Armed forces as a share of the population in the Netherlands in 2022 — 0.19%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 189. Since 1816, the indicator has fallen by 0.274 pp.
1816–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.19 | −0.002 pp |
| 2021 | 0.192 | −0.007 pp |
| 2020 | 0.198 | −0.001 pp |
| 2019 | 0.2 | −0.001 pp |
| 2018 | 0.201 | −0.001 pp |
| 2017 | 0.202 | −0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 0.212 | −0.007 pp |
| 2015 | 0.218 | −0.001 pp |
| 2014 | 0.219 | −0.001 pp |
| 2013 | 0.22 | −0.002 pp |
| 2012 | 0.221 | −0.001 pp |
| 2011 | 0.222 | −0.061 pp |
| 2010 | 0.283 | +0.035 pp |
| 2009 | 0.248 | −0.031 pp |
| 2008 | 0.279 | −0.044 pp |
| 2007 | 0.322 | −0.001 pp |
| 2006 | 0.324 | −0.001 pp |
| 2005 | 0.325 | −0.002 pp |
| 2004 | 0.327 | −0.002 pp |
| 2003 | 0.328 | +0.017 pp |
| 2002 | 0.312 | +0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.312 | −0.018 pp |
| 2000 | 0.329 | −0.014 pp |
| 1999 | 0.343 | −0.008 pp |
| 1998 | 0.351 | −0.014 pp |
| 1997 | 0.365 | −0.047 pp |
| 1996 | 0.412 | −0.021 pp |
| 1995 | 0.433 | −0.067 pp |
| 1994 | 0.501 | −0.062 pp |
| 1993 | 0.562 | −0.03 pp |
| 1992 | 0.593 | −0.097 pp |
| 1991 | 0.69 | −0.005 pp |
| 1990 | 0.696 | −0.018 pp |
| 1989 | 0.714 | −0.011 pp |
| 1988 | 0.725 | +0.002 pp |
| 1987 | 0.723 | −0.005 pp |
| 1986 | 0.728 | +0.017 pp |
| 1985 | 0.711 | −0.003 pp |
| 1984 | 0.714 | −0.01 pp |
| 1983 | 0.724 | −0.017 pp |
| 1982 | 0.741 | −0.017 pp |
| 1981 | 0.758 | +0.002 pp |
| 1980 | 0.757 | −0.006 pp |
| 1979 | 0.763 | +0.002 pp |
| 1978 | 0.761 | +0.017 pp |
| 1977 | 0.744 | −0.026 pp |
| 1976 | 0.77 | −0.014 pp |
| 1975 | 0.784 | −0.029 pp |
| 1974 | 0.812 | −0.014 pp |
| 1973 | 0.826 | −0.037 pp |
| 1972 | 0.863 | +0.029 pp |
| 1971 | 0.834 | −0.049 pp |
| 1970 | 0.882 | −0.05 pp |
| 1969 | 0.932 | −0.011 pp |
| 1968 | 0.943 | −0.01 pp |
| 1967 | 0.953 | −0.011 pp |
| 1966 | 0.963 | −0.053 pp |
| 1965 | 1.017 | −0.014 pp |
| 1964 | 1.031 | −0.055 pp |
| 1963 | 1.086 | −0.109 pp |
| 1962 | 1.195 | −0.016 pp |
| 1961 | 1.212 | −0.104 pp |
| 1960 | 1.315 | −0.077 pp |
| 1959 | 1.393 | −0.091 pp |
| 1958 | 1.484 | −0.086 pp |
| 1957 | 1.57 | −0.092 pp |
| 1956 | 1.662 | −0.086 pp |
| 1955 | 1.749 | −0.098 pp |
| 1954 | 1.846 | −0.088 pp |
| 1953 | 1.935 | −0.098 pp |
| 1952 | 2.032 | −0.092 pp |
| 1951 | 2.124 | −0.111 pp |
| 1950 | 2.235 | −0.106 pp |
| 1949 | 2.34 | −0.037 pp |
| 1948 | 2.378 | −0.042 pp |
| 1947 | 2.42 | +1.356 pp |
| 1946 | 1.064 | +0.124 pp |
| 1945 | 0.94 | — |
| 1940 | 0.721 | +0.185 pp |
| 1939 | 0.535 | +0.351 pp |
| 1938 | 0.184 | −0.002 pp |
| 1937 | 0.186 | +0.01 pp |
| 1936 | 0.176 | −0.014 pp |
| 1935 | 0.19 | −0.002 pp |
| 1934 | 0.192 | −0.002 pp |
| 1933 | 0.194 | −0.003 pp |
| 1932 | 0.197 | −0.003 pp |
| 1931 | 0.2 | +0.022 pp |
| 1930 | 0.178 | −0.002 pp |
| 1929 | 0.18 | −0.002 pp |
| 1928 | 0.182 | −0.002 pp |
| 1927 | 0.185 | −0.029 pp |
| 1926 | 0.214 | −0.003 pp |
| 1925 | 0.217 | +0.011 pp |
| 1924 | 0.207 | −0.003 pp |
| 1923 | 0.21 | −0.004 pp |
| 1922 | 0.213 | +0.011 pp |
| 1921 | 0.202 | −0.002 pp |
| 1920 | 0.204 | −0.002 pp |
| 1919 | 0.206 | −0.076 pp |
| 1918 | 0.281 | −0.064 pp |
| 1917 | 0.346 | −0.084 pp |
