Conscription

Here's an updated list of the status of military conscription around the world.

These countries/territories do not have Conscription (year ended):

-          Albania (2010),  American Samoa (1973), Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina (1995), Australia (1972), Bahamas (1973), Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium (1995), Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia & Herzegovina (2006), Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria (2008), Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada (1945), Comoros, Congo Democratic. Republic., Congo Republic. Croatia (2008), Curacao, Czech Republic (2005), Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, France (2001), Gabon, Gambia, Germany (2011), Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary (2004), India, Iraq, Ireland, Italy (2005), Jamaica, Japan (1945), Jordan (1999), Kenya, Latvia (2007), Lebanon (2007), Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania (2008), Luxembourg, Macedonia (2006), Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Montenegro (2006), Morocco (2006), Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands (1997), New Zealand (1972), Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru (1999), Philippines, Poland (2009), Portugal (2004), Qatar, Romania (2007), Rwanda, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, San Marino, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Serbia (2011), Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Slovakia (2006), Slovenia (2003), South Africa (2002), Spain (2001), Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden (2010), Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (1960), United States (1973), Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

These countries/territories have conscription (term of service):

-          Afghanistan (4 years), Algeria (18 months), Angola (2 years), Armenia (2 years), Austria (6 months), Azerbaijan (18 months), Belarus (18 months), Bolivia (12 months), Brazil (12 months), Cambodia (18 months), Chile (12 months), Colombia (18 months), Cote d’Ivoire (18 months), Cyprus (25 months), Denmark (4 months), Egypt (36 months), Eritrea (16 months), Estonia (8 months), Finland (6 months), Georgia (18 months), Greece (12 months), Guinea (18 months), Iran (18 months), Kazakhstan (2 years), Korea North (120 months) Korea South (24 months), Kyrgyzstan (2 years), Laos (18 months), Mauritania (2 years), Moldova (12 months), Mongolia (12 months), Norway (19 months), Paraguay (24 months), Russia (12 months), Singapore (24 months), Somalia (2 years), South Sudan, Switzerland (260 days), Syria (18 months), Taiwan (2 years), Tajikistan ( 2 years), Tunisia (1 year), Turkey (15 months), Turkmenistan (2 years), Ukraine (12 months), Uzbekistan (1 year), Venezuela (30 months), Vietnam (2 years)

These countries/territories have a lottery conscription (term of service):

-          Benin (18 months), Bermuda (38 months), Cape Verde (14 months), Central African Republic (2 years), Ecuador (12 months), El Salvador (12 months), Equatorial Guinea (2 years), Guatemala (2 years), Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia (2 years), Mali (2 years), Mexico (1 year), Mozambique (2 years), Niger (2 years), Senegal (2 years), Thailand (2 years), Togo (2 years)

These countries/territories have conscription for males and females (term of service):

-          Burma (2 years), Chad (3 years for males, 1 year for females), Cuba (2 years), Israel (36 months for males, 21 months for females), Kuwait (2 years), Sudan (2 years)

 

The countries/territories in bold are the only places that I believe still need military conscription  - because of the external threats to their security.