Armed forces as a share of the population in Melanesia in 2022 — 0.065%. Since 1978, the indicator has fallen by 0.07 pp.
1978–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Melanesia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.065 | −0.001 pp |
| 2021 | 0.067 | −0.001 pp |
| 2020 | 0.068 | −0.001 pp |
| 2019 | 0.069 | −0.001 pp |
| 2018 | 0.071 | +0.017 pp |
| 2017 | 0.054 | −0.004 pp |
| 2016 | 0.058 | −0.002 pp |
| 2015 | 0.06 | −0.002 pp |
| 2014 | 0.061 | −0.013 pp |
| 2013 | 0.074 | −0.003 pp |
| 2012 | 0.077 | −0.002 pp |
| 2011 | 0.079 | −0.002 pp |
| 2010 | 0.081 | −0.002 pp |
| 2009 | 0.084 | −0.002 pp |
| 2008 | 0.086 | −0.002 pp |
| 2007 | 0.088 | −0.08 pp |
| 2006 | 0.168 | +0.075 pp |
| 2005 | 0.093 | −0.002 pp |
| 2004 | 0.095 | −0.002 pp |
| 2003 | 0.097 | −0.002 pp |
| 2002 | 0.099 | −0.025 pp |
| 2001 | 0.124 | −0 pp |
| 2000 | 0.125 | −0.003 pp |
| 1999 | 0.128 | −0.02 pp |
| 1998 | 0.148 | −0.002 pp |
| 1997 | 0.15 | −0.004 pp |
| 1996 | 0.154 | −0.008 pp |
| 1995 | 0.162 | +0.015 pp |
| 1994 | 0.147 | −0.022 pp |
| 1993 | 0.169 | −0.007 pp |
| 1992 | 0.176 | −0.004 pp |
| 1991 | 0.18 | −0.005 pp |
| 1990 | 0.185 | +0.041 pp |
| 1989 | 0.143 | −0.006 pp |
| 1988 | 0.149 | +0.02 pp |
| 1987 | 0.13 | −0.002 pp |
| 1986 | 0.132 | −0.026 pp |
| 1985 | 0.158 | +0.02 pp |
| 1984 | 0.138 | +0.02 pp |
| 1983 | 0.118 | −0.002 pp |
| 1982 | 0.12 | −0.003 pp |
| 1981 | 0.123 | −0.006 pp |
| 1980 | 0.129 | −0.003 pp |
| 1979 | 0.132 | −0.003 pp |
| 1978 | 0.135 | — |
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.