| 1916 | 0.429 | −0.087 pp |
| 1915 | 0.516 | −0.136 pp |
| 1914 | 0.653 | −0.078 pp |
| 1913 | 0.731 | −0.027 pp |
| 1912 | 0.758 | +0.005 pp |
| 1911 | 0.753 | +0.278 pp |
| 1910 | 0.475 | +0.012 pp |
| 1909 | 0.462 | −0.004 pp |
| 1908 | 0.466 | −0.024 pp |
| 1907 | 0.49 | −0.007 pp |
| 1906 | 0.497 | −0.115 pp |
| 1905 | 0.613 | +0.046 pp |
| 1904 | 0.567 | −0.008 pp |
| 1903 | 0.575 | −0.085 pp |
| 1902 | 0.66 | +0.067 pp |
| 1901 | 0.594 | −0.007 pp |
| 1900 | 0.601 | +0.033 pp |
| 1899 | 0.568 | −0.008 pp |
| 1898 | 0.575 | −0.008 pp |
| 1897 | 0.584 | −0.01 pp |
| 1896 | 0.593 | −0.007 pp |
| 1895 | 0.6 | −0.009 pp |
| 1894 | 0.609 | −0.008 pp |
| 1893 | 0.617 | −0.028 pp |
| 1892 | 0.645 | −0.096 pp |
| 1891 | 0.741 | −0.184 pp |
| 1890 | 0.925 | +0.086 pp |
| 1889 | 0.839 | −0.009 pp |
| 1888 | 0.848 | +0.011 pp |
| 1887 | 0.837 | −0.172 pp |
| 1886 | 1.009 | −0.058 pp |
| 1885 | 1.067 | −0.015 pp |
| 1884 | 1.082 | +0.011 pp |
| 1883 | 1.071 | +0.009 pp |
| 1882 | 1.063 | +0.011 pp |
| 1881 | 1.051 | +0.039 pp |
| 1880 | 1.012 | +0.015 pp |
| 1879 | 0.998 | −0.015 pp |
| 1878 | 1.013 | +0.01 pp |
| 1877 | 1.003 | −0.065 pp |
| 1876 | 1.068 | −0.014 pp |
| 1875 | 1.082 | +0.012 pp |
| 1874 | 1.07 | +0.013 pp |
| 1873 | 1.057 | −0.009 pp |
| 1872 | 1.066 | −0.009 pp |
| 1871 | 1.074 | −0.009 pp |
| 1870 | 1.083 | +0.003 pp |
| 1869 | 1.08 | +0 pp |
| 1868 | 1.08 | +0.016 pp |
| 1867 | 1.064 | −0.009 pp |
| 1866 | 1.073 | −0.038 pp |
| 1865 | 1.111 | −0.013 pp |
| 1864 | 1.124 | −0.013 pp |
| 1863 | 1.137 | −0.013 pp |
| 1862 | 1.15 | −0.014 pp |
| 1861 | 1.164 | −0.011 pp |
| 1860 | 1.175 | +0.027 pp |
| 1859 | 1.148 | −0.007 pp |
| 1858 | 1.155 | −0.007 pp |
| 1857 | 1.162 | −0.014 pp |
| 1856 | 1.176 | −0.007 pp |
| 1855 | 1.184 | +0.146 pp |
| 1854 | 1.038 | +0.054 pp |
| 1853 | 0.984 | +0.061 pp |
| 1852 | 0.924 | −0.06 pp |
| 1851 | 0.984 | −0.016 pp |
| 1850 | 1 | −0.013 pp |
| 1849 | 1.013 | −0.036 pp |
| 1848 | 1.049 | −0.033 pp |
| 1847 | 1.082 | +0.036 pp |
| 1846 | 1.046 | −0.007 pp |
| 1845 | 1.053 | +0.053 pp |
| 1844 | 1 | +0.057 pp |
| 1843 | 0.943 | +0.058 pp |
| 1842 | 0.884 | +0.06 pp |
| 1841 | 0.825 | +0.061 pp |
| 1840 | 0.764 | −0.355 pp |
| 1839 | 1.118 | −0.003 pp |
| 1838 | 1.122 | −0.4 pp |
| 1837 | 1.522 | +0.38 pp |
| 1836 | 1.141 | −0.004 pp |
| 1835 | 1.146 | −0.009 pp |
| 1834 | 1.155 | −0.227 pp |
| 1833 | 1.382 | −0.006 pp |
| 1832 | 1.388 | −1.567 pp |
| 1831 | 2.955 | +2.489 pp |
| 1830 | 0.467 | +0.01 pp |
| 1829 | 0.457 | −0.005 pp |
| 1828 | 0.462 | −0.005 pp |
| 1827 | 0.467 | +0.012 pp |
| 1826 | 0.455 | −0.004 pp |
| 1825 | 0.459 | −0.005 pp |
| 1824 | 0.464 | −0.004 pp |
| 1823 | 0.468 | +0.013 pp |
| 1822 | 0.455 | −0.003 pp |
| 1821 | 0.458 | −0.004 pp |
| 1820 | 0.462 | −0.005 pp |
| 1819 | 0.466 | −0.005 pp |
| 1818 | 0.472 | −0.004 pp |
| 1817 | 0.476 | +0.013 pp |
| 1816 | 0.463 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.
Defense Armed forces as a share of the labor forceWhat part of a country’s labor force serves in the army instead of working in the economy.
Defense Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense Military expenditure in dollarsThe absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
