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Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Kenya

Armed forces as a share of the population in Kenya in 2022 — 0.044%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 189. Since 1963, the indicator has risen by 0.011 pp.

2022 0.044% −0.001 pp vs 2021
World rank 157of 189
Period maximum 0.174%1966
Period minimum 0.033%1963

Trend over time

1963–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Kenya, 1963–202200.050.10.150.2196319691975198119871993199920052011201720221963: 0.033%1964: 0.159%1965: 0.164%1966: 0.174%1967: 0.158%1968: 0.076%1969: 0.064%1970: 0.062%1971: 0.06%1972: 0.058%1973: 0.064%1974: 0.07%1975: 0.067%1976: 0.065%1977: 0.091%1978: 0.087%1979: 0.085%1980: 0.078%1981: 0.098%1982: 0.105%1983: 0.096%1984: 0.097%1985: 0.093%1986: 0.095%1987: 0.092%1988: 0.084%1989: 0.08%1990: 0.083%1991: 0.077%1992: 0.093%1993: 0.085%1994: 0.075%1995: 0.072%1996: 0.075%1997: 0.072%1998: 0.086%1999: 0.081%2000: 0.073%2001: 0.077%2002: 0.073%2003: 0.071%2004: 0.069%2005: 0.067%2006: 0.065%2007: 0.064%2008: 0.062%2009: 0.06%2010: 0.059%2011: 0.057%2012: 0.056%2013: 0.054%2014: 0.052%2015: 0.051%2016: 0.05%2017: 0.049%2018: 0.048%2019: 0.047%2020: 0.046%2021: 0.045%2022: 0.044%
Change over the period: +0.011 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Kenya 0.044%
World computed 0.259%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.161%
Eastern Africa computed 0.236%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.207%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.044 −0.001 pp
2021 0.045 −0.001 pp
2020 0.046 −0.001 pp
2019 0.047 −0.001 pp
2018 0.048 −0.001 pp
2017 0.049 −0.001 pp
2016 0.05 −0.001 pp
2015 0.051 −0.001 pp
2014 0.052 −0.001 pp
2013 0.054 −0.002 pp
2012 0.056 −0.002 pp
2011 0.057 −0.002 pp
2010 0.059 −0.002 pp
2009 0.06 −0.002 pp
2008 0.062 −0.002 pp
2007 0.064 −0.002 pp
2006 0.065 −0.002 pp
2005 0.067 −0.002 pp
2004 0.069 −0.002 pp
2003 0.071 −0.002 pp
2002 0.073 −0.004 pp
2001 0.077 +0.004 pp
2000 0.073 −0.008 pp
1999 0.081 −0.005 pp
1998 0.086 +0.014 pp
1997 0.072 −0.003 pp
1996 0.075 +0.003 pp
1995 0.072 −0.003 pp
1994 0.075 −0.01 pp
1993 0.085 −0.008 pp
1992 0.093 +0.016 pp
1991 0.077 −0.006 pp
1990 0.083 +0.003 pp
1989 0.08 −0.003 pp
1988 0.084 −0.008 pp
1987 0.092 −0.003 pp
1986 0.095 +0.001 pp
1985 0.093 −0.004 pp
1984 0.097 +0.001 pp
1983 0.096 −0.009 pp
1982 0.105 +0.007 pp
1981 0.098 +0.02 pp
1980 0.078 −0.007 pp
1979 0.085 −0.003 pp
1978 0.087 −0.003 pp
1977 0.091 +0.026 pp
1976 0.065 −0.002 pp
1975 0.067 −0.002 pp
1974 0.07 +0.006 pp
1973 0.064 +0.006 pp
1972 0.058 −0.002 pp
1971 0.06 −0.002 pp
1970 0.062 −0.002 pp
1969 0.064 −0.012 pp
1968 0.076 −0.082 pp
1967 0.158 −0.016 pp
1966 0.174 +0.01 pp
1965 0.164 +0.005 pp
1964 0.159 +0.126 pp
1963 0.033 —

Eastern Africa, 2022

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

ER Eritrea 8.859 DJ Djibouti 0.704 SS South Sudan 0.481 ET Ethiopia 0.401 RW Rwanda 0.242 BI Burundi 0.225 ZW Zimbabwe 0.18 UG Uganda 0.095 SO Somalia 0.079 ZM Zambia 0.074 MW Malawi 0.053 MG Madagascar 0.046 KE Kenya 0.044 TZ Tanzania 0.042 MZ Mozambique 0.034 MU Mauritius 0 SC Seychelles 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.

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