Armed forces as a share of the population in Portugal in 2022 — 0.259%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 189. Since 1816, the indicator has fallen by 0.542 pp.
1816–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.259 | −0.001 pp |
| 2021 | 0.26 | −0.001 pp |
| 2020 | 0.26 | −0.001 pp |
| 2019 | 0.261 | −0.039 pp |
| 2018 | 0.3 | +0.01 pp |
| 2017 | 0.29 | −0.028 pp |
| 2016 | 0.318 | −0.018 pp |
| 2015 | 0.336 | −0.075 pp |
| 2014 | 0.411 | +0.002 pp |
| 2013 | 0.408 | +0.003 pp |
| 2012 | 0.406 | −0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.406 | −0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.406 | −0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.406 | −0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.407 | −0.01 pp |
| 2007 | 0.417 | −0.01 pp |
| 2006 | 0.427 | −0.001 pp |
| 2005 | 0.428 | −0.001 pp |
| 2004 | 0.429 | −0.002 pp |
| 2003 | 0.431 | +0.008 pp |
| 2002 | 0.423 | −0.004 pp |
| 2001 | 0.427 | −0.028 pp |
| 2000 | 0.456 | −0.263 pp |
| 1999 | 0.719 | −0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.719 | −0.015 pp |
| 1997 | 0.735 | −0.001 pp |
| 1996 | 0.735 | −0.051 pp |
| 1995 | 0.787 | −0.445 pp |
| 1994 | 1.232 | +0.544 pp |
| 1993 | 0.688 | −0.123 pp |
| 1992 | 0.811 | −0.06 pp |
| 1991 | 0.871 | −0.008 pp |
| 1990 | 0.879 | −0.168 pp |
| 1989 | 1.047 | +0.003 pp |
| 1988 | 1.043 | −0.007 pp |
| 1987 | 1.051 | +0.042 pp |
| 1986 | 1.009 | −0.01 pp |
| 1985 | 1.019 | +0.018 pp |
| 1984 | 1.001 | +0.067 pp |
| 1983 | 0.934 | +0.016 pp |
| 1982 | 0.918 | +0.025 pp |
| 1981 | 0.893 | −0.008 pp |
| 1980 | 0.901 | +0.063 pp |
| 1979 | 0.838 | −0.019 pp |
| 1978 | 0.858 | +0.012 pp |
| 1977 | 0.846 | −0.041 pp |
| 1976 | 0.887 | −0.257 pp |
| 1975 | 1.144 | −2.078 pp |
| 1974 | 3.221 | +0.024 pp |
| 1973 | 3.197 | +0.242 pp |
| 1972 | 2.955 | +0.12 pp |
| 1971 | 2.834 | +0.291 pp |
| 1970 | 2.543 | +0.07 pp |
| 1969 | 2.473 | +0.115 pp |
| 1968 | 2.359 | +0.217 pp |
| 1967 | 2.142 | +0.056 pp |
| 1966 | 2.086 | +0.333 pp |
| 1965 | 1.753 | −1.558 pp |
| 1964 | 3.311 | +1.714 pp |
| 1963 | 1.597 | +0.71 pp |
| 1962 | 0.887 | +0.048 pp |
| 1961 | 0.839 | −0.033 pp |
| 1960 | 0.872 | −0.017 pp |
| 1959 | 0.889 | −0.005 pp |
| 1958 | 0.894 | −0.005 pp |
| 1957 | 0.899 | −0.003 pp |
| 1956 | 0.902 | +0.008 pp |
| 1955 | 0.894 | −0.004 pp |
| 1954 | 0.898 | +0.02 pp |
| 1953 | 0.879 | +0.008 pp |
| 1952 | 0.871 | −0.004 pp |
| 1951 | 0.875 | −0.006 pp |
| 1950 | 0.88 | +0.004 pp |
| 1949 | 0.876 | −0.008 pp |
| 1948 | 0.884 | — |
| 1941 | 0.464 | −0.015 pp |
| 1940 | 0.479 | −0.047 pp |
| 1939 | 0.526 | +0.02 pp |
| 1938 | 0.507 | +0.061 pp |
| 1937 | 0.445 | −0.046 pp |
| 1936 | 0.491 | −0.02 pp |
| 1935 | 0.511 | −0.006 pp |
| 1934 | 0.517 | −0.063 pp |
| 1933 | 0.581 | −0.007 pp |
| 1932 | 0.588 | +0.007 pp |
| 1931 | 0.581 | −0.005 pp |
| 1930 | 0.587 | −0.174 pp |
| 1929 | 0.76 | −0.009 pp |
| 1928 | 0.769 | −0.009 pp |
| 1927 | 0.779 | −0.039 pp |
| 1926 | 0.818 | +0.021 pp |
| 1925 | 0.797 | +0.227 pp |
| 1924 | 0.57 | −0.007 pp |
| 1923 | 0.577 | −0.007 pp |
