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Previous reports: 2023/24




Conscription currently imposed? No

First introduced 1944

Abolished 1967
Conscientious objection first recognised 1963 Act of 26th July, Article 8
CO release of professional soldiers – No specific provisions – no instances ever recorded.
Minimum recruitment age 18
Population 1
Total % males 15-19 Thus approx. annual cohort reaching 18
671,254 2.7% 3,625
Armed forces
Total strength Of which conscripts Compared to annual cohort above
900 – Total strength is 24.8% of cohort
Military expenditure
$ (% change from 2023) Per capita % of GDP
872m (+28.2%) $1,303 1.0%
  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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