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Number of active troops per country

This list of countries by size of armed forces displays national troop levels by active troop strength, number of Naval combatants, fighter aircraft and nuclear weapons. The list’s ranking however is based in the number of troops, not in the numbers of tanks, aircraft, ships or power of the armed forces. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made. For example, "troop strength" in some forces might include administrative or paramilitary functions that in another country might be civilian roles and therefore excluded from the below figures. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 339 pixelsFull resolution (1498 × 634 pixel, file size: 53 KB, MIME type: image/png) I made it myself, it is an updated version of the current map on the list of countries by number of active troops page, proudly brought... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 339 pixelsFull resolution (1498 × 634 pixel, file size: 53 KB, MIME type: image/png) I made it myself, it is an updated version of the current map on the list of countries by number of active troops page, proudly brought... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ...

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Rank	-	Country	Active troops (thousands)	Reserve troops (thousands)	Defense budget (US$ BN)	Tanks	AC	Cr	D	F	Co	NS	S	Air	Nu
--		World	17,442	44,925	1,200.00	86,681	24	28	204	319	335	134	259	17,489	26,291
1.		People's Republic of China **	2,255[1]	800	80.00[2]	7,580[2]	0	0	28	43	70	10	46	2,079[3]	200 [4]
--		European Union **	2,155*	2,309*	305.00	7,185*	8*	1*	25*	102*	49*	24*	48*	2,169*	550*
2.		United States of America **	1,426[5]	1,458	623.00	7,620[2]	12[2]	22	52	30	46	72[6]	5[7]	2,604[2]	9,200 [8]
3.		India **	1,325[3]	1,155	26.50[9]	4,160[2]	1	0	8	13	24	0	16	886[3]	70-120[10]
4.		Democratic People's Republic of Korea **	1,106	4,700	5.00	3,500[3]	0	0	0	2		0	26	621	1-10 [11]
5.		Russia **	1,037[2]	2,000	65.00[2]>	23,381[2]	1	5	17	15	66	28	42	2,118[2]	16,000[12]
6.		Republic of Korea	687	4,500 [13]	29.53	2,300[3]	0	0	12	9	28	2	20	468 [14]	0
7.		Pakistan **	619	528	4.80	2,461[3]	0	0	0	7[3]	5	0	5[15][16]	327 [17]	30-50 [18]
8.		Iran	615[19]	350	6.30	3,693[20]	1	5	3	4	3	4	13	1500[21]	0
9.		Myanmar	492	-	0.03	800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	128	0
10.		Vietnam	484	3,000	1.34	1,829	0	0	0	6	5	0	2	211	0
11.		Egypt	450	254	3.30	3,680	0	0	0	10	0	0	4	567	0
12.		Turkey	402[22]	378	15.16	4,205	0	0	0	18	6	0	14	424	NATO shared
13.		Ukraine	361	1,000	1.52	889	0	0	0	2		0	0	330	0
14.		Indonesia	316	400	1.30	365	0	0	0	11	23	0	2	61	0
15.		Thailand	314	200	1.77	790	1	0	0	10	7	0	0	184	0
16.		Syria	296	354	0.85	4,000	0	0	0	2		0	0	144	0
17.		Republic of China (Taiwan)	290	1,657	10.5	926	0	0	4	21		0	4	390	0
18.		Brazil	287	1,115	24.4	331	1	0	0	11		0	5	180	0
19.		Germany	285	338	42.80	2,408	0	0	0	15	3	0	12	243	NATO shared
20.		France **	225	100	58.03	1,021	1	1	12	11	9	10	0	444	350 [23]
21.		Colombia	258	62	3.30	0	0	0	3	12		0	4	30	0
22.		Japan	239	47	41.75	980[24]	0	0	44[25]	0[25]	0	0	16[25]	360[26]
23.		Poland	155	260	10.79	947	0	0	1	2	3	0	5	102	0
24.		Italy	230	65	38.90	500	2	0	2	12	7	0	8	340	NATO shared
37.		Algeria	220	175	4.99	1200	0	0	0	6	32	0	3	320	0
25.		Eritrea	202	250	0.22		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
27.		Morocco	196	150	3.72	744	0	0	0	3[27]	3[28]	0		156	0
28.		United Kingdom **	195	233	68.91[29]	1,175	4	0	8	17		13[30]	0	504 [31]	200 [32]
29.		Mexico	192	300	6.07	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	107	0
30.		Israel #	187	425	9.44	3,650[33]	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	416[34]	75-200
31.		Ethiopia	182		0.29	400	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	0
32.		Spain	177	329	12.30	552	1	0	0	11	0	0	4	181	0
33.		Greece	177	291	7.64	1,552	0	0	0	14	4	0	8	305	NATO shared
34.		Sri Lanka	157		0.60		0	0	0	0	3	0	0	32	0
35.		Switzerland	140	80	2.54	556	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	138	0
36.		Bangladesh	137		0.83	180[2]	0	0	0	5	0		0	125	0
