Military branches:
Defense Command: Army Operational Command, Admiral Danish Fleet, Arctic Command, Tactical Air Command, Home Guard (2010)

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months according to specialization; reservists are assigned to mobilization units following completion of their conscript service; women eligible to volunteer for military service (2004)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,235,947
[see also: Manpower available for military service - males age 16-49 country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 1,221,386 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - females age 16-49 country ranks ]

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,013,814
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - males age 16-49 country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 1,001,411 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - females age 16-49 country ranks ]

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 37,831
[see also: Manpower reaching military service age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 35,930 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching military service age annually - female country ranks ]

Military expenditures:
1.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]