Military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia
Armenia: Military personnel as a share of total population was 1.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia, 1992–2022
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia is 1.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia peaked at 1.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.
Armenia ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5% | — |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +113.4% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +32.9% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 3 |
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More population data for Armenia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 69,060 people (2100)
- Population density 59.44 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7673 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1788 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Armenia was 1.5% in 2022, according to Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
- How does Armenia rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Armenia ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.