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Previous reports: 2023/24




Conscription currently imposed? No

Suspended 2004 by amendment of the Military Act.

May be reinstated in a situation of threat or wartime.
Conscientious objection first recognised 1992 Civilian Service Act (of Czechoslovakia) No. 18/1992
CO release of professional soldiers –

"An administrative procedure with a possibility of judicial review".

No details known.
Minimum recruitment age 18
Population 1
Total % males 15-19 Thus approx. annual cohort reaching 18
10,837,890 2.7% 58,525
Armed forces
Total strength Of which conscripts Compared to annual cohort above
26,600 – Total strength is 45.5% of cohort
Military expenditure
$ (% change from 2023) Per capita % of GDP
6,525m (+32.0%) $605 1.9%
  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. ⤴