Armed forces as a share of the population in Greece in 2022 — 1.268%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 189. Since 1828, the indicator has risen by 0.604 pp.
1828–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greece
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.268 | −0.084 pp |
| 2021 | 1.352 | +0.015 pp |
| 2020 | 1.337 | +0.012 pp |
| 2019 | 1.325 | +0.011 pp |
| 2018 | 1.314 | −0.016 pp |
| 2017 | 1.33 | +0.051 pp |
| 2016 | 1.279 | −0.014 pp |
| 2015 | 1.293 | +0.023 pp |
| 2014 | 1.269 | −0.003 pp |
| 2013 | 1.272 | −0.04 pp |
| 2012 | 1.312 | +0.062 pp |
| 2011 | 1.25 | −0.163 pp |
| 2010 | 1.413 | −0.002 pp |
| 2009 | 1.415 | −0.002 pp |
| 2008 | 1.417 | +0.088 pp |
| 2007 | 1.328 | −0.155 pp |
| 2006 | 1.484 | −0.001 pp |
| 2005 | 1.485 | −0.064 pp |
| 2004 | 1.55 | −0.064 pp |
| 2003 | 1.613 | −0.001 pp |
| 2002 | 1.614 | +0.162 pp |
| 2001 | 1.452 | −0.042 pp |
| 2000 | 1.494 | −0.426 pp |
| 1999 | 1.92 | +0.014 pp |
| 1998 | 1.906 | −0.052 pp |
| 1997 | 1.958 | −0.066 pp |
| 1996 | 2.024 | −0.014 pp |
| 1995 | 2.037 | +0.062 pp |
| 1994 | 1.976 | −0.076 pp |
| 1993 | 2.052 | +0.037 pp |
| 1992 | 2.015 | +0.015 pp |
| 1991 | 2.001 | +0.022 pp |
| 1990 | 1.978 | −0.014 pp |
| 1989 | 1.992 | +0.009 pp |
| 1988 | 1.983 | −0.007 pp |
| 1987 | 1.99 | −0.037 pp |
| 1986 | 2.027 | +0.003 pp |
| 1985 | 2.023 | +0.033 pp |
| 1984 | 1.991 | +0.193 pp |
| 1983 | 1.798 | −0.102 pp |
| 1982 | 1.9 | −0.032 pp |
| 1981 | 1.932 | +0.004 pp |
| 1980 | 1.929 | −0.03 pp |
| 1979 | 1.959 | −0.014 pp |
| 1978 | 1.972 | −0.037 pp |
| 1977 | 2.009 | −0.02 pp |
| 1976 | 2.029 | −0.016 pp |
| 1975 | 2.045 | −0.031 pp |
| 1974 | 2.075 | +0.015 pp |
| 1973 | 2.061 | +0.036 pp |
| 1972 | 2.025 | −0.013 pp |
| 1971 | 2.038 | −0.009 pp |
| 1970 | 2.047 | −0.005 pp |
| 1969 | 2.052 | −0.065 pp |
| 1968 | 2.116 | +0.166 pp |
| 1967 | 1.95 | −0.081 pp |
| 1966 | 2.032 | −0.191 pp |
| 1965 | 2.222 | +0.166 pp |
| 1964 | 2.056 | −0.007 pp |
| 1963 | 2.064 | +0.17 pp |
| 1962 | 1.894 | −0.011 pp |
| 1961 | 1.905 | −0.016 pp |
| 1960 | 1.921 | +0.081 pp |
| 1959 | 1.841 | +0.03 pp |
| 1958 | 1.811 | +0.032 pp |
| 1957 | 1.779 | +0.098 pp |
| 1956 | 1.681 | −0.127 pp |
| 1955 | 1.808 | −0.384 pp |
| 1954 | 2.192 | +0.004 pp |
| 1953 | 2.188 | −0.024 pp |
| 1952 | 2.211 | +0.119 pp |
| 1951 | 2.093 | −0.445 pp |
| 1950 | 2.538 | −0.301 pp |
| 1949 | 2.839 | +0.851 pp |
| 1948 | 1.987 | +0.161 pp |
| 1947 | 1.827 | +0.205 pp |
| 1946 | 1.622 | +0.019 pp |
| 1945 | 1.603 | — |
| 1941 | 5.595 | +4.16 pp |
| 1940 | 1.435 | +0.077 pp |
| 1939 | 1.357 | +0.023 pp |
| 1938 | 1.334 | +0.053 pp |
| 1937 | 1.281 | +0.3 pp |
| 1936 | 0.98 | +0.059 pp |
| 1935 | 0.922 | −0.015 pp |
| 1934 | 0.937 | +0.001 pp |
| 1933 | 0.936 | −0.012 pp |
| 1932 | 0.948 | −0.012 pp |
| 1931 | 0.959 | −0.077 pp |
| 1930 | 1.037 | −0.061 pp |
| 1929 | 1.098 | −0.078 pp |
| 1928 | 1.176 | −0.065 pp |
