Previous reports: 2023/24

Conscription currently imposed? No Has never existed
Conscientious objection first recognised No provision ever made but has co-sponsored CO resolutions at the UN Human Rights Council.
CO release of professional soldiers – No specific provision
Minimum recruitment age 18
Population 1
Total % males 15-19 Thus approx. annual cohort reaching 18
469,730 2.3% 2,161
Armed forces
Total strength Of which conscripts Compared to annual cohort above
1,700 – Total strength is 78.7% of cohort
Military expenditure
$ (% change from 2023) Per capita % of GDP
109m (-5.6%) $204 0.4%

  1. 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. ⤴