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Armed forces as a share of the population — Finland

Armed forces as a share of the population in Finland in 2022 — 0.341%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 189. Since 1919, the indicator has fallen by 0.873 pp.

2022 0.341% −0.002 pp vs 2021
World rank 67of 189
Period maximum 9.333%1943
Period minimum 0.341%2022

Trend over time

1919–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Finland, 1919–202202.557.51019191930194119521963197419851996200720181919: 1.214%1921: 1.09%1923: 0.887%1925: 0.961%1927: 0.882%1929: 0.841%1931: 0.886%1933: 0.901%1935: 0.864%1937: 0.847%1939: 1%1943: 9.333%1945: 0.838%1947: 1.088%1949: 1.06%1951: 1.038%1953: 1.015%1955: 0.992%1957: 0.971%1959: 0.956%1961: 1.076%1963: 0.774%1965: 0.876%1967: 0.868%1969: 0.865%1971: 0.867%1973: 0.857%1975: 0.849%1977: 0.844%1979: 0.753%1981: 0.75%1983: 0.824%1985: 0.816%1987: 0.75%1989: 0.786%1991: 0.638%1993: 0.612%1995: 0.626%1997: 0.681%1999: 0.678%2001: 0.617%2003: 0.518%2005: 0.534%2007: 0.548%2009: 0.543%2011: 0.408%2013: 0.405%2015: 0.401%2017: 0.399%2019: 0.398%2021: 0.343%2022: 0.341%
Change over the period: −0.873 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Finland 0.341%
World computed 0.259%
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.447%
Northern Europe computed 0.251%
High-income countries computed 0.421%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.341 −0.002 pp
2021 0.343 −0.055 pp
2020 0.398 −0.001 pp
2019 0.398 −0 pp
2018 0.399 −0.001 pp
2017 0.399 −0 pp
2016 0.4 −0.002 pp
2015 0.401 −0.002 pp
2014 0.403 −0.002 pp
2013 0.405 −0.002 pp
2012 0.407 −0.001 pp
2011 0.408 −0.02 pp
2010 0.428 −0.114 pp
2009 0.543 −0.003 pp
2008 0.545 −0.003 pp
2007 0.548 +0.016 pp
2006 0.532 −0.002 pp
2005 0.534 −0.002 pp
2004 0.536 +0.018 pp
2003 0.518 −0.097 pp
2002 0.615 −0.001 pp
2001 0.617 −0.001 pp
2000 0.618 −0.059 pp
1999 0.678 −0.001 pp
1998 0.679 −0.002 pp
1997 0.681 −0.002 pp
1996 0.683 +0.056 pp
1995 0.626 −0.061 pp
1994 0.688 +0.076 pp
1993 0.612 −0.043 pp
1992 0.655 +0.016 pp
1991 0.638 +0.016 pp
1990 0.622 −0.164 pp
1989 0.786 −0.023 pp
1988 0.809 +0.059 pp
1987 0.75 −0.002 pp
1986 0.752 −0.064 pp
1985 0.816 −0.003 pp
1984 0.819 −0.004 pp
1983 0.824 +0.078 pp
1982 0.746 −0.004 pp
1981 0.75 −0.003 pp
1980 0.753 +0 pp
1979 0.753 −0.088 pp
1978 0.842 −0.002 pp
1977 0.844 +0.082 pp
1976 0.762 −0.087 pp
1975 0.849 −0.004 pp
1974 0.853 −0.005 pp
1973 0.857 −0.005 pp
1972 0.862 −0.005 pp
1971 0.867 −0.001 pp
1970 0.868 +0.003 pp
1969 0.865 +0 pp
1968 0.865 −0.004 pp
1967 0.868 −0.005 pp
1966 0.873 −0.003 pp
1965 0.876 −0.003 pp
1964 0.879 +0.105 pp
1963 0.774 −0.273 pp
1962 1.047 −0.029 pp
1961 1.076 +0.128 pp
1960 0.948 −0.008 pp
1959 0.956 −0.008 pp
1958 0.963 −0.008 pp
1957 0.971 −0.01 pp
1956 0.981 −0.011 pp
1955 0.992 −0.011 pp
1954 1.003 −0.012 pp
1953 1.015 −0.012 pp
1952 1.027 −0.011 pp
1951 1.038 −0.01 pp
1950 1.048 −0.012 pp
1949 1.06 −0.014 pp
1948 1.074 −0.014 pp
1947 1.088 +0.011 pp
1946 1.077 +0.239 pp
1945 0.838 −8.422 pp
1944 9.259 −0.074 pp
1943 9.333 —
1940 8.108 +7.108 pp
1939 1 +0.024 pp
1938 0.976 +0.129 pp
1937 0.847 −0.007 pp
1936 0.854 −0.01 pp
1935 0.864 −0.002 pp
1934 0.866 −0.035 pp
1933 0.901 +0.08 pp
1932 0.822 −0.064 pp
1931 0.886 +0.11 pp
1930 0.776 −0.065 pp
1929 0.841 −0.037 pp
1928 0.877 −0.005 pp
1927 0.882 +0.019 pp
1926 0.863 −0.098 pp
1925 0.961 +0.022 pp
1924 0.939 +0.053 pp
1923 0.887 −0.039 pp
1922 0.926 −0.164 pp
1921 1.09 +0.039 pp
1920 1.051 −0.163 pp
1919 1.214 —

Northern Europe, 2022

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

LT Lithuania 0.816 EE Estonia 0.519 NO Norway 0.458 LV Latvia 0.372 FI Finland 0.341 DK Denmark 0.254 GB United Kingdom 0.22 IE Ireland 0.157 SE Sweden 0.143 IS Iceland 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 Finland

Defense Armed forces personnel since 1816

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

Finland 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.

Finland by year Defense Armed forces personnel

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

Finland by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

Finland by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.

Finland by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

Finland by year
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