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Previous reports: 2023/24




Conscription currently imposed? No
Conscientious objection first recognised Voluntary paramilitary service since independence. CO provisions never introduced.
CO release of professional soldiers – No provisions.
Minimum recruitment age 18
Population 1
Total % males 15-19 Thus approx. annual cohort reaching 18
1,977,093 4.3% 17,003
Armed forces
Total strength Of which conscripts Compared to annual cohort above
3,000 – Total strength is 17.6% of cohort
Military expenditure
$ (% change from 2023) Per capita % of GDP
166m (+21.6%) $98 1.5%
  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. ⤴
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