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Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Ethiopia

Armed forces as a share of the population in Ethiopia in 2022 — 0.401%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 189. Since 1898, the indicator has fallen by 1.556 pp.

2022 0.401% +0.288 pp vs 2021
World rank 52of 189
Period maximum 3.667%1936
Period minimum 0.052%1949

Trend over time

1898–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Ethiopia, 1898–202201234189819111924193719501963197619892002201520221898: 1.957%1900: 1.914%1902: 1.873%1904: 1.833%1906: 1.793%1908: 1.755%1910: 1.717%1912: 1.68%1914: 2.744%1916: 2.694%1918: 2.644%1920: 1.038%1922: 1.019%1924: 1%1926: 0.95%1928: 0.902%1930: 0.856%1932: 0.813%1934: 0.772%1936: 3.667%1947: 0.055%1949: 0.052%1951: 0.1%1953: 0.096%1955: 0.126%1957: 0.162%1959: 0.142%1961: 0.128%1963: 0.251%1965: 0.264%1967: 0.197%1969: 0.187%1971: 0.178%1973: 0.191%1975: 0.184%1977: 0.624%1979: 0.822%1981: 0.606%1983: 0.713%1985: 0.542%1987: 0.636%1989: 0.498%1991: 0.225%1993: 0.225%1995: 0.212%1997: 0.166%1999: 0.491%2001: 0.385%2003: 0.228%2005: 0.24%2007: 0.19%2009: 0.163%2011: 0.154%2013: 0.145%2015: 0.138%2017: 0.126%2019: 0.119%2021: 0.113%2022: 0.401%
Change over the period: −1.556 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Ethiopia 0.401%
World computed 0.259%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.161%
Eastern Africa computed 0.236%
Low-income countries computed 0.409%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.401 +0.288 pp
2021 0.113 −0.003 pp
2020 0.116 −0.003 pp
2019 0.119 −0.003 pp
2018 0.122 −0.003 pp
2017 0.126 −0.009 pp
2016 0.135 −0.003 pp
2015 0.138 −0.004 pp
2014 0.142 −0.004 pp
2013 0.145 −0.005 pp
2012 0.15 −0.004 pp
2011 0.154 −0.004 pp
2010 0.158 −0.004 pp
2009 0.163 −0.004 pp
2008 0.167 −0.023 pp
2007 0.19 −0.044 pp
2006 0.234 −0.007 pp
2005 0.24 +0.007 pp
2004 0.234 +0.006 pp
2003 0.228 −0.132 pp
2002 0.36 −0.025 pp
2001 0.385 −0.177 pp
2000 0.563 +0.072 pp
1999 0.491 +0.156 pp
1998 0.335 +0.169 pp
1997 0.166 −0.005 pp
1996 0.171 −0.041 pp
1995 0.212 −0.007 pp
1994 0.218 −0.007 pp
1993 0.225 +0.008 pp
1992 0.218 −0.007 pp
1991 0.225 −0.259 pp
1990 0.484 −0.015 pp
1989 0.498 −0.016 pp
1988 0.515 −0.121 pp
1987 0.636 −0.02 pp
1986 0.656 +0.114 pp
1985 0.542 +0.091 pp
1984 0.452 −0.261 pp
1983 0.713 −0.02 pp
1982 0.732 +0.126 pp
1981 0.606 −0.199 pp
1980 0.805 −0.017 pp
1979 0.822 +0.192 pp
1978 0.63 +0.006 pp
1977 0.624 +0.439 pp
1976 0.185 +0 pp
1975 0.184 +0.016 pp
1974 0.168 −0.023 pp
1973 0.191 −0.002 pp
1972 0.193 +0.015 pp
1971 0.178 −0.005 pp
1970 0.183 −0.005 pp
1969 0.187 −0.005 pp
1968 0.192 −0.005 pp
1967 0.197 +0.024 pp
1966 0.173 −0.091 pp
1965 0.264 +0.038 pp
1964 0.226 −0.025 pp
1963 0.251 +0.112 pp
1962 0.139 +0.012 pp
1961 0.128 −0.013 pp
1960 0.14 −0.002 pp
1959 0.142 −0.037 pp
1958 0.179 +0.017 pp
1957 0.162 +0.017 pp
1956 0.144 +0.019 pp
1955 0.126 +0.031 pp
1954 0.094 −0.002 pp
1953 0.096 −0.002 pp
1952 0.098 −0.002 pp
1951 0.1 −0.002 pp
1950 0.102 +0.05 pp
1949 0.052 −0.001 pp
1948 0.054 −0.001 pp
1947 0.055 −0.001 pp
1946 0.057 —
1936 3.667 +2.915 pp
1935 0.753 −0.02 pp
1934 0.772 −0.02 pp
1933 0.793 −0.021 pp
1932 0.813 −0.021 pp
1931 0.835 −0.022 pp
1930 0.856 −0.022 pp
1929 0.879 −0.023 pp
1928 0.902 −0.024 pp
1927 0.925 −0.024 pp
1926 0.95 −0.025 pp
1925 0.974 −0.026 pp
1924 1 −0.009 pp
1923 1.009 −0.009 pp
1922 1.019 −0.01 pp
1921 1.028 −0.01 pp
1920 1.038 −0.01 pp
1919 1.048 −1.596 pp
1918 2.644 −0.025 pp
1917 2.669 −0.025 pp
1916 2.694 −0.025 pp
1915 2.719 −0.025 pp
1914 2.744 +1.082 pp
1913 1.662 −0.018 pp
1912 1.68 −0.018 pp
1911 1.699 −0.018 pp
1910 1.717 −0.019 pp
1909 1.736 −0.019 pp
1908 1.755 −0.019 pp
1907 1.774 −0.019 pp
1906 1.793 −0.02 pp
1905 1.813 −0.02 pp
1904 1.833 −0.281 pp
1903 2.114 +0.241 pp
1902 1.873 −0.02 pp
1901 1.893 −0.021 pp
1900 1.914 −0.021 pp
1899 1.935 −0.021 pp
1898 1.957 —

Eastern Africa, 2022

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

ER Eritrea 8.859 DJ Djibouti 0.704 SS South Sudan 0.481 ET Ethiopia 0.401 RW Rwanda 0.242 BI Burundi 0.225 ZW Zimbabwe 0.18 UG Uganda 0.095 SO Somalia 0.079 ZM Zambia 0.074 MW Malawi 0.053 MG Madagascar 0.046 KE Kenya 0.044 TZ Tanzania 0.042 MZ Mozambique 0.034 MU Mauritius 0 SC Seychelles 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 Ethiopia

Defense Armed forces personnel since 1816

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

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Ethiopia by year Defense Armed forces personnel

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Ethiopia by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

Ethiopia by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.

Ethiopia by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

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