Recruitable population

This page is about the ratio, for the absolute number in a state, see State#Population, for free manpower of a country, see manpower#Free_manpower
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Recruitable population is a ratio that divides the population of states into available recruits and civilians. The ratio depends on laws and ideas of a country, the political situation of the respective states the country controls, and the mobilization speed. Changing conscription laws is the main way to control the ratio. Ignoring mobilization, the overall formula for a particular state is:

$${\begin{aligned}{\text{Recruitable ratio}}&=\sum ({\text{Recruitable Population modifier}})*\sum ({\text{Recruitable Population Factor modifier}})*\sum ({\text{non-core modifier}})*\sum ({\text{occupation modifier}})\\&=\sum ({\text{Recruitable Population modifier}}+{\text{Additional Recruitable Population modifier}})*\sum ({\text{Recruitable Population Factor modifier}})*\sum ({\text{non-core modifier}})\\\end{aligned}}$$

Recruitable population

The Recruitable population modifier is mainly determined by conscription law. Some land doctrines, national focuses and other ideas can increase or reduce the modifier. Values stack additively.

Conscription Law	Recruitable population	Prerequisites
Disarmed Nation	1.00%
Volunteer Only	1.50%	Does not have the Economy law Undisturbed Isolation or Isolation
Limited Conscription	2.50%	Does not have the Economy law Undisturbed Isolation or Isolation More than 10% War Support
Extensive Conscription	5.00%	One of the following must be true: Current ruling party is Fascist or Communist All of the following must be true: At war Any enemy country has an estimated army strength ratio of 50% or more compared to this country More than 20% War Support
Service by Requirement	10.00%	One of the following must be true: Current ruling party is Fascist or Communist. All of the following must be true: At war Estimated enemies strength ratio of 60% or more compared to this country One of the following must be true: More than 60% War Support More than 0% surrender progress
All Adults Serve	20.00%	At war One of the following must be true: More than 70% War Support More than 0% surrender progress Estimated enemies strength ratio of 75% or more compared to this country
Scraping the Barrel	25.00%	At war One of the following must be true: More than 85% War Support More than 25% surrender progress Estimated enemies strength ratio of 100% or more compared to this country

Land Doctrine	Recruitable population	Branch
Volkssturm	2.00%	Mobile Warfare Doctrine
Non-Discriminatory Conscription	3.00%	Mobile Warfare Doctrine
Human Wave Offensive	5.00%	Mass Assault Doctrine

