Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 7,500 active-duty personnel (authorized establishment of 9,500) (2024) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Irish Defense Forces have a small inventory of imported weapons systems from a variety of mostly European countries, particularly the UK (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; 12-year service (5 active, 7 reserves) (2024). note 1: as of 2024, women made up about 7.5% of the military's full-time personnel note 2: the Defense Forces are open to refugees under the Refugee Act of 1996 and nationals of the European Economic Area, which include EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway |
Military deployments | 130 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 325 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2024). |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 0.2% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 0.3% of GDP (2022) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 0.3% of GDP (2021) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 0.3% of GDP (2020) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 0.3% of GDP (2019) |
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