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Previous reports: 2023/24




Conscription currently imposed? Yes
Conscientious objection first recognised 1991

Constitution, Article 124.

Military Service Act, 1994.
Current provisions
Duration

Military service Civilian service (% of military)

8 months

11 months in some cases

 12 months (150%)
CO release of professional soldiers – No release during a state of emergency.
Minimum recruitment age 18
Population 1
Total % males 15-19 Thus approx. annual cohort reaching 18
1,193,791 2.9% 6,924
Armed forces
Total strength Of which conscripts Compared to annual cohort above
7,100 3,500 (49.3%) Total strength is 102.5% of cohort Conscripts are 50.5% of cohort
Military expenditure
$ (% change from 2023) Per capita % of GDP
1,442m (+12.7%) $1,055 3.4%
  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. ⤴