Armed forces as a share of the population in high-income countries in 2022 — 0.421%. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 0.364 pp.
1992–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.421 | +0.017 pp |
| 2021 | 0.404 | +0.001 pp |
| 2020 | 0.403 | −0.005 pp |
| 2019 | 0.408 | −0.001 pp |
| 2018 | 0.409 | +0.005 pp |
| 2017 | 0.405 | −0.007 pp |
| 2016 | 0.412 | −0.006 pp |
| 2015 | 0.418 | −0.014 pp |
| 2014 | 0.432 | −0.006 pp |
| 2013 | 0.438 | −0.022 pp |
| 2012 | 0.459 | −0.009 pp |
| 2011 | 0.468 | −0.02 pp |
| 2010 | 0.489 | −0.008 pp |
| 2009 | 0.496 | +0.018 pp |
| 2008 | 0.478 | −0.005 pp |
| 2007 | 0.483 | −0.015 pp |
| 2006 | 0.499 | −0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 0.509 | +0.004 pp |
| 2004 | 0.505 | +0.004 pp |
| 2003 | 0.501 | −0.009 pp |
| 2002 | 0.509 | −0.007 pp |
| 2001 | 0.516 | −0.019 pp |
| 2000 | 0.535 | −0.037 pp |
| 1999 | 0.572 | −0.029 pp |
| 1998 | 0.601 | −0.036 pp |
| 1997 | 0.637 | −0.013 pp |
| 1996 | 0.649 | −0.029 pp |
| 1995 | 0.679 | −0.021 pp |
| 1994 | 0.7 | −0.024 pp |
| 1993 | 0.724 | −0.062 pp |
| 1992 | 0.786 | — |
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.