Armed forces as a share of the population in Spain in 2022 — 0.259%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 189. Since 1816, the indicator has fallen by 0.87 pp.
1816–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.259 | +0.002 pp |
| 2021 | 0.258 | +0.006 pp |
| 2020 | 0.252 | −0.001 pp |
| 2019 | 0.253 | −0.004 pp |
| 2018 | 0.257 | −0.005 pp |
| 2017 | 0.262 | −0.001 pp |
| 2016 | 0.263 | −0.023 pp |
| 2015 | 0.287 | −0.004 pp |
| 2014 | 0.29 | −0.001 pp |
| 2013 | 0.291 | −0.015 pp |
| 2012 | 0.306 | +0.001 pp |
| 2011 | 0.305 | +0.028 pp |
| 2010 | 0.277 | −0.208 pp |
| 2009 | 0.485 | +0.156 pp |
| 2008 | 0.329 | +0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.329 | −0.005 pp |
| 2006 | 0.334 | −0.005 pp |
| 2005 | 0.339 | −0.01 pp |
| 2004 | 0.349 | −0.011 pp |
| 2003 | 0.359 | −0.071 pp |
| 2002 | 0.431 | +0.077 pp |
| 2001 | 0.354 | −0.065 pp |
| 2000 | 0.419 | +0.028 pp |
| 1999 | 0.391 | −0.086 pp |
| 1998 | 0.477 | −0.024 pp |
| 1997 | 0.501 | −0.016 pp |
| 1996 | 0.517 | −0.019 pp |
| 1995 | 0.536 | −0.008 pp |
| 1994 | 0.544 | +0.022 pp |
| 1993 | 0.522 | +0.014 pp |
| 1992 | 0.508 | −0.124 pp |
| 1991 | 0.632 | −0.043 pp |
| 1990 | 0.675 | −0.037 pp |
| 1989 | 0.712 | −0.071 pp |
| 1988 | 0.783 | −0.028 pp |
| 1987 | 0.811 | −0.002 pp |
| 1986 | 0.813 | −0.003 pp |
| 1985 | 0.816 | −0.076 pp |
| 1984 | 0.892 | −0.038 pp |
| 1983 | 0.93 | −0.049 pp |
| 1982 | 0.98 | +0.01 pp |
| 1981 | 0.97 | +0.021 pp |
| 1980 | 0.948 | −0.058 pp |
| 1979 | 1.006 | −0.006 pp |
| 1978 | 1.012 | −0.015 pp |
| 1977 | 1.026 | +0.003 pp |
| 1976 | 1.023 | −0.03 pp |
| 1975 | 1.053 | −0.011 pp |
| 1974 | 1.065 | +0.017 pp |
| 1973 | 1.047 | −0.011 pp |
| 1972 | 1.058 | −0.011 pp |
| 1971 | 1.069 | −0.011 pp |
| 1970 | 1.081 | −0.011 pp |
| 1969 | 1.092 | −0.027 pp |
| 1968 | 1.119 | −0.012 pp |
| 1967 | 1.13 | −0.027 pp |
| 1966 | 1.158 | +0.003 pp |
| 1965 | 1.154 | −0.012 pp |
| 1964 | 1.166 | −0.012 pp |
| 1963 | 1.179 | +0.084 pp |
| 1962 | 1.094 | −0.028 pp |
| 1961 | 1.122 | −0.096 pp |
| 1960 | 1.218 | −0.1 pp |
| 1959 | 1.318 | −0.098 pp |
| 1958 | 1.416 | −0.103 pp |
| 1957 | 1.519 | −0.104 pp |
| 1956 | 1.623 | −0.106 pp |
| 1955 | 1.73 | −0.015 pp |
| 1954 | 1.744 | −0.008 pp |
| 1953 | 1.752 | −0.103 pp |
| 1952 | 1.854 | −0.016 pp |
| 1951 | 1.87 | +0.106 pp |
| 1950 | 1.764 | +0.158 pp |
| 1949 | 1.606 | −0.085 pp |
| 1948 | 1.691 | −0.013 pp |
| 1947 | 1.705 | −0.005 pp |
| 1946 | 1.71 | −0.07 pp |
| 1945 | 1.78 | −0.036 pp |
| 1944 | 1.816 | +0.125 pp |
| 1943 | 1.691 | −0.249 pp |
| 1942 | 1.94 | −0.07 pp |
| 1941 | 2.01 | −0.051 pp |
| 1940 | 2.061 | −0.051 pp |
| 1939 | 2.112 | −0.064 pp |
| 1938 | 2.176 | +0.18 pp |
| 1937 | 1.996 | +0.081 pp |
| 1936 | 1.915 | +1.341 pp |
| 1935 | 0.574 | +0.007 pp |
| 1934 | 0.567 | −0.039 pp |
| 1933 | 0.605 | +0.025 pp |
| 1932 | 0.58 | +0.012 pp |
| 1931 | 0.569 | −0.006 pp |
| 1930 | 0.574 | +0.003 pp |
| 1929 | 0.571 | +0.011 pp |
| 1928 | 0.56 | −0.01 pp |
| 1927 | 0.57 | −0.117 pp |
| 1926 | 0.688 | +0.003 pp |
| 1925 | 0.685 | −0.048 pp |
| 1924 | 0.733 | −0.182 pp |
| 1923 | 0.915 | −0.177 pp |