38.		Azerbaijan	126	300	2[1]	361	0	0				0		85	0
39.		Saudi Arabia	124	75	27.20	1055[35]	0	0	0	7		0	0	291	0
40.		Sudan	117		0.58	200	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	0
41.		Philippines	113	403	1.34	126	0		0	1	13	0	0	43	0
42.		Malaysia	110		1.69		0	0	0	4	4	0	1	93	0
43.		Peru	110	188	0.82	300	0	1	1	8		0	6		0
44.		Jordan	100	35	1.39	1,179	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	101	0
45.		Angola	100		2.00	300	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	0
46.		Venezuela	100	280	4.00		0	0	0	6		0	2	76	0
47.		Romania	93		2.90	340	0	0	0	3	4	0	1	48	0
48.		Nepal	90		0.10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49.		Democratic Republic of the Congo	83		0.103		0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
50.		Chile	80	50	5.19	320	0	0	0	7	7	0	4	58	0
51.		Belarus	79	289	0.42	1,608	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	212	0
52.		Nigeria	78		0.73		0	0	0	1	1	0		0
53.		Libya	76		1.30		0	0	0			0			0
53.		Serbia	75		1.4	243	0	0	0			0		26	0
54.		Cambodia	124		0.11		0	0	0			0			0
55.		Lebanon	72		0.54	310	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56.		Argentina	71		4.30	200	0	0	1	4	9	0	3	66	0
57.		Afghanistan	70				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
58.		Kazakhstan	65				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
59.		Yemen	65			1,000	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	463	0
60.		Canada	62	35	18.00	86	0	0	3	12		0	4	119	NATO shared
61.		Rwanda	61
62.		Armenia[36]	60	32	0.135	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	0
63.		South Africa	60		3.70	168	0	0	0	4		0	2	43	0
64.		Singapore	60	312		100	0	0	0	6	6	0	4	119	0
65.		Uganda	60		0.10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66.		Ecuador	59	100	0.91	140	0	0	0	2	6	0	2		0
67.		Czech Republic	57		2.17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
68.		Australia	54	20	23.18	210	0	0	0	13	0	0	6	160	0
69.		Netherlands	53	32	10.8	88	0	0	0	6	0	0	4	90	NATO shared
70.		Uzbekistan	53				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71.=		Bulgaria	51	303	1.0	~730	0	0	0	5	3	0	1	34	0
71.=		Croatia	51			200	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	24	0
73.		United Arab Emirates	50			436	0	0	0			0	0	80	0
74.		Cuba	46	12	0.20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	0
75.		Portugal	45			100	0	0	0	5	7	0	2	40	0
76.		Oman	42			35	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0
77.		Belgium	41		4.00		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	68	NATO shared
78.		Burundi	40				0	0	0	0		0	0		0
79.		Finland	37	485	9.80	124	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	0
80.		Tunisia	35				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	0
81.		Austria	34			233	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
82.		Sweden	34	262	6.70	160	0	0	0	0	11	0	5	138	0
83.		Hungary	33		1.35	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
84.		Zimbabwe	32				0	0	0	0		0			0
85.		Bolivia	32	40	0.147			0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
86.		Guatemala	31	35	0.12		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
87.		Chad	30				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
88.		Laos	29				0	0	0	0		0			0
89.		Norway	28	219	3.10	136	0	0	0	3		0	6	57	0
90.		Tanzania	27			96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
91.		Slovakia	26			487	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
92.		Turkmenistan	26				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
93.		Dominican Republic	24				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
94.		Kenya	24			76	0	0	0	0		0	0	15	0
95.		Uruguay	24		0.25	85	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	28	0
96.		Cameroon	23				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
97.		Denmark	23	65	2.50	57	0	0	2	4	3	0		48	0
98.		Zambia	22				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
99.		Albania	20	0	0.056	435	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
100.		Paraguay	19	15	0.125	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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See also

