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Montenegro

Previous reports: 2023/24

Conscription currently imposed?

Abolished 2006 (on independence) by Presidential decree.

May be reinstated in time of war (see below)

Conscientious objection first recognised

1992

Constitution of Serbia and Montenegro, Article 58 (preserved in Article 48 of the 2007 Montenegro Constitution)

CO release of professional soldiers

Not known

Minimum recruitment age

Population ¹

Total	% males 15-19	Thus approx. annual cohort reaching 18
599,849	3.1%	3,719

Armed forces

Total strength	Of which conscripts	Compared to annual cohort above
2,710	–	Total strength is 72.9% of cohort

Military expenditure

$ (% change from 2023)	Per capita	% of GDP
150m (+25.9%)	$235	1.8%

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. ⤴