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Military Statistics > Armed forces personnel (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   China: 2,810,000 
# 2   Russia: 1,520,000 
# 3   United States: 1,366,000 
# 4   India: 1,303,000 
# 5   Korea, South: 683,000 
# 6   Pakistan: 612,000 
# 7   Turkey: 610,000 
# 8   Iran: 513,000 
# 9   Vietnam: 484,000 
# 10   Egypt: 448,000 
# 11   Ethiopia: 352,000 
# 12   Burma: 344,000 
# 13   Syria: 316,