| Military branches: |
Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Military Police, Defense Interservice Command (DICO) (2006) |
| Military service age and obligation: |
20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004) |
| Manpower available for military service: |
males age 20-49: 3,557,918
females age 20-49: 3,470,377 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: |
males age 20-49: 2,856,691
females age 20-49: 2,786,495 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: |
males age 18-49: 99,934
females age 20-49: 95,818 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP: |
1.6% (2005 est.) |