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Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Liberia

Armed forces as a share of the population in Liberia in 2022 — 0.037%. Ranked 160 in the world out of 189. Since 1920, the indicator has fallen by 0.856 pp.

2022 0.037% −0.001 pp vs 2021
World rank 160of 189
Period maximum 1.887%1930
Period minimum 0.037%2022

Trend over time

1920–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Liberia, 1920–202200.511.5219201931194219531964197519861997200820191920: 0.893%1922: 0.833%1924: 0.775%1926: 0.725%1928: 0.676%1930: 1.887%1932: 1.466%1934: 1.093%1936: 1.02%1938: 0.238%1940: 1.092%1942: 0.99%1944: 0.879%1946: 0.753%1948: 0.707%1950: 0.607%1952: 0.584%1954: 0.56%1956: 0.213%1958: 0.406%1960: 0.45%1962: 0.382%1964: 0.442%1966: 0.39%1968: 0.437%1970: 0.396%1972: 0.434%1974: 0.399%1976: 0.37%1978: 0.402%1980: 0.376%1982: 0.252%1984: 0.284%1986: 0.27%1988: 0.299%1990: 0.332%1992: 0.078%1999: 0.171%2001: 0.475%2003: 0.48%2005: 0.459%2007: 0.057%2009: 0.052%2011: 0.049%2013: 0.047%2015: 0.044%2017: 0.041%2019: 0.04%2021: 0.038%2022: 0.037%
Change over the period: −0.856 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Liberia 0.037%
World computed 0.259%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.161%
Western Africa computed 0.076%
Low-income countries computed 0.409%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.037 −0.001 pp
2021 0.038 −0.001 pp
2020 0.039 −0.001 pp
2019 0.04 −0.001 pp
2018 0.04 −0.001 pp
2017 0.041 −0.002 pp
2016 0.043 −0.001 pp
2015 0.044 −0.001 pp
2014 0.046 −0.001 pp
2013 0.047 −0.001 pp
2012 0.048 −0.001 pp
2011 0.049 −0.002 pp
2010 0.051 −0.002 pp
2009 0.052 −0.002 pp
2008 0.054 −0.002 pp
2007 0.057 −0.386 pp
2006 0.443 −0.016 pp
2005 0.459 −0.012 pp
2004 0.471 −0.009 pp
2003 0.48 −0.008 pp
2002 0.488 +0.013 pp
2001 0.475 −0 pp
2000 0.476 +0.305 pp
1999 0.171 —
1993 0.076 −0.002 pp
1992 0.078 −0.121 pp
1991 0.198 −0.134 pp
1990 0.332 +0.041 pp
1989 0.292 −0.007 pp
1988 0.299 +0.036 pp
1987 0.263 −0.007 pp
1986 0.27 −0.008 pp
1985 0.278 −0.007 pp
1984 0.284 +0.04 pp
1983 0.245 −0.007 pp
1982 0.252 −0.008 pp
1981 0.26 −0.116 pp
1980 0.376 −0.013 pp
1979 0.388 −0.013 pp
1978 0.402 +0.164 pp
1977 0.238 −0.132 pp
1976 0.37 −0.014 pp
1975 0.384 −0.015 pp
1974 0.399 −0.016 pp
1973 0.416 −0.018 pp
1972 0.434 +0.056 pp
1971 0.378 −0.018 pp
1970 0.396 −0.02 pp
1969 0.415 −0.022 pp
1968 0.437 +0.068 pp
1967 0.369 −0.022 pp
1966 0.39 −0.024 pp
1965 0.415 −0.027 pp
1964 0.442 −0.031 pp
1963 0.473 +0.091 pp
1962 0.382 +0.107 pp
1961 0.275 −0.175 pp
1960 0.45 +0.055 pp
1959 0.395 −0.011 pp
1958 0.406 +0.198 pp
1957 0.208 −0.005 pp
1956 0.213 −0.334 pp
1955 0.547 −0.013 pp
1954 0.56 −0.012 pp
1953 0.572 −0.012 pp
1952 0.584 −0.012 pp
1951 0.596 −0.011 pp
1950 0.607 −0.08 pp
1949 0.687 −0.02 pp
1948 0.707 −0.023 pp
1947 0.73 −0.023 pp
1946 0.753 −0.072 pp
1945 0.825 −0.054 pp
1944 0.879 −0.056 pp
1943 0.935 −0.056 pp
1942 0.99 −0.054 pp
1941 1.044 −0.048 pp
1940 1.092 +0.863 pp
1939 0.228 −0.009 pp
1938 0.238 −0.748 pp
1937 0.985 −0.035 pp
1936 1.02 −0.035 pp
1935 1.055 −0.037 pp
1934 1.093 +0.81 pp
1933 0.283 −1.183 pp
1932 1.466 −0.357 pp
1931 1.824 −0.063 pp
1930 1.887 +1.235 pp
1929 0.651 −0.024 pp
1928 0.676 −0.024 pp
1927 0.699 −0.025 pp
1926 0.725 −0.024 pp
1925 0.749 −0.026 pp
1924 0.775 −0.028 pp
1923 0.803 −0.03 pp
1922 0.833 −0.029 pp
1921 0.862 −0.031 pp
1920 0.893 —

Western Africa, 2022

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

MR Mauritania 0.328 CV Cabo Verde 0.192 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.19 GM Gambia 0.152 TG Togo 0.143 NE Niger 0.13 SL Sierra Leone 0.109 ML Mali 0.091 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.089 BJ Benin 0.087 SN Senegal 0.079 GN Guinea 0.071 NG Nigeria 0.064 GH Ghana 0.048 LR Liberia 0.037 BF Burkina Faso 0.031
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.

Other indicators for Liberia

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A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.

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Liberia by year Defense Armed forces personnel

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Liberia by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

Liberia by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.

Liberia by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

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