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Previous reports: 2023/24




Conscription currently imposed? No No regular armed forces despite NATO membership and base. Paramilitary coastguard of approx. 250
Conscientious objection first recognised
CO release of professional soldiers –
Minimum recruitment age
Population 1
Total % males 15-19 Thus approx. annual cohort reaching 18
364,036 3.3% 2,403
Armed forces
Total strength Of which conscripts Compared to annual cohort above
0 – Total strength is 0.0% of cohort
Military expenditure
$ (% change from 2023) Per capita % of GDP
$
  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. ⤴