Armed forces as a share of the population in Germany in 2022 — 0.218%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 189. Since 1816, the indicator has fallen by 1.039 pp.
1816–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.218 | −0.001 pp |
| 2021 | 0.219 | +0.002 pp |
| 2020 | 0.216 | +0.001 pp |
| 2019 | 0.215 | +0.001 pp |
| 2018 | 0.215 | +0.002 pp |
| 2017 | 0.213 | −0.006 pp |
| 2016 | 0.219 | −0.004 pp |
| 2015 | 0.223 | −0.006 pp |
| 2014 | 0.228 | −0.013 pp |
| 2013 | 0.241 | −0.062 pp |
| 2012 | 0.303 | +0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.303 | +0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.302 | +0.009 pp |
| 2009 | 0.293 | −0.002 pp |
| 2008 | 0.295 | +0.001 pp |
| 2007 | 0.294 | −0.046 pp |
| 2006 | 0.34 | +0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.34 | +0.001 pp |
| 2004 | 0.339 | −0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.339 | −0.015 pp |
| 2002 | 0.354 | −0.02 pp |
| 2001 | 0.374 | +0.105 pp |
| 2000 | 0.269 | −0.134 pp |
| 1999 | 0.403 | −0.003 pp |
| 1998 | 0.405 | −0.003 pp |
| 1997 | 0.408 | −0.006 pp |
| 1996 | 0.414 | −0.017 pp |
| 1995 | 0.431 | −0.014 pp |
| 1994 | 0.445 | −0.046 pp |
| 1993 | 0.49 | −0.058 pp |
| 1992 | 0.549 | −0.023 pp |
| 1991 | 0.571 | −0.115 pp |
| 1990 | 0.686 | — |
| 1945 | 5.909 | −0.882 pp |
| 1944 | 6.791 | −0.872 pp |
| 1943 | 7.663 | −0.042 pp |
| 1942 | 7.706 | −0.13 pp |
| 1941 | 7.835 | +4.177 pp |
| 1940 | 3.658 | +0.212 pp |
| 1939 | 3.446 | +2.303 pp |
| 1938 | 1.143 | +0.254 pp |
| 1937 | 0.889 | +0.004 pp |
| 1936 | 0.885 | +0.196 pp |
| 1935 | 0.689 | +0.209 pp |
| 1934 | 0.48 | +0.299 pp |
| 1933 | 0.181 | +0.005 pp |
| 1932 | 0.176 | −0.001 pp |
| 1931 | 0.176 | −0.001 pp |
| 1930 | 0.177 | −0.001 pp |
| 1929 | 0.178 | −0.001 pp |
| 1928 | 0.179 | −0.001 pp |
| 1927 | 0.18 | −0.001 pp |
| 1926 | 0.181 | −0.001 pp |
| 1925 | 0.183 | −0.001 pp |
| 1924 | 0.184 | −0.001 pp |
| 1923 | 0.185 | −0.001 pp |
| 1922 | 0.186 | +0.004 pp |
| 1921 | 0.182 | −0.002 pp |
| 1920 | 0.185 | +0.004 pp |
| 1919 | 0.181 | −11.793 pp |
| 1918 | 11.974 | +3.988 pp |
| 1917 | 7.986 | +1.222 pp |
| 1916 | 6.764 | +1.132 pp |
| 1915 | 5.632 | +4.36 pp |
| 1914 | 1.272 | −0.011 pp |
| 1913 | 1.283 | +0.2 pp |
| 1912 | 1.082 | +0.047 pp |
| 1911 | 1.036 | −0.006 pp |
| 1910 | 1.042 | −0.005 pp |
| 1909 | 1.047 | −0.008 pp |
| 1908 | 1.055 | −0.006 pp |
| 1907 | 1.061 | −0.007 pp |
| 1906 | 1.068 | −0.01 pp |
| 1905 | 1.078 | −0.002 pp |
| 1904 | 1.079 | −0.005 pp |
| 1903 | 1.085 | −0.02 pp |