National Spirit	Recruitable population	National Focus requirement
Militarism	5.00%	Generic National Spirit from National Focus: Militarism
Military Youth	2.00%	Generic National Spirit from National Focus: Military Youth
Victors of the Great War	-0.30%	French starting National Spirit
National Mobilization	1.00%	French National Spirit from National Focus: National Mobilization
Le Déluge	3.00%	French National Spirit from National Focus: Le Déluge
National Revitalization	0.50%	German National Spirit National Revitalization modified by National Focus: Fan Prussian Militarism
Red Brigades	2.00%	Japanese National Spirit from National Focus: Red Brigades
Spiritual Mobilization	2.50%	Japanese National Spirit from National Focus: Spiritual Mobilization
Militarized Schools	0.50%	Soviet National Spirit from National Focus: Militarized Schools
Socialist Science	3.00%	Soviet National Spirit from National Focus: Socialist Science
Armed Forces Desegregation	2.00%	American National Spirit from National Focus: Desegregate the Armed Forces
Women's Armed Service Integration Act	2.00%	American National Spirit from National Focus: Women's Armed Service Integration Act
Polish Militarism	2.50%	Polish National Spirit from National Focus: Polish Militarism
Military Youth	2.00%	Polish National Spirit from National Focus: Military Youth
Send in the Zombies	1.00%	Canadian National Spirit from National Focus: Send in the Zombies
Swastika Clubs	2.00%	Canadian National Spirit Swastika Clubs modified by National Focus: Support the Blue Shirts
Social Security Act	2.00%	New Zealand National Spirit from National Focus: Social Security Act
Maori Conscription	1.00%	New Zealand National Spirit from National Focus: Maori Conscription
Waitangi Tribunal	2.00%	New Zealand National Spirit from National Focus: Waitangi Tribunal
Voortrekker Monument	0.50%	South African National Spirit Voortrekker Monument modified by National Focus: Commemorate the Battle of Blood River
Black Volunteers	1.00%	South African National Spirit from National Focus: Repeal the Native Representation Act
Divided Nation	-0.50%	Czechslovak starting National Spirit
Fortification focus	0.30%	Czechslovak National Spirit from National Focus: Fortification Studies
Fortification focus	0.60%	Czechslovak National Spirit Fortification focus modified by National Focus: Sudetenland Early Fortifications
Fortification focus	0.90%	Czechslovak National Spirit Fortification focus modified by National Focus: Sudetenland Advanced Fortifications
Fortification focus	1.20%	Czechslovak National Spirit Fortification focus modified by National Focus: Sudetenland Final Fortifications
Communism with a Human Face	2.00%	Czechslovak National Spirit from National Focus: Communism with a Human Face
Czech Fascism	-0.50%	Czechslovak National Spirit Divided Nation modified by National Focus: Czech Consolidation
Treaty of Trianon	-0.50%	Hungarian starting National Spirit
The Hungarian Red Army	5.00%	Hungarian National Spirit from National Focus: The Hungarian Red Army
Secret Rearmament	0.25%	Hungarian National Spirit from National Focus: Secret Rearmament
A Deal with the Devil	1.00%	Romanian National Spirit from National Focus: Form Peasant Militias
The Sentinel of the Motherland	1.00%	Romanian National Spirit from National Focus: Revise the Constitution
The Sentinel of the Motherland	2.00%	Romanian National Spirit The Sentinel of the Motherland modified by National Focus: Militarize the Sentinels
All-Yugoslavian Regiments	1.00%	Yugoslavian National Spirit from National Focus: All-Yugoslavian Regiments
Local Militias	2.00%	Yugoslavian National Spirit from National Focus: Local Militias
Forced Conscription	2.00%	Chinese National Spirit from National Focus: Forced Conscription
Five People Armies	2.00%	Manchu National Spirit from National Focus: Five People Armies
Labor Reform	0.50%	Chinese Warlord National Spirit from National Focus: Labor Reform
Rural Militias	1.00%	Chinese Warlord National Spirit from National Focus: Rural Militias
Ejido Worker Militias	2.00%	Mexican National Spirit from National Focus: Ejido Worker Militias
Caudillo Private Armies	1.00%	Mexican National Spirit from National Focus: Caudillo Private Armies
Synarchist Youth	1.00%	Mexican National Spirit from National Focus: Synarchist Youth
De Jeugdstorm	1.00%	Dutch National Spirit from National Focus: De Jeugdstorm
Implement the "Program"	1.00%	Dutch National Spirit from National Focus: Implement the "Program"
Mobilize the Masses	3.00%	Dutch National Spirit from National Focus: Mobilize the Masses
Enemies on All Fronts	5.00%	Dutch National Spirit from National Focus: Enemies on All Fronts
Depillarization	1.00%	Dutch National Spirit from National Focus: Depillarization
De Vaarplicht	2.50%	Dutch National Spirit from National Focus: De Vaarplicht
Responsibility For Our Own Defense	1.00%	Dutch National Spirit from National Focus: Responsibility For Our Own Defense
Carlism	1.00%	Nationalist Spanish National Spirit Carlism modified by National Focus: Integrate the Requetés
Expand Conscription	2.00%	Nationalist Spanish National Spirit from National Focus: Expand Conscription
Mandatory Pre-Military Training	2.00%	Nationalist Spanish National Spirit Mandatory Pre-Military Training modified by National Focus: All Shall Serve
Crusade Against Democracy	3.00%	Nationalist Spanish National Spirit Crusade Against Democracy modified by National Focus: Expand the Requetés
Crusade Against Democracy	5.00%	Nationalist Spanish National Spirit Crusade Against Democracy modified by National Focus: Militarize the Masses
Anarchist Society	3.00%	Republican Spanish National Spirit Anarchist Society modified by National Focus: Mujeres Libres
Anarchist Society	8.00%	Republican Spanish National Spirit Anarchist Society modified by National Focus: All Must Bear the Torch
The Threats Abound	2.00%	Republican Spanish National Spirit modified by National Focus: Militarize the People
Class War	2.00%	Republican Spanish National Spirit from National Focus: Class War
Class War	5.00%	Republican Spanish National Spirit Class War modified by National Focus: The Red Tide
An Army of All Classes	3.00%	Republican Spanish National Spirit from National Focus: An Army of All Classes
Professional Military	1.00%	Republican Spanish National Spirit from National Focus: Re-professionalize the Military

Recruitable population factor

Recruitable Population Factor refers to additional, nation-specific modifiers that are multiplicative with the recruitable percentage. These are usually penalties. For example, the USA gets -50% from its "Great Depression" national spirit until removed, so if it has Volunteer Only conscription law it will have an effective recruitable percentage of 0.75% (1.5% [from the law] * 50%).

