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Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Norway

Armed forces as a share of the population in Norway in 2022 — 0.458%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 189. Since 1905, the indicator has fallen by 0.931 pp.

2022 0.458% −0.004 pp vs 2021
World rank 43of 189
Period maximum 1.389%1905
Period minimum 0.13%1945

Trend over time

1905–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Norway, 1905–202200.511.5190519171929194119531965197719892001201320221905: 1.389%1907: 0.301%1909: 0.297%1911: 0.209%1913: 0.205%1915: 0.201%1917: 0.276%1919: 0.27%1921: 0.264%1923: 0.259%1925: 0.219%1927: 0.217%1929: 0.215%1931: 0.178%1933: 0.175%1935: 0.139%1937: 0.137%1939: 0.136%1945: 0.13%1947: 0.954%1949: 0.928%1951: 0.91%1953: 0.922%1955: 0.963%1957: 0.974%1959: 1.013%1961: 0.886%1963: 0.954%1965: 0.94%1967: 0.925%1969: 0.909%1971: 0.897%1973: 0.985%1975: 0.948%1977: 0.965%1979: 0.982%1981: 0.951%1983: 0.993%1985: 0.867%1987: 0.908%1989: 1.017%1991: 0.962%1993: 0.742%1995: 0.872%1997: 0.749%1999: 0.743%2001: 0.598%2003: 0.592%2005: 0.562%2007: 0.487%2009: 0.393%2011: 0.526%2013: 0.473%2015: 0.5%2017: 0.474%2019: 0.43%2021: 0.462%2022: 0.458%
Change over the period: −0.931 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Norway 0.458%
World computed 0.259%
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.447%
Northern Europe computed 0.251%
High-income countries computed 0.421%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.458 −0.004 pp
2021 0.462 +0.035 pp
2020 0.428 −0.002 pp
2019 0.43 −0.022 pp
2018 0.452 −0.022 pp
2017 0.474 −0.021 pp
2016 0.495 −0.005 pp
2015 0.5 −0.006 pp
2014 0.506 +0.033 pp
2013 0.473 −0.008 pp
2012 0.481 −0.045 pp
2011 0.526 +0.035 pp
2010 0.491 +0.098 pp
2009 0.393 +0.058 pp
2008 0.335 −0.152 pp
2007 0.487 −0.07 pp
2006 0.557 −0.005 pp
2005 0.562 −0.004 pp
2004 0.567 −0.025 pp
2003 0.592 −0.003 pp
2002 0.595 −0.003 pp
2001 0.598 −0.007 pp
2000 0.605 −0.138 pp
1999 0.743 −0.004 pp
1998 0.747 −0.002 pp
1997 0.749 −0.118 pp
1996 0.867 −0.004 pp
1995 0.872 +0.109 pp
1994 0.763 +0.021 pp
1993 0.742 −0.098 pp
1992 0.84 −0.122 pp
1991 0.962 −0.241 pp
1990 1.203 +0.185 pp
1989 1.017 +0.067 pp
1988 0.95 +0.043 pp
1987 0.908 −0.004 pp
1986 0.912 +0.045 pp
1985 0.867 −0.075 pp
1984 0.942 −0.051 pp
1983 0.993 +0.021 pp
1982 0.972 +0.021 pp
1981 0.951 −0.028 pp
1980 0.979 −0.003 pp
1979 0.982 −0.003 pp
1978 0.985 +0.021 pp
1977 0.965 −0.004 pp
1976 0.969 +0.02 pp
1975 0.948 −0.055 pp
1974 1.004 +0.019 pp
1973 0.985 +0.095 pp
1972 0.89 −0.007 pp
1971 0.897 −0.006 pp
1970 0.903 −0.006 pp
1969 0.909 −0.008 pp
1968 0.916 −0.008 pp
1967 0.925 −0.008 pp
1966 0.933 −0.008 pp
1965 0.94 −0.007 pp
1964 0.947 −0.007 pp
1963 0.954 +0.02 pp
1962 0.934 +0.048 pp
1961 0.886 −0.147 pp
1960 1.033 +0.02 pp
1959 1.013 +0.02 pp
1958 0.993 +0.02 pp
1957 0.974 −0.009 pp
1956 0.983 +0.02 pp
1955 0.963 +0.02 pp
1954 0.943 +0.02 pp
1953 0.922 −0.009 pp
1952 0.931 +0.021 pp
1951 0.91 −0.009 pp
1950 0.919 −0.009 pp
1949 0.928 −0.01 pp
1948 0.937 −0.016 pp
1947 0.954 −0.109 pp
1946 1.062 +0.932 pp
1945 0.13 —
1940 0.135 −0.001 pp
1939 0.136 −0.001 pp
1938 0.137 −0.001 pp
1937 0.137 −0.001 pp
1936 0.138 −0.001 pp
1935 0.139 −0.001 pp
1934 0.14 −0.036 pp
1933 0.175 −0.001 pp
1932 0.177 −0.001 pp
1931 0.178 +0.035 pp
1930 0.143 −0.072 pp
1929 0.215 −0.001 pp
1928 0.216 −0.001 pp
1927 0.217 −0.037 pp
1926 0.254 +0.035 pp
1925 0.219 −0.038 pp
1924 0.257 −0.001 pp
1923 0.259 −0.002 pp
1922 0.261 −0.003 pp
1921 0.264 −0.004 pp
1920 0.268 −0.003 pp
1919 0.27 −0.003 pp
1918 0.273 −0.003 pp
1917 0.276 +0.077 pp
1916 0.199 −0.002 pp
1915 0.201 −0.002 pp
1914 0.203 −0.002 pp
1913 0.205 −0.002 pp
1912 0.207 −0.002 pp
1911 0.209 −0.001 pp
1910 0.21 −0.086 pp
1909 0.297 −0.003 pp
1908 0.3 −0.001 pp
1907 0.301 −0.001 pp
1906 0.303 −1.087 pp
1905 1.389 —

Northern Europe, 2022

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

LT Lithuania 0.816 EE Estonia 0.519 NO Norway 0.458 LV Latvia 0.372 FI Finland 0.341 DK Denmark 0.254 GB United Kingdom 0.22 IE Ireland 0.157 SE Sweden 0.143 IS Iceland 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 Norway

Defense Armed forces personnel since 1816

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

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

Norway by year Defense Armed forces personnel

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

Norway by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

Norway by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.

Norway by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

Norway by year
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