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Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Seychelles

Armed forces as a share of the population in the Seychelles in 2022 — 0%. Ranked 164 in the world out of 189.

2022 0% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 164of 189
Period maximum 1.563%1982
Period minimum 0%1976

Trend over time

1976–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Seychelles, 1976–202200.511.5219761981198619911996200120062011201620211976: 0%1977: 0%1978: 0%1979: 0%1980: 0%1981: 0%1982: 1.563%1983: 1.563%1984: 1.538%1985: 1.538%1986: 1.515%1987: 1.471%1988: 1.449%1989: 1.449%1990: 1.429%1991: 1.429%1992: 1.408%1993: 1.389%1994: 1.351%1999: 0%2000: 0%2001: 0%2002: 1.205%2003: 1.19%2004: 0%2005: 0%2006: 0%2007: 0%2008: 0%2009: 0%2010: 0%2011: 0%2012: 0%2013: 0%2014: 0%2015: 0%2016: 0%2017: 0%2018: 0%2019: 0%2020: 0%2021: 0%2022: 0%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Seychelles 0%
World computed 0.259%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.161%
Eastern Africa computed 0.236%
High-income countries computed 0.421%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0 +0 pp
2021 0 +0 pp
2020 0 +0 pp
2019 0 +0 pp
2018 0 +0 pp
2017 0 +0 pp
2016 0 +0 pp
2015 0 +0 pp
2014 0 +0 pp
2013 0 +0 pp
2012 0 +0 pp
2011 0 +0 pp
2010 0 +0 pp
2009 0 +0 pp
2008 0 +0 pp
2007 0 +0 pp
2006 0 +0 pp
2005 0 +0 pp
2004 0 −1.19 pp
2003 1.19 −0.014 pp
2002 1.205 +1.205 pp
2001 0 +0 pp
2000 0 +0 pp
1999 0 —
1994 1.351 −0.038 pp
1993 1.389 −0.02 pp
1992 1.408 −0.02 pp
1991 1.429 +0 pp
1990 1.429 −0.021 pp
1989 1.449 +0 pp
1988 1.449 −0.021 pp
1987 1.471 −0.045 pp
1986 1.515 −0.023 pp
1985 1.538 +0 pp
1984 1.538 −0.024 pp
1983 1.563 +0 pp
1982 1.563 +1.563 pp
1981 0 +0 pp
1980 0 +0 pp
1979 0 +0 pp
1978 0 +0 pp
1977 0 +0 pp
1976 0 —

Eastern Africa, 2022

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

ER Eritrea 8.859 DJ Djibouti 0.704 SS South Sudan 0.481 ET Ethiopia 0.401 RW Rwanda 0.242 BI Burundi 0.225 ZW Zimbabwe 0.18 UG Uganda 0.095 SO Somalia 0.079 ZM Zambia 0.074 MW Malawi 0.053 MG Madagascar 0.046 KE Kenya 0.044 TZ Tanzania 0.042 MZ Mozambique 0.034 MU Mauritius 0 SC Seychelles 0
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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 the Seychelles

Defense Armed forces personnel since 1816

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

Seychelles by year Defense Armed forces personnel

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

Seychelles by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

Seychelles by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.

Seychelles by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

Seychelles by year
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