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Armed forces as a share of the population — Nepal

Armed forces as a share of the population in Nepal in 2022 — 0.326%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 189. Since 1920, the indicator has fallen by 0.212 pp.

2022 0.326% −0.003 pp vs 2021
World rank 72of 189
Period maximum 0.538%1920
Period minimum 0.144%1980

Trend over time

1920–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Nepal, 1920–202200.20.40.619201931194219531964197519861997200820191920: 0.538%1922: 0.536%1924: 0.359%1926: 0.36%1928: 0.36%1930: 0.361%1932: 0.353%1934: 0.345%1936: 0.337%1938: 0.329%1940: 0.322%1942: 0.309%1944: 0.29%1946: 0.273%1948: 0.256%1950: 0.254%1952: 0.247%1954: 0.24%1956: 0.232%1958: 0.224%1960: 0.216%1962: 0.208%1964: 0.2%1966: 0.214%1968: 0.203%1970: 0.256%1972: 0.271%1974: 0.26%1976: 0.243%1978: 0.23%1980: 0.144%1982: 0.156%1984: 0.156%1986: 0.15%1988: 0.201%1990: 0.193%1992: 0.185%1994: 0.167%1996: 0.168%1998: 0.153%2000: 0.209%2002: 0.212%2004: 0.265%2006: 0.269%2008: 0.263%2010: 0.358%2012: 0.349%2014: 0.339%2016: 0.331%2018: 0.345%2020: 0.335%2022: 0.326%
Change over the period: −0.212 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Nepal 0.326%
World computed 0.259%
South Asia computed 0.141%
Southern Asia computed 0.165%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.207%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.326 −0.003 pp
2021 0.329 −0.006 pp
2020 0.335 −0.007 pp
2019 0.341 −0.004 pp
2018 0.345 −0.001 pp
2017 0.346 +0.015 pp
2016 0.331 −0.004 pp
2015 0.335 −0.004 pp
2014 0.339 −0.004 pp
2013 0.343 −0.006 pp
2012 0.349 −0.004 pp
2011 0.354 −0.004 pp
2010 0.358 +0.098 pp
2009 0.26 −0.003 pp
2008 0.263 −0.003 pp
2007 0.266 −0.003 pp
2006 0.269 −0.004 pp
2005 0.273 +0.008 pp
2004 0.265 +0.008 pp
2003 0.257 +0.045 pp
2002 0.212 +0.019 pp
2001 0.192 −0.017 pp
2000 0.209 +0.059 pp
1999 0.15 −0.004 pp
1998 0.153 −0.002 pp
1997 0.155 −0.013 pp
1996 0.168 −0.018 pp
1995 0.186 +0.019 pp
1994 0.167 −0.014 pp
1993 0.182 −0.004 pp
1992 0.185 +0.004 pp
1991 0.182 −0.012 pp
1990 0.193 −0.004 pp
1989 0.197 −0.004 pp
1988 0.201 +0.025 pp
1987 0.176 +0.026 pp
1986 0.15 −0.003 pp
1985 0.153 −0.003 pp
1984 0.156 −0.003 pp
1983 0.16 +0.003 pp
1982 0.156 −0.003 pp
1981 0.16 +0.016 pp
1980 0.144 −0.032 pp
1979 0.175 −0.055 pp
1978 0.23 −0.043 pp
1977 0.274 +0.031 pp
1976 0.243 −0.006 pp
1975 0.249 −0.01 pp
1974 0.26 −0.006 pp
1973 0.265 −0.006 pp
1972 0.271 +0.02 pp
1971 0.251 −0.005 pp
1970 0.256 −0.006 pp
1969 0.262 +0.059 pp
1968 0.203 −0.004 pp
1967 0.207 −0.007 pp
1966 0.214 −0.001 pp
1965 0.215 +0.016 pp
1964 0.2 −0.004 pp
1963 0.204 −0.004 pp
1962 0.208 −0.005 pp
1961 0.212 −0.003 pp
1960 0.216 −0.004 pp
1959 0.22 −0.004 pp
1958 0.224 −0.004 pp
1957 0.228 −0.004 pp
1956 0.232 −0.004 pp
1955 0.236 −0.004 pp
1954 0.24 −0.004 pp
1953 0.244 −0.004 pp
1952 0.247 −0.004 pp
1951 0.251 −0.003 pp
1950 0.254 +0.001 pp
1949 0.253 −0.003 pp
1948 0.256 −0.008 pp
1947 0.264 −0.008 pp
1946 0.273 −0.009 pp
1945 0.281 −0.009 pp
1944 0.29 −0.009 pp
1943 0.299 −0.009 pp
1942 0.309 −0.01 pp
1941 0.318 −0.004 pp
1940 0.322 −0.004 pp
1939 0.326 −0.004 pp
1938 0.329 −0.004 pp
1937 0.333 −0.004 pp
1936 0.337 −0.004 pp
1935 0.341 −0.004 pp
1934 0.345 −0.004 pp
1933 0.349 −0.004 pp
1932 0.353 −0.004 pp
1931 0.357 −0.004 pp
1930 0.361 +0 pp
1929 0.361 +0.001 pp
1928 0.36 +0 pp
1927 0.36 +0.001 pp
1926 0.36 +0 pp
1925 0.359 +0.001 pp
1924 0.359 −0.089 pp
1923 0.448 −0.089 pp
1922 0.536 +0.001 pp
1921 0.536 −0.002 pp
1920 0.538 —

Southern Asia, 2022

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

LK Sri Lanka 1.117 IR Iran 0.681 NP Nepal 0.326 PK Pakistan 0.268 AF Afghanistan 0.246 IN India 0.102 BD Bangladesh 0.096 MV Maldives 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.

Other indicators for Nepal

Defense Armed forces personnel since 1816

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

Nepal by year Defense Armed forces as a share of the labor force

What part of a country’s labor force serves in the army instead of working in the economy.

Nepal by year Defense Armed forces personnel

The number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.

Nepal by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

Nepal by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.

Nepal by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

Nepal by year
All indicators for Nepal