Netherlands

Previous reports: 2024 | 2023/24

Conscription currently imposed?

Suspended 1997.

Could be reinstated in war; military registration still enforced.

Conscientious objection first recognised

1922

Constitutional amendment

CO release of professional soldiers

–

May apply under general Act on Conscientious Objection to Military Service. Legal appeal possible in case of refusal.

Minimum recruitment age

Voluntary recruitment

Military expenditure¹

$ (% change from 2024)	Per capita	% of GDP
28,944m (+14.5%)	$1,582	2.2%

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

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