Military branches Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (including Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary

Military manpower - military age 20 years of age (note - age 17 for cadets and midshipmen) (2002 est.)

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 4,077,917 (2002 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males age 15-49: 3,546,030 (2002 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 96,082
note: Netherlands has an all-volunteer, 74,100 force in 2001 (2002 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $6.5 billion (FY00/01 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.5% (FY00/01 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Netherlands on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Netherlands Military 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Netherlands Military 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.