Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Kyrgyzstan

Armed forces as a share of the population in Kyrgyzstan in 2022 — 0.158%. Ranked 122 in the world out of 189. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 0.109 pp.

2022 0.158% −0.003 pp vs 2021
World rank 122of 189
Period maximum 0.302%1997
Period minimum 0.158%2022

Trend over time

1992–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Kyrgyzstan, 1992–20220.150.20.250.30.35199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 0.267%1993: 0.268%1994: 0.291%1995: 0.288%1996: 0.284%1997: 0.302%1998: 0.237%1999: 0.257%2000: 0.192%2001: 0.182%2002: 0.22%2003: 0.22%2004: 0.239%2005: 0.258%2006: 0.256%2007: 0.253%2008: 0.212%2009: 0.209%2010: 0.206%2011: 0.204%2012: 0.201%2013: 0.194%2014: 0.19%2015: 0.188%2016: 0.185%2017: 0.177%2018: 0.173%2019: 0.169%2020: 0.165%2021: 0.161%2022: 0.158%
Change over the period: −0.109 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Kyrgyzstan 0.158%
World computed 0.259%
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.447%
Central Asia computed 0.181%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Kyrgyzstan, by year Kyrgyzstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.158 −0.003 pp
2021 0.161 −0.004 pp
2020 0.165 −0.004 pp
2019 0.169 −0.004 pp
2018 0.173 −0.003 pp
2017 0.177 −0.008 pp
2016 0.185 −0.003 pp
2015 0.188 −0.003 pp
2014 0.19 −0.003 pp
2013 0.194 −0.007 pp
2012 0.201 −0.003 pp
2011 0.204 −0.003 pp
2010 0.206 −0.003 pp
2009 0.209 −0.003 pp
2008 0.212 −0.042 pp
2007 0.253 −0.003 pp
2006 0.256 −0.002 pp
2005 0.258 +0.019 pp
2004 0.239 +0.019 pp
2003 0.22 −0 pp
2002 0.22 +0.038 pp
2001 0.182 −0.01 pp
2000 0.192 −0.065 pp
1999 0.257 +0.02 pp
1998 0.237 −0.065 pp
1997 0.302 +0.018 pp
1996 0.284 −0.004 pp
1995 0.288 −0.003 pp
1994 0.291 +0.023 pp
1993 0.268 +0.001 pp
1992 0.267

Central Asia, 2022

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

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.