In Sweden, a high share of the population thinks that the country needs a military defense. In 2021, nearly 70 percent responded that the country should have a military defense. However, this was fiver percentage points less than in 2020. The share was around 75 percent from 2015 to 2020.
Share of individuals who considered that Sweden needs a military defense from 2012 to 2021
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Statistics on Swedish Armed Forces
Budget and costs
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- Basic Statistic Military spending in Sweden 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Military spending as share of GDP in Sweden 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Expected defense budget for Sweden 2021-2030
- Premium Statistic Share of expenditure of the Swedish Armed Forces 2021, by type of expenditure
- Premium Statistic Budget for Swedish Armed Forces’ international deployment 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Swedish Armed Forces‘ troop strength in international operations 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Budget of Swedish Armed Forces’ peacekeeping operations 2015-2021
- Basic Statistic Share of public expenditure in Sweden 2021, by function
Personnel
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- Premium Statistic Number of Swedish Armed Forces’ personnel 2021, by type of employment
- Premium Statistic Share of Swedish Armed Forces’ personnel 2021, by type of employment and gender
- Premium Statistic Gender distribution in the Swedish Armed Forces 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Expected personnel change of the Swedish Armed Forces 2022-2032
- Premium Statistic Armed forces personnel in Sweden 2020, by age
- Premium Statistic Commissioned armed forces officers in Sweden 2020, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Non-commissioned armed forces officers in Sweden 2020, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Armed forces personnel of other ranks in Sweden 2020, by age and gender
Imports and exports of arms
4
Public opinion
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- Premium Statistic Trust in public authorities and charitable organizations in Sweden 2022
- Premium Statistic Reputation index of public institutions in Sweden 2021
- Basic Statistic Survey on the needs of a military defense in Sweden 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of respondents who want to reduce defense/military costs in Sweden 2018-2021
- Basic Statistic Survey on perception of NATO membership in Sweden 2014-2022
Further related statistics
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- Share of individuals who trust the Swedish Armed Forces 2012-2021
- Distribution of Swedish Armed Forces’ part-time personnel 2016, by area
- Distribution of Swedish Armed Forces’ permanent personnel 2016, by area
- Opinions on the necessity of defense for the country in the Netherlands 2021
- Opinions about economic resources for defense in Sweden 2017
- Number of personnel in the Ministry of Defence 2009-2022
- Survey on trust in armed force's ability to defend Sweden's borders 2017
- Americans' opinions on reinstating the military draft in 2011, by age
- Pride in the military in the Netherlands 2021
- Armed forces personnel as share of labor force in Singapore from 2010 to 2019
- Armed forces personnel as share of labor force in Sri Lanka from 2009-2019
- Number of soldiers in the Polish Armed Forces in Poland 2010-2021, by military rank
- Opinion on prioritizing rules of warfare ahead of national interests in Japan 2019
- Size of armed forces in Iran 1970-1979
- Military spending in Denmark 2010-2021
- Number of ASDF scrambles Japan FY 2016, by region
- Number of military pensions of direct entitlement by pension type in France 2018
- Survey on perception of NATO membership in Sweden 2014-2022
- GDP contribution of public administration, defense and security in Vietnam 2015-2021
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Statistics
- Share of individuals who trust the Swedish Armed Forces 2012-2021
- Distribution of Swedish Armed Forces’ part-time personnel 2016, by area
- Distribution of Swedish Armed Forces’ permanent personnel 2016, by area
- Opinions on the necessity of defense for the country in the Netherlands 2021
- Opinions about economic resources for defense in Sweden 2017
- Number of personnel in the Ministry of Defence 2009-2022
- Survey on trust in armed force's ability to defend Sweden's borders 2017
- Americans' opinions on reinstating the military draft in 2011, by age
- Pride in the military in the Netherlands 2021
- Armed forces personnel as share of labor force in Singapore from 2010 to 2019
- Armed forces personnel as share of labor force in Sri Lanka from 2009-2019
- Number of soldiers in the Polish Armed Forces in Poland 2010-2021, by military rank
- Opinion on prioritizing rules of warfare ahead of national interests in Japan 2019
- Size of armed forces in Iran 1970-1979
- Military spending in Denmark 2010-2021
- Number of ASDF scrambles Japan FY 2016, by region
- Number of military pensions of direct entitlement by pension type in France 2018
- Survey on perception of NATO membership in Sweden 2014-2022
- GDP contribution of public administration, defense and security in Vietnam 2015-2021
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Försvarsmakten. (February 18, 2022). Share of individuals who considered that Sweden needs a military defense from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/689884/survey-on-the-needs-of-a-military-defense-in-sweden/
Försvarsmakten. "Share of individuals who considered that Sweden needs a military defense from 2012 to 2021." Chart. February 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689884/survey-on-the-needs-of-a-military-defense-in-sweden/
Försvarsmakten. (2022). Share of individuals who considered that Sweden needs a military defense from 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689884/survey-on-the-needs-of-a-military-defense-in-sweden/
Försvarsmakten. "Share of Individuals Who Considered That Sweden Needs a Military Defense from 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689884/survey-on-the-needs-of-a-military-defense-in-sweden/
Försvarsmakten, Share of individuals who considered that Sweden needs a military defense from 2012 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689884/survey-on-the-needs-of-a-military-defense-in-sweden/ (last visited December 22, 2022)