Austria Military Profile 2004

Military branches

Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)

Military service age and obligation

18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for voluntary service; from 2007, at the earliest, compulsory military service obligation will be reduced from 8 months to 6 (June 2004)

Manpower available for military service

males age 15-49: 2,066,467 (2004 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 15-49: 1,699,384 (2004 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually

males: 48,981 (2004 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure

$1.497 billion (FY01/02)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP

0.85% (June 2004)