Military service age and obligation: 19 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 7-17 months depending on conscript role; after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age of 47 (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 19-49: 1,838,427
females age 19-49: 1,774,659 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 19-49: 1,493,668
females age 19-49: 1,441,257 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 58,724
females age 19-49: 55,954 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$5.51 billion (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.5% (2005 est.)
Transnational Issues Sweden
Disputes - international: none
This page was last updated on 19 December, 2006
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