Luxembourg Military - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Military and security forces

Luxembourg Army (l'Armée Luxembourgeoise) (2021)

Military expenditures

0.57% of GDP (2020 est.)

0.54% of GDP (2019)

0.5% of GDP (2018)

0.51% of GDP (2017)

0.39% of GDP (2016)

Military and security service personnel strengths

the Luxembourg Army has approximately 900 active personnel (2021)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the inventory of Luxembourg's Army is a small mix of European and US equipment; since 2010, it has received small quantities of equipment from Germany, Norway, and Sweden (2020)

Military service age and obligation

18-26 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (abolished 1969); Luxembourg citizen or EU citizen with 3-year residence in Luxembourg (2021)

Military - note

Luxembourg is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949

NOTE: The information regarding Luxembourg on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Luxembourg 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Luxembourg 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.