Azerbaijan

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Previous reports: 2024 | 2023/24




Conscription currently imposed? Yes
Conscientious objection first recognised 1995

Constitution, Article 76.

Implementing legislation not yet promulgated (see Annual Report 2024)

Current provisions
Duration
Military service Civilian service (% of military)
18 months None available
CO release of professional soldiers Not permitted
Minimum recruitment age 18 Admission to military schools at 17
Military expenditure1
$ (% change from 2024) Per capita % of GDP
4,939m (+23.7%) $476 6.5%


  1. Military expenditure figures are estimates published by SIPRI (The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) in April 2026.↩︎