National Spirit	Recruitable population factor	Requirement
Full Employment	-25%	French starting National Spirit
Worker Shortage	-25%	French National Spirit obtained after changing conscription law to Extensive Conscription and beyond
Defeatism	-50%	French National Spirit obtained upon capitulation
Agricultural Collectivization	15%	French National Spirit from National Focus: Agricultural Collectivization
Le Déluge	25%	French National Spirit from National Focus: Le Déluge
The War to End All Wars	-30%	British starting National Spirit
The Great Depression	-50%	American starting National Spirit
Slow Recovery	-40%	American National Spirit The Great Depression modified by various focuses
Slow Economic Growth	-20%	American National Spirit Slow Recovery modified by various focuses
Full Desegregation	20%	American National Spirit from National Focus: Full Desegregation
Spirit of Rebellion	25%	American National Spirit obtained if the Confederacy forms
Australian Women's Army Service	10%	Australian National Spirit from National Focus: Australian Women's Army Service
Agrarian Society	-69%	British Raj starting National Spirit
Marginalized Muslim Community	-20%	British Raj starting National Spirit
Marginalized Muslim Community	-10%	British Raj National Spirit Marginalized Muslim Community modified by National Focus: Two-Nation Theory
Famine	-10%	British Raj National Spirit obtained if famine strikes
Princely States	5%	British Raj National Spirit Princely States modified by National Focus: Imperial Service Troops
Indian Gurkhas	2%	British Raj National Spirit from National Focus: Indian Gurkhas
Lions of the Great War	2%	British Raj National Spirit from National Focus: Lions of the Great War
Conscription Crisis among French Canadians	-30%	Canadian starting National Spirit
Conscription Crisis Mended	-10%	Canadian National Spirit Conscription Crisis among French Canadians modified by National Focus: Compromise with Quebec
National Resources Mobilization Act	5%	Canadian National Spirit from National Focus: National Resources Mobilization Act
Commit to the War	5%	Canadian National Spirit from National Focus: Commit to the War
Send in the Zombies	15%	Canadian National Spirit from National Focus: Send in the Zombies
The Manpower Act	7%	New Zealand National Spirit from National Focus: The Manpower Act
Stomp out Pacifism	5%	New Zealand National Spirit from National Focus: Arrest Pacifist Leaders
History of Segregation	-55%	South African starting National Spirit
History of Segregation	-40%	South African National Spirit History of Segregation modified by National Focus: Reconstitute the Cape Corps
Cheap Labor	-5%	South African National Spirit from National Focus: Native Laws Amendment Act
Reserve Divisions	7%	Romanian National Spirit from National Focus: Reserve Divisions
Ineffective Bureaucracy	-35%	Chinese starting National Spirit
Shell-shocked Spectator of the Great War	-50%	Dutch starting National Spirit
Unreliable Army	-25%	Portuguese starting National Spirit
Colonial Assimilation Policy	15%	Portuguese National Spirit Colonial Assimilation Policy modified by overseas colonies integration decisions
Colonial Assimilation Policy	30%	Portuguese National Spirit Colonial Assimilation Policy modified by overseas colonies integration decisions
Nation in Arms	10%	Portuguese National Spirit from National Focus: Nation in Arms
Portuguese Legion	5%	Portuguese National Spirit from National Focus: Portuguese Legion
Camisas Azuis	5%	Portuguese National Spirit from National Focus: Camisas Azuis
Crusade Against Democracy	20%	Nationalist Spanish National Spirit Crusade Against Democracy modified by National Focus: Cultivate Fanaticism

Non-core states

See also: Core

Non-core states have a base penalty of -98%. This means that the manpower of countries comes almost entirely from their core states. The Prince of Terror advisor gives a +2% offset to recruitable non-core manpower, reducing the penalty to -96%.

Creating puppet states is a possibility to avoid this penalty, as the puppet will have full access to the manpower of its own cores.

Occupation

If a non-core state is occupied, a further penalty of -98% applies, which is mitigated by compliance: ${\text{Manpower available}}=100\%-98\%+18\%\cdot {\text{Compliance level}}$

The average compliance level between states of an occupied nation yields flat bonuses to manpower

Name	Compliance level needed	Effect
Local Police Force	25%	Additional Recruitable Population: +0.5%
Volunteer Program	60%	Recruitable Population: +20%

This results in a maximum manpower pool of ${\text{Manpower available}}=(100\%-98\%+18\%)\cdot (100\%+20\%)\cdot ({\text{conscription law}}+0.5\%)$

Mobilization

Changes in the recruitable population modifier and recruitable population factor do not apply instantaneously. Instead the value drifts towards the new target according to the mobilization speed. The base mobilization speed is 0.01% per day. For example, at 50% war support it takes 250 days to fully shift from limited to extensive conscription. War support and some national spirits can modify the base value. The recruitable population ratio only changes in steps of 0.1%/day, so it takes between a week and a month before any new manpower becomes available, depending on mobilization speed.