Honduras - Armed Forces

Military branches:

Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2008)

Military service age and obligation:


18 years of age for voluntary 2 to 3-year military service (2004)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 1,868,940
females age 16-49: 1,825,770 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 1,359,406
females age 16-49: 1,371,418 (2008 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

males age 16-49: 90,876
females age 16-49: 87,292 (2008 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:


0.6% (2006 est.)