| 1927 | 1.24 | −0.067 pp |
| 1926 | 1.308 | −0.052 pp |
| 1925 | 1.36 | +0.06 pp |
| 1924 | 1.3 | −0.014 pp |
| 1923 | 1.314 | −0.235 pp |
| 1922 | 1.55 | +0.124 pp |
| 1921 | 1.426 | +0.128 pp |
| 1920 | 1.298 | +0.057 pp |
| 1919 | 1.241 | +0.146 pp |
| 1918 | 1.094 | +0.19 pp |
| 1917 | 0.904 | +0.105 pp |
| 1916 | 0.799 | +0.084 pp |
| 1915 | 0.715 | +0.085 pp |
| 1914 | 0.63 | −6.659 pp |
| 1913 | 7.289 | +6.298 pp |
| 1912 | 0.991 | −0.229 pp |
| 1911 | 1.22 | +0.103 pp |
| 1910 | 1.116 | +0.179 pp |
| 1909 | 0.937 | −0.007 pp |
| 1908 | 0.943 | −0.006 pp |
| 1907 | 0.95 | −0.045 pp |
| 1906 | 0.995 | −0.123 pp |
| 1905 | 1.118 | +0.031 pp |
| 1904 | 1.087 | +0.188 pp |
| 1903 | 0.899 | +0.033 pp |
| 1902 | 0.866 | −0.006 pp |
| 1901 | 0.872 | −0.126 pp |
| 1900 | 0.998 | −0.007 pp |
| 1899 | 1.006 | −0.007 pp |
| 1898 | 1.013 | −0.007 pp |
| 1897 | 1.02 | −0.007 pp |
| 1896 | 1.027 | −0.058 pp |
| 1895 | 1.085 | +0.026 pp |
| 1894 | 1.059 | −0.016 pp |
| 1893 | 1.075 | −0.278 pp |
| 1892 | 1.354 | −0.065 pp |
| 1891 | 1.419 | +0.293 pp |
| 1890 | 1.126 | −0.2 pp |
| 1889 | 1.326 | +0.142 pp |
| 1888 | 1.184 | −0.141 pp |
| 1887 | 1.325 | −0.099 pp |
| 1886 | 1.423 | −0.051 pp |
| 1885 | 1.474 | −0.053 pp |
| 1884 | 1.528 | −0.055 pp |
| 1883 | 1.583 | −0.249 pp |
| 1882 | 1.832 | −3.038 pp |
| 1881 | 4.87 | +4.282 pp |
| 1880 | 0.588 | −0.187 pp |
| 1879 | 0.774 | −0.011 pp |
| 1878 | 0.785 | −0.75 pp |
| 1877 | 1.536 | +0.786 pp |
| 1876 | 0.75 | −0.139 pp |
| 1875 | 0.889 | +0.178 pp |
| 1874 | 0.711 | −0.01 pp |
| 1873 | 0.721 | −0.01 pp |
| 1872 | 0.731 | −0.012 pp |
| 1871 | 0.743 | −0.216 pp |
| 1870 | 0.959 | −0.148 pp |
| 1869 | 1.107 | −0.008 pp |
| 1868 | 1.114 | +0.06 pp |
| 1867 | 1.054 | +0.131 pp |
| 1866 | 0.923 | −0.009 pp |
| 1865 | 0.932 | +0.064 pp |
| 1864 | 0.868 | −0.193 pp |
| 1863 | 1.061 | +0.343 pp |
| 1862 | 0.718 | −0.011 pp |
| 1861 | 0.729 | −0.188 pp |
| 1860 | 0.917 | −0.006 pp |
| 1859 | 0.923 | −0.006 pp |
| 1858 | 0.929 | +0.088 pp |
| 1857 | 0.841 | −0.006 pp |
| 1856 | 0.847 | −0.007 pp |
| 1855 | 0.854 | −0.103 pp |
| 1854 | 0.957 | −0.008 pp |
| 1853 | 0.965 | +0.186 pp |
| 1852 | 0.78 | −0.106 pp |
| 1851 | 0.886 | −0.009 pp |
| 1850 | 0.895 | −0.008 pp |
| 1849 | 0.903 | −0.11 pp |
| 1848 | 1.013 | +0.195 pp |
| 1847 | 0.818 | +0.199 pp |
| 1846 | 0.619 | −0.11 pp |
| 1845 | 0.729 | −0.024 pp |
| 1844 | 0.753 | −0.122 pp |
| 1843 | 0.874 | −0.064 pp |
| 1842 | 0.938 | +0.009 pp |
| 1841 | 0.929 | −0.13 pp |
| 1840 | 1.059 | −0.397 pp |
| 1839 | 1.456 | −0.012 pp |
| 1838 | 1.469 | +0.112 pp |
| 1837 | 1.356 | +0.237 pp |
| 1836 | 1.119 | −0.386 pp |
| 1835 | 1.506 | +0.115 pp |
| 1834 | 1.391 | +0.243 pp |
| 1833 | 1.148 | +0.12 pp |
| 1832 | 1.028 | +0.381 pp |
| 1831 | 0.648 | −0.006 pp |
| 1830 | 0.654 | −0.005 pp |
| 1829 | 0.659 | −0.005 pp |
| 1828 | 0.664 | — |
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.
