Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Montenegro

Armed forces as a share of the population in Montenegro in 2022 — 0.325%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 189. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 0.644 pp.

2022 0.325% −0.006 pp vs 2021
World rank 74of 189
Period maximum 0.969%2008
Period minimum 0.318%2016

Trend over time

2008–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Montenegro, 2008–202200.250.50.751200820102012201420162018202020222008: 0.969%2009: 0.808%2010: 0.484%2011: 0.483%2012: 0.483%2013: 0.319%2014: 0.318%2015: 0.318%2016: 0.318%2017: 0.323%2018: 0.325%2019: 0.327%2020: 0.329%2021: 0.331%2022: 0.325%
Change over the period: −0.644 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Montenegro 0.325%
World computed 0.259%
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.447%
Southern Europe computed 0.351%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.325 −0.006 pp
2021 0.331 +0.002 pp
2020 0.329 +0.002 pp
2019 0.327 +0.002 pp
2018 0.325 +0.002 pp
2017 0.323 +0.005 pp
2016 0.318 −0.001 pp
2015 0.318 +0 pp
2014 0.318 −0.001 pp
2013 0.319 −0.164 pp
2012 0.483 +0 pp
2011 0.483 −0.001 pp
2010 0.484 −0.324 pp
2009 0.808 −0.162 pp
2008 0.969

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.