| 1902 | 1.104 | −0.003 pp |
| 1901 | 1.108 | −0.006 pp |
| 1900 | 1.113 | −0.007 pp |
| 1899 | 1.12 | +0.007 pp |
| 1898 | 1.114 | −0.014 pp |
| 1897 | 1.128 | −0.013 pp |
| 1896 | 1.141 | −0.017 pp |
| 1895 | 1.158 | −0.013 pp |
| 1894 | 1.171 | −0.013 pp |
| 1893 | 1.184 | +0.137 pp |
| 1892 | 1.046 | −0.007 pp |
| 1891 | 1.053 | +0.027 pp |
| 1890 | 1.026 | −0.013 pp |
| 1889 | 1.039 | −0.011 pp |
| 1888 | 1.05 | −0.008 pp |
| 1887 | 1.058 | +0.081 pp |
| 1886 | 0.977 | −0.006 pp |
| 1885 | 0.983 | −0.004 pp |
| 1884 | 0.986 | −0.007 pp |
| 1883 | 0.993 | −0.002 pp |
| 1882 | 0.995 | −0.009 pp |
| 1881 | 1.004 | +0.05 pp |
| 1880 | 0.954 | −0.01 pp |
| 1879 | 0.963 | −0.009 pp |
| 1878 | 0.972 | −0.012 pp |
| 1877 | 0.984 | −0.013 pp |
| 1876 | 0.996 | −0.01 pp |
| 1875 | 1.007 | −0.015 pp |
| 1874 | 1.022 | −0.004 pp |
| 1873 | 1.026 | −0.011 pp |
| 1872 | 1.037 | −1.4 pp |
| 1871 | 2.437 | +1.415 pp |
| 1870 | 1.023 | −0.005 pp |
| 1869 | 1.028 | −0.005 pp |
| 1868 | 1.033 | +0.313 pp |
| 1867 | 0.719 | −0.16 pp |
| 1866 | 0.879 | −0.179 pp |
| 1865 | 1.058 | −0.043 pp |
| 1864 | 1.101 | −0.036 pp |
| 1863 | 1.137 | +0 pp |
| 1862 | 1.137 | +0.039 pp |
| 1861 | 1.098 | −0.003 pp |
| 1860 | 1.1 | +0.25 pp |
| 1859 | 0.85 | −0.012 pp |
| 1858 | 0.862 | +0.052 pp |
| 1857 | 0.81 | −0.008 pp |
| 1856 | 0.818 | −0.007 pp |
| 1855 | 0.825 | +0.016 pp |
| 1854 | 0.81 | −0.006 pp |
| 1853 | 0.815 | +0.001 pp |
| 1852 | 0.815 | +0.019 pp |
| 1851 | 0.796 | +0.007 pp |
| 1850 | 0.789 | −0.013 pp |
| 1849 | 0.802 | −0.033 pp |
| 1848 | 0.835 | +0.006 pp |
| 1847 | 0.829 | −0.008 pp |
| 1846 | 0.838 | −0.009 pp |
| 1845 | 0.847 | −0.013 pp |
| 1844 | 0.859 | −0.013 pp |
| 1843 | 0.873 | −0.009 pp |
| 1842 | 0.882 | −0.011 pp |
| 1841 | 0.893 | −0.011 pp |
| 1840 | 0.904 | −0.011 pp |
| 1839 | 0.915 | −0.232 pp |
| 1838 | 1.147 | +0.196 pp |
| 1837 | 0.95 | −0.011 pp |
| 1836 | 0.962 | −0.016 pp |
| 1835 | 0.978 | −0.017 pp |
| 1834 | 0.995 | −0.013 pp |
| 1833 | 1.007 | +0.003 pp |
| 1832 | 1.005 | −0 pp |
| 1831 | 1.005 | +0.004 pp |
| 1830 | 1.001 | −0.01 pp |
| 1829 | 1.011 | −0.01 pp |
| 1828 | 1.022 | −0.014 pp |
| 1827 | 1.035 | −0.011 pp |
| 1826 | 1.046 | −0.015 pp |
| 1825 | 1.061 | −0.02 pp |
| 1824 | 1.08 | −0.017 pp |
| 1823 | 1.098 | −0.017 pp |
| 1822 | 1.115 | −0.018 pp |
| 1821 | 1.132 | −0.021 pp |
| 1820 | 1.153 | −0.031 pp |
| 1819 | 1.184 | −0.02 pp |
| 1818 | 1.204 | −0.026 pp |
| 1817 | 1.23 | −0.026 pp |
| 1816 | 1.256 | — |
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.
