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Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Gambia

Armed forces as a share of the population in the Gambia in 2022 — 0.152%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 189. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 0.152 pp.

2022 0.152% −0.004 pp vs 2021
World rank 124of 189
Period maximum 0.227%1989
Period minimum 0%1965

Trend over time

1965–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Gambia, 1965–202200.10.20.3196519711977198319891995200120072013201920221965: 0%1966: 0%1967: 0%1968: 0%1969: 0%1970: 0%1971: 0%1972: 0%1973: 0%1974: 0%1975: 0%1976: 0%1977: 0%1978: 0%1979: 0%1980: 0%1981: 0.162%1982: 0.157%1983: 0.143%1984: 0.139%1985: 0.134%1986: 0.129%1987: 0.124%1988: 0.118%1989: 0.227%1990: 0.217%1991: 0.208%1992: 0.114%1993: 0.096%1994: 0.093%1995: 0.09%1996: 0.088%1997: 0.086%1998: 0.081%1999: 0.079%2000: 0.077%2001: 0.07%2002: 0.077%2003: 0.074%2004: 0.072%2005: 0.07%2006: 0.067%2007: 0.065%2008: 0.063%2009: 0.061%2010: 0.059%2011: 0.058%2012: 0.056%2013: 0.054%2014: 0.052%2015: 0.051%2016: 0.049%2017: 0.043%2018: 0.042%2019: 0.041%2020: 0.159%2021: 0.155%2022: 0.152%
Change over the period: +0.152 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Gambia 0.152%
World computed 0.259%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.161%
Western Africa computed 0.076%
Low-income countries computed 0.409%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.152 −0.004 pp
2021 0.155 −0.004 pp
2020 0.159 +0.118 pp
2019 0.041 −0.001 pp
2018 0.042 −0.001 pp
2017 0.043 −0.006 pp
2016 0.049 −0.002 pp
2015 0.051 −0.002 pp
2014 0.052 −0.002 pp
2013 0.054 −0.002 pp
2012 0.056 −0.002 pp
2011 0.058 −0.002 pp
2010 0.059 −0.002 pp
2009 0.061 −0.002 pp
2008 0.063 −0.002 pp
2007 0.065 −0.002 pp
2006 0.067 −0.002 pp
2005 0.07 −0.002 pp
2004 0.072 −0.002 pp
2003 0.074 −0.002 pp
2002 0.077 +0.006 pp
2001 0.07 −0.006 pp
2000 0.077 −0.002 pp
1999 0.079 −0.003 pp
1998 0.081 −0.004 pp
1997 0.086 −0.002 pp
1996 0.088 −0.002 pp
1995 0.09 −0.003 pp
1994 0.093 −0.003 pp
1993 0.096 −0.018 pp
1992 0.114 −0.094 pp
1991 0.208 −0.009 pp
1990 0.217 −0.01 pp
1989 0.227 +0.108 pp
1988 0.118 −0.005 pp
1987 0.124 −0.005 pp
1986 0.129 −0.005 pp
1985 0.134 −0.005 pp
1984 0.139 −0.004 pp
1983 0.143 −0.014 pp
1982 0.157 −0.004 pp
1981 0.162 +0.162 pp
1980 0 +0 pp
1979 0 +0 pp
1978 0 +0 pp
1977 0 +0 pp
1976 0 +0 pp
1975 0 +0 pp
1974 0 +0 pp
1973 0 +0 pp
1972 0 +0 pp
1971 0 +0 pp
1970 0 +0 pp
1969 0 +0 pp
1968 0 +0 pp
1967 0 +0 pp
1966 0 +0 pp
1965 0 —

Western Africa, 2022

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

MR Mauritania 0.328 CV Cabo Verde 0.192 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.19 GM Gambia 0.152 TG Togo 0.143 NE Niger 0.13 SL Sierra Leone 0.109 ML Mali 0.091 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.089 BJ Benin 0.087 SN Senegal 0.079 GN Guinea 0.071 NG Nigeria 0.064 GH Ghana 0.048 LR Liberia 0.037 BF Burkina Faso 0.031
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 Gambia

Defense Armed forces personnel since 1816

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

Gambia 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.

Gambia by year Defense Armed forces personnel

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

Gambia by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

Gambia by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.

Gambia by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

Gambia by year
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