Armenia

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Previous reports: 2023/24




Conscription currently imposed? Yes
Conscientious objection first recognised 2003

Law on Alternative Service (unarmed military service)

Law on Alternative Service 2013 (alternative civilian service)
Current provisions

Law on Military Service and the Status of Servicemen

Law on Alternative Service 2013
Duration

Military service Civilian service (% of military)
24 months

36 months (150%)

Unarmed military service 30 months
CO release of professional soldiers Not permitted
Minimum recruitment age 18 Admission to military schools at 17
Population 1
Total % males 15-19 Thus approx. annual cohort reaching 18
2,976,765 2.9% 17,265
Armed forces
Total strength Of which conscripts Compared to annual cohort above
42,900 18,950 (44.2%) Total strength is 248.5% of cohort Conscripts are 109.8% of cohort
Military expenditure
$ (% change from 2023) Per capita % of GDP
1,418m (+6.8%) $475 5.5%
  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. ⤴