| 1922 | 0.584 | −0.008 pp |
| 1921 | 0.592 | −0.005 pp |
| 1920 | 0.597 | +0.265 pp |
| 1919 | 0.332 | −1.748 pp |
| 1918 | 2.08 | +0 pp |
| 1917 | 2.08 | −0.003 pp |
| 1916 | 2.083 | −0.003 pp |
| 1915 | 2.087 | +1.485 pp |
| 1914 | 0.602 | −0.001 pp |
| 1913 | 0.603 | −0.001 pp |
| 1912 | 0.604 | — |
| 1910 | 0.662 | +0.046 pp |
| 1909 | 0.616 | −0.057 pp |
| 1908 | 0.674 | −0.006 pp |
| 1907 | 0.679 | −0.006 pp |
| 1906 | 0.685 | +0.048 pp |
| 1905 | 0.637 | −0.006 pp |
| 1904 | 0.643 | −0.007 pp |
| 1903 | 0.65 | −0.005 pp |
| 1902 | 0.655 | −0.024 pp |
| 1901 | 0.679 | +0.015 pp |
| 1900 | 0.664 | −0.006 pp |
| 1899 | 0.67 | −0.005 pp |
| 1898 | 0.675 | +0.034 pp |
| 1897 | 0.642 | +0.014 pp |
| 1896 | 0.627 | −0.005 pp |
| 1895 | 0.632 | −0.005 pp |
| 1894 | 0.637 | +0.016 pp |
| 1893 | 0.621 | −0.024 pp |
| 1892 | 0.646 | −0.005 pp |
| 1891 | 0.651 | +0.037 pp |
| 1890 | 0.614 | +0.014 pp |
| 1889 | 0.6 | +0.035 pp |
| 1888 | 0.565 | −0.025 pp |
| 1887 | 0.589 | −0.128 pp |
| 1886 | 0.717 | −0.099 pp |
| 1885 | 0.816 | +0.162 pp |
| 1884 | 0.654 | +0.037 pp |
| 1883 | 0.616 | −0.048 pp |
| 1882 | 0.664 | −0.07 pp |
| 1881 | 0.734 | +0.038 pp |
| 1880 | 0.697 | −0.181 pp |
| 1879 | 0.878 | −0.007 pp |
| 1878 | 0.885 | +0.015 pp |
| 1877 | 0.87 | −0.119 pp |
| 1876 | 0.989 | +0.037 pp |
| 1875 | 0.952 | +0.106 pp |
| 1874 | 0.846 | +0.016 pp |
| 1873 | 0.829 | +0.202 pp |
| 1872 | 0.627 | −0.099 pp |
| 1871 | 0.726 | +0.136 pp |
| 1870 | 0.59 | −0.005 pp |
| 1869 | 0.595 | +0.019 pp |
| 1868 | 0.576 | −0.005 pp |
| 1867 | 0.58 | +0.02 pp |
| 1866 | 0.56 | −0.029 pp |
| 1865 | 0.59 | −0.005 pp |
| 1864 | 0.594 | +0.02 pp |
| 1863 | 0.574 | +0.046 pp |
| 1862 | 0.528 | −0.03 pp |
| 1861 | 0.558 | −0.004 pp |
| 1860 | 0.563 | −0.134 pp |
| 1859 | 0.696 | +0.124 pp |
| 1858 | 0.572 | −0.057 pp |
| 1857 | 0.629 | +0.021 pp |
| 1856 | 0.607 | −0.085 pp |
| 1855 | 0.692 | +0.102 pp |
| 1854 | 0.59 | +0.022 pp |
| 1853 | 0.568 | −0.005 pp |
| 1852 | 0.573 | −0.005 pp |
| 1851 | 0.577 | −0.005 pp |
| 1850 | 0.582 | −0.005 pp |
| 1849 | 0.587 | −0.202 pp |
| 1848 | 0.789 | +0.192 pp |
| 1847 | 0.596 | −0.005 pp |
| 1846 | 0.601 | −0.178 pp |
| 1845 | 0.779 | −0.152 pp |
| 1844 | 0.931 | +0.022 pp |
| 1843 | 0.909 | −0.008 pp |
| 1842 | 0.916 | −0.007 pp |
| 1841 | 0.923 | −0.007 pp |
| 1840 | 0.931 | −0.613 pp |
| 1839 | 1.544 | −0.104 pp |
| 1838 | 1.648 | −0.013 pp |
| 1837 | 1.661 | −0.013 pp |
| 1836 | 1.674 | −0.014 pp |
| 1835 | 1.688 | −0.013 pp |
| 1834 | 1.701 | −0.014 pp |
| 1833 | 1.715 | −0.014 pp |
| 1832 | 1.729 | +0.341 pp |
| 1831 | 1.388 | +0.021 pp |
| 1830 | 1.367 | −0.011 pp |
| 1829 | 1.378 | −0.011 pp |
| 1828 | 1.389 | +0.522 pp |
| 1827 | 0.867 | −0.209 pp |
| 1826 | 1.075 | +0.025 pp |
| 1825 | 1.05 | −0.042 pp |
| 1824 | 1.093 | +0.163 pp |
| 1823 | 0.929 | +0.062 pp |
| 1822 | 0.867 | +0.098 pp |
| 1821 | 0.769 | −0.006 pp |
| 1820 | 0.776 | −0.006 pp |
| 1819 | 0.782 | −0.006 pp |
| 1818 | 0.788 | −0.007 pp |
| 1817 | 0.795 | −0.006 pp |
| 1816 | 0.801 | — |
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.
