Armed forces as a share of the population in Sweden in 2022 — 0.143%. Ranked 127 in the world out of 189. Since 1819, the indicator has fallen by 1.395 pp.
1819–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sweden
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.143 | −0.001 pp |
| 2021 | 0.144 | −0.001 pp |
| 2020 | 0.145 | −0.147 pp |
| 2019 | 0.292 | −0.003 pp |
| 2018 | 0.295 | −0.003 pp |
| 2017 | 0.298 | −0.007 pp |
| 2016 | 0.305 | +0.151 pp |
| 2015 | 0.154 | −0.001 pp |
| 2014 | 0.155 | −0.064 pp |
| 2013 | 0.218 | +0.008 pp |
| 2012 | 0.21 | −0.012 pp |
| 2011 | 0.222 | +0.084 pp |
| 2010 | 0.139 | −0.044 pp |
| 2009 | 0.183 | −0.077 pp |
| 2008 | 0.26 | −0.046 pp |
| 2007 | 0.306 | −0.002 pp |
| 2006 | 0.308 | −0.002 pp |
| 2005 | 0.31 | −0.002 pp |
| 2004 | 0.312 | −0.001 pp |
| 2003 | 0.313 | −0.068 pp |
| 2002 | 0.382 | −0.001 pp |
| 2001 | 0.382 | −0.213 pp |
| 2000 | 0.595 | +0.01 pp |
| 1999 | 0.585 | −0.035 pp |
| 1998 | 0.62 | −0.059 pp |
| 1997 | 0.678 | −0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.679 | −0.114 pp |
| 1995 | 0.793 | −0.005 pp |
| 1994 | 0.797 | −0.006 pp |
| 1993 | 0.803 | −0.005 pp |
| 1992 | 0.808 | +0.076 pp |
| 1991 | 0.731 | −0.028 pp |
| 1990 | 0.759 | +0.029 pp |
| 1989 | 0.73 | −0.04 pp |
| 1988 | 0.77 | −0.015 pp |
| 1987 | 0.786 | −0.003 pp |
| 1986 | 0.789 | −0.038 pp |
| 1985 | 0.826 | −0.001 pp |
| 1984 | 0.828 | +0.011 pp |
| 1983 | 0.816 | −0.024 pp |
| 1982 | 0.841 | −0.001 pp |
| 1981 | 0.841 | −0.001 pp |
| 1980 | 0.842 | +0.022 pp |
| 1979 | 0.82 | −0.014 pp |
| 1978 | 0.834 | −0.002 pp |
| 1977 | 0.836 | +0.033 pp |
| 1976 | 0.803 | −0.113 pp |
| 1975 | 0.915 | −0.004 pp |
| 1974 | 0.919 | −0.003 pp |
| 1973 | 0.922 | −0.002 pp |
| 1972 | 0.923 | −0.003 pp |
| 1971 | 0.926 | −0.006 pp |
| 1970 | 0.932 | −0.009 pp |
| 1969 | 0.941 | −0.007 pp |
| 1968 | 0.948 | +0.058 pp |
| 1967 | 0.89 | −0.007 pp |
| 1966 | 0.897 | −0.009 pp |
| 1965 | 0.905 | −0.009 pp |
| 1964 | 0.914 | −0.007 pp |
| 1963 | 0.921 | −0.137 pp |
| 1962 | 1.058 | −0.006 pp |
| 1961 | 1.064 | +0.676 pp |
| 1960 | 0.388 | −0.001 pp |
| 1959 | 0.389 | +0.011 pp |
| 1958 | 0.378 | −0.002 pp |
| 1957 | 0.38 | — |
| 1945 | 6.024 | −0.073 pp |
| 1944 | 6.098 | −0.066 pp |
| 1943 | 6.163 | −0.058 pp |
| 1942 | 6.221 | — |
| 1940 | 1.572 | — |
| 1938 | 0.651 | +0.221 pp |
| 1937 | 0.43 | −0.049 pp |
| 1936 | 0.479 | −0.145 pp |
| 1935 | 0.625 | — |
| 1933 | 0.548 | +0.03 pp |
| 1932 | 0.518 | −0.002 pp |
| 1931 | 0.52 | −0.116 pp |