• List of countries by number of active troops
• List of countries by number of total troops
• List of countries by military expenditures

Number of active troops per country This is a list of countries sorted by the total number of active troops where the military manpower of a country is measured by the total amount of active troops within the command of that country. ... Number of total troops per country This is a list of countries sorted by the number of total troops within the command of that country, including reserve forces that can aid a depleted active military and/or paramilitary. ... Military spending in 2006, in billions of euros, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and the European Defence Agency. ...

Note

• * - Estimated combined number
• ** - Declared nuclear weapon state.
• # - Neither confirms nor denies possession of nuclear weapons.
• AC/LPH - Aircraft Carriers/Landing Platform Helicopter
• Cr - Cruisers
• D - Destroyers
• F - Frigates
• Co - Corvettes
• NS - Nuclear submarines
• S - Conventional submarines

References

1. ^ China: National Security
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} The Asian Conventional Military Balance in 2006 Retrieved on 03-27-08
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} The Asian Conventional Military Balance in 2006 II Retrieved on 03-27-08
4. ^ Nuclear Stockpiles: P.R. China, warheads and megatonnage, various estimates
5. ^ http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/MILITARY/rg0708.pdf
6. ^ Nuclear Submarines Worldwide: Current force structure and future developments - Bellona.org
7. ^ http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/ Hazegray.org]
8. ^ Nuclear Stockpiles: United States, warheads and megatonnage, various estimates
9. ^ India's defence budget rises, but problems remain | Business | Reuters
10. ^ NationMaster - Indian Military statistics
11. ^ NationMaster - Korean Military statistics
12. ^ Nuclear Stockpiles: USSR/Russia, warheads, various estimates
13. ^ South Korea: NATIONAL SECURITY
14. ^ ROK Air Force Equipment
15. ^ Pakistan Current Capabilities
16. ^ Last of three Agosta 90B submarines for Pakistan, launched[August 10 2006]
17. ^ Pakistan
18. ^ NationMaster - Pakistani Military statistics
19. ^ CSIS - Iran
20. ^ Iranian Ground Forces Equipment
21. ^ Air Force Equipment
22. ^ Turkey: National Security
23. ^ Nuclear Stockpiles: United Kingdom and France, warheads and megatonnage, various estimates
24. ^ Ground Self-Defense Forces
25. ^ ^{a b c} Japanese Warships
26. ^ Aircraft of the Japan Air Self Defence Force
27. ^ Haze Gray & Underway: World Navies Today
28. ^ Le Maroc opte pour des corvettes néerlandaises
29. ^ Ministry of Defence | About Defence | Organisation | Key Facts about Defence | Defence Spending
30. ^ http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2419
31. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_United_Kingdom_military_aircraft
32. ^ Nuclear Stockpiles: United Kingdom and France, warheads and megatonnage, various estimates
33. ^ Army Equipment - Israel
34. ^ IAF Equipment - Israel
35. ^ Saudi Arabia: NATIONAL SECURITY
36. ^ Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army - Active personnel: 18,500-20,000. The Karabakh army's heavy military hardware includes: 316 tanks, 324 armored vehicles, 322 artillery pieces of calibers over 122 mm, 44 multiple rocket launchers, and a new anti-aircraft defense system

The Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR) Defense Army was officially established on May 9, 1992 as the formal defense force of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, uniting previously disorganized self-defense units which were formed in the early 1990s in order to protect the ethnic Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh from the...

External Links

• Global security website
• World Military Guide
• PRC official website
• Indian Ministry of Defence
• The World Fact Book - South Africa
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