.283%1997: 0.272%2000: 0.283%2003: 0.287%2006: 0.264%2009: 0.506%2012: 0.243%2015: 0.437%2018: 0.519%2021: 0.503%2022: 0.499%
Change over the period: +0.3 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Dominican Republic 0.499%
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 — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.499 −0.005 pp
2021 0.503 −0.005 pp
2020 0.509 −0.005 pp
2019 0.514 −0.005 pp
2018 0.519 −0.006 pp
2017 0.525 −0.001 pp
2016 0.526 +0.089 pp
2015 0.437 −0.005 pp
2014 0.442 +0.199 pp
2013 0.243 −0 pp
2012 0.243 −0.003 pp
2011 0.246 −0.253 pp
2010 0.499 −0.007 pp
2009 0.506 −0.007 pp
2008 0.513 +0.253 pp
2007 0.26 −0.004 pp
2006 0.264 −0.004 pp
2005 0.268 −0.004 pp
2004 0.272 −0.015 pp
2003 0.287 +0.018 pp
2002 0.269 −0.008 pp
2001 0.276 −0.006 pp
2000 0.283 −0.076 pp
1999 0.359 +0.055 pp
1998 0.304 +0.032 pp
1997 0.272 −0.002 pp
1996 0.273 −0.005 pp
1995 0.278 −0.005 pp
1994 0.283 −0.006 pp
1993 0.289 −0.006 pp
1992 0.294 +0.008 pp
1991 0.287 −0.006 pp
1990 0.293 −0.006 pp
1989 0.299 +0.008 pp
1988 0.291 −0.021 pp
1987 0.313 −0.007 pp
1986 0.32 −0.023 pp
1985 0.343 −0.008 pp
1984 0.351 −0.025 pp
1983 0.376 −0.043 pp
1982 0.418 +0.007 pp
1981 0.411 −0.01 pp
1980 0.421 +0.08 pp
1979 0.342 −0.008 pp
1978 0.35 −0.008 pp
1977 0.358 −0.014 pp
1976 0.372 −0.011 pp
1975 0.383 −0.011 pp
1974 0.395 +0.034 pp
1973 0.361 −0.011 pp
1972 0.372 −0.011 pp
1971 0.383 −0.036 pp
1970 0.419 +0.016 pp
1969 0.403 −0.029 pp
1968 0.431 −0.038 pp
1967 0.469 −0.015 pp
1966 0.484 +0.037 pp
1965 0.447 −0.069 pp
1964 0.515 −0.045 pp
1963 0.56 +0.01 pp
1962 0.55 −0.018 pp
1961 0.569 +0.012 pp
1960 0.557 −0.055 pp
1959 0.612 −0.022 pp
1958 0.634 −0.023 pp
1957 0.657 +0.317 pp
1956 0.34 −0.012 pp
1955 0.352 −0.297 pp
1954 0.649 −0.023 pp
1953 0.673 −0.024 pp
1952 0.697 +0.047 pp
1951 0.649 −0.02 pp
1950 0.67 −0.015 pp
1949 0.685 −0.019 pp
1948 0.704 +0.223 pp
1947 0.481 +0.136 pp
1946 0.345 +0.143 pp
1945 0.202 −0.005 pp
1944 0.207 −0.004 pp
1943 0.212 −0.006 pp
1942 0.217 +0.051 pp
1941 0.167 −0.004 pp
1940 0.17 +0.048 pp
1939 0.123 −0.065 pp
1938 0.188 −0.005 pp
1937 0.192 −0.005 pp
1936 0.197 −0.005 pp
1935 0.203 −0.006 pp
1934 0.208 +0.064 pp
1933 0.144 −0.004 pp
1932 0.148 −0.006 pp
1931 0.154 −0.005 pp
1930 0.159 −0.007 pp
1929 0.165 −0.006 pp
1928 0.171 −0.095 pp
1927 0.265 +0.082 pp
1926 0.183 −0.007 pp
1925 0.19 −0.007 pp
1924 0.198 —
1916 0.122 −0.002 pp
1915 0.123 −0.002 pp
1914 0.125 −0.003 pp
1913 0.128 −0.002 pp
1912 0.13 −0.003 pp
1911 0.133 −0.002 pp
1910 0.135 −0.002 pp
1909 0.137 −0.004 pp
1908 0.141 −0.002 pp
1907 0.143 −0.004 pp
1906 0.147 −0.002 pp
1905 0.149 −0.002 pp
1904 0.152 −0.005 pp
1903 0.156 −0.002 pp
1902 0.159 −0.005 pp
1901 0.164 −0.003 pp
1900 0.167 −0.004 pp
1899 0.171 −0.004 pp
1898 0.175 −0.005 pp
1897 0.18 −0.005 pp
1896 0.185 −0.006 pp
1895 0.191 −0.007 pp
1894 0.198 —

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 the Dominican Republic

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

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Dominican Republic by year Defense Armed forces personnel

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Dominican Republic by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

Dominican Republic by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.

Dominican Republic by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

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