| 1930 | 0.636 | +0.014 pp |
| 1929 | 0.622 | −0.002 pp |
| 1928 | 0.623 | +0.163 pp |
| 1927 | 0.46 | −0.001 pp |
| 1926 | 0.462 | −0.035 pp |
| 1925 | 0.496 | −0.168 pp |
| 1924 | 0.664 | +0.247 pp |
| 1923 | 0.417 | −0.086 pp |
| 1922 | 0.502 | +0.081 pp |
| 1921 | 0.422 | −1.297 pp |
| 1920 | 1.719 | — |
| 1918 | 1.741 | +0.01 pp |
| 1917 | 1.73 | −0.003 pp |
| 1916 | 1.733 | +0.328 pp |
| 1915 | 1.406 | — |
| 1913 | 1.53 | +0.205 pp |
| 1912 | 1.325 | −0.01 pp |
| 1911 | 1.335 | +0.044 pp |
| 1910 | 1.291 | +0.099 pp |
| 1909 | 1.192 | −0.048 pp |
| 1908 | 1.24 | −0.011 pp |
| 1907 | 1.251 | −0.01 pp |
| 1906 | 1.26 | +0.048 pp |
| 1905 | 1.212 | −0.052 pp |
| 1904 | 1.264 | −0.114 pp |
| 1903 | 1.378 | +0.397 pp |
| 1902 | 0.981 | −0.034 pp |
| 1901 | 1.015 | −0.005 pp |
| 1900 | 1.02 | +0.155 pp |
| 1899 | 0.865 | −0.008 pp |
| 1898 | 0.873 | −0.009 pp |
| 1897 | 0.882 | +0.005 pp |
| 1896 | 0.877 | −0.024 pp |
| 1895 | 0.901 | −0.009 pp |
| 1894 | 0.91 | −0.008 pp |
| 1893 | 0.918 | −0.007 pp |
| 1892 | 0.925 | −0.047 pp |
| 1891 | 0.972 | −0.004 pp |
| 1890 | 0.976 | +0.026 pp |
| 1889 | 0.949 | −0.003 pp |
| 1888 | 0.953 | −0.018 pp |
| 1887 | 0.971 | −0.005 pp |
| 1886 | 0.976 | −0.008 pp |
| 1885 | 0.983 | +0.037 pp |
| 1884 | 0.946 | −0.114 pp |
| 1883 | 1.06 | +0.028 pp |
| 1882 | 1.032 | +0.015 pp |
| 1881 | 1.017 | −0.401 pp |
| 1880 | 1.418 | +0.426 pp |
| 1879 | 0.992 | −0.356 pp |
| 1878 | 1.348 | −0.143 pp |
| 1877 | 1.491 | +0.624 pp |
| 1876 | 0.867 | −0.415 pp |
| 1875 | 1.281 | — |
| 1873 | 1.357 | −0.08 pp |
| 1872 | 1.438 | +0.038 pp |
| 1871 | 1.399 | −0.008 pp |
| 1870 | 1.407 | −0.001 pp |
| 1869 | 1.408 | +0.003 pp |
| 1868 | 1.405 | −0.631 pp |
| 1867 | 2.036 | −0.017 pp |
| 1866 | 2.053 | +0.03 pp |
| 1865 | 2.024 | −0.024 pp |
| 1864 | 2.048 | +0.434 pp |
| 1863 | 1.613 | −0.021 pp |
| 1862 | 1.634 | +0.235 pp |
| 1861 | 1.399 | −0.021 pp |
| 1860 | 1.421 | −0.024 pp |
| 1859 | 1.444 | −0.002 pp |
| 1858 | 1.447 | −0.034 pp |
| 1857 | 1.48 | −0.012 pp |
| 1856 | 1.493 | −0.016 pp |
| 1855 | 1.509 | — |
| 1853 | 1.542 | +0.554 pp |
| 1852 | 0.989 | +0.296 pp |
| 1851 | 0.693 | −0.008 pp |
| 1850 | 0.7 | −0.321 pp |
| 1849 | 1.022 | +0.031 pp |
| 1848 | 0.991 | — |
| 1846 | 1.114 | — |
| 1844 | 1.141 | — |
| 1840 | 1.192 | — |
| 1833 | 1.267 | — |
| 1831 | 1.116 | +0.066 pp |
| 1830 | 1.05 | — |
| 1828 | 1.145 | — |
| 1823 | 1.222 | — |
| 1819 | 1.538 | — |
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.