| 1922 | 1.092 | +0.12 pp |
| 1921 | 0.972 | −0.143 pp |
| 1920 | 1.115 | +0.05 pp |
| 1919 | 1.066 | +0.05 pp |
| 1918 | 1.015 | +0.061 pp |
| 1917 | 0.955 | +0.038 pp |
| 1916 | 0.917 | +0.062 pp |
| 1915 | 0.855 | +0.058 pp |
| 1914 | 0.797 | +0.079 pp |
| 1913 | 0.718 | −0.005 pp |
| 1912 | 0.723 | −0.015 pp |
| 1911 | 0.738 | +0.045 pp |
| 1910 | 0.692 | +0.128 pp |
| 1909 | 0.565 | −0.004 pp |
| 1908 | 0.569 | −0.112 pp |
| 1907 | 0.681 | +0.094 pp |
| 1906 | 0.587 | −0.004 pp |
| 1905 | 0.591 | +0.001 pp |
| 1904 | 0.59 | −0.004 pp |
| 1903 | 0.594 | −0.004 pp |
| 1902 | 0.598 | −0.015 pp |
| 1901 | 0.613 | +0.014 pp |
| 1900 | 0.599 | −0.115 pp |
| 1899 | 0.714 | −0.117 pp |
| 1898 | 0.832 | −0.009 pp |
| 1897 | 0.841 | +0.024 pp |
| 1896 | 0.817 | −0.009 pp |
| 1895 | 0.826 | +0.074 pp |
| 1894 | 0.752 | +0.013 pp |
| 1893 | 0.739 | +0.008 pp |
| 1892 | 0.731 | −0.037 pp |
| 1891 | 0.768 | −0.015 pp |
| 1890 | 0.783 | −0.043 pp |
| 1889 | 0.826 | −0.021 pp |
| 1888 | 0.847 | −0.027 pp |
| 1887 | 0.874 | −0.005 pp |
| 1886 | 0.878 | −0.138 pp |
| 1885 | 1.016 | +0.146 pp |
| 1884 | 0.871 | −0.028 pp |
| 1883 | 0.898 | −0.023 pp |
| 1882 | 0.921 | −0.023 pp |
| 1881 | 0.944 | +0.001 pp |
| 1880 | 0.943 | +0.025 pp |
| 1879 | 0.918 | +0.019 pp |
| 1878 | 0.899 | +0.272 pp |
| 1877 | 0.627 | −0.015 pp |
| 1876 | 0.642 | −0.046 pp |
| 1875 | 0.688 | +0.048 pp |
| 1874 | 0.64 | +0.016 pp |
| 1873 | 0.624 | +0.017 pp |
| 1872 | 0.607 | −0.002 pp |
| 1871 | 0.609 | −0.156 pp |
| 1870 | 0.765 | +0.133 pp |
| 1869 | 0.632 | +0.023 pp |
| 1868 | 0.609 | −0.071 pp |
| 1867 | 0.68 | +0.01 pp |
| 1866 | 0.67 | −0.109 pp |
| 1865 | 0.779 | +0.035 pp |
| 1864 | 0.744 | +0.055 pp |
| 1863 | 0.689 | −0.053 pp |
| 1862 | 0.743 | −0.041 pp |
| 1861 | 0.783 | −0.016 pp |
| 1860 | 0.799 | +0.003 pp |
| 1859 | 0.796 | +0.004 pp |
| 1858 | 0.792 | −0.004 pp |
| 1857 | 0.796 | +0.101 pp |
| 1856 | 0.695 | +0.076 pp |
| 1855 | 0.619 | −0.079 pp |
| 1854 | 0.699 | −0.019 pp |
| 1853 | 0.718 | −0.04 pp |
| 1852 | 0.757 | −0.033 pp |
| 1851 | 0.791 | −0.027 pp |
| 1850 | 0.818 | −0.013 pp |
| 1849 | 0.831 | −0.02 pp |
| 1848 | 0.852 | −0.014 pp |
| 1847 | 0.865 | −0.007 pp |
| 1846 | 0.872 | +0.051 pp |
| 1845 | 0.82 | +0.038 pp |
| 1844 | 0.783 | +0.046 pp |
| 1843 | 0.737 | +0.054 pp |
| 1842 | 0.683 | +0.04 pp |
| 1841 | 0.643 | +0.048 pp |
| 1840 | 0.595 | −0.005 pp |
| 1839 | 0.6 | −0.043 pp |
| 1838 | 0.643 | −0.043 pp |
| 1837 | 0.686 | −0.052 pp |
| 1836 | 0.738 | −0.053 pp |
| 1835 | 0.791 | −0.077 pp |
| 1834 | 0.867 | +0.391 pp |
| 1833 | 0.477 | −0.236 pp |
| 1832 | 0.713 | −0.336 pp |
| 1831 | 1.049 | +0.374 pp |
| 1830 | 0.675 | −0.038 pp |
| 1829 | 0.712 | −0.038 pp |
| 1828 | 0.751 | −0.014 pp |
| 1827 | 0.765 | −0.006 pp |
| 1826 | 0.771 | −0.014 pp |
| 1825 | 0.785 | −0.006 pp |
| 1824 | 0.791 | −0.186 pp |
| 1823 | 0.977 | −0.387 pp |
| 1822 | 1.364 | −0.071 pp |
| 1821 | 1.435 | +0.156 pp |
| 1820 | 1.279 | +0.158 pp |
| 1819 | 1.121 | +0 pp |
| 1818 | 1.121 | −0.009 pp |
| 1817 | 1.129 | +0.001 pp |
| 1816 | 1.129 | — |
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.
