North Macedonia Military - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Military and security forces

Army of the Republic of North Macedonia (ARSM): the ARSM is a joint force with air, ground, reserve, special operations, and support forces (2023)

note: the Police of Macedonia maintain internal security, including migration and border enforcement, and report to the Ministry of the Interior

Military expenditures

1.9% of GDP (2023 est.)

1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)

1.5% of GDP (2021)

1.2% of GDP (2020)

1.2% of GDP (2019)

Military and security service personnel strengths

approximately 6,000 active-duty personnel (2022)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the military's inventory consists mostly of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years it has received small amounts of more modern equipment from countries such as Turkey and the US (2022)

Military service age and obligation

18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2007 (2023)

note: as of 2023, women made up about 10.6% of the military's full-time personnel

Military - note

North Macedonia became the 30th member of NATO in 2020

NOTE: The information regarding North Macedonia on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of North Macedonia 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about North Macedonia 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.