Previous reports: 2023/24
| Conscription currently imposed? |
No |
Suspended 2005 by constitutional amendment.
Could be reinstated in time of emergency (see below).
|
| Conscientious objection first recognised |
1989 |
Constitution, Article 70. |
| CO release of professional soldiers |
– |
No release during state of emergency. |
| Minimum recruitment age |
18 |
|
| Population 1 |
| Total |
% males 15-19 |
Thus approx. annual cohort reaching 18 |
| 9,855,745 |
3.0% |
59,134 |
|
| Armed forces |
| Total strength |
Of which conscripts |
Compared to annual cohort above |
| 32,150 |
– |
Total strength is 54.4% of cohort |
|
| Military expenditure |
| $ (% change from 2023) |
Per capita |
% of GDP |
| 4,735m (+8.3%) |
$489 |
2.2% |
|
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Population and armed forces figures are derived from The Military Balance 2025, published by the international Institute for Strategic Studies; military expenditure figures are estimates published by SIPRI (The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) in April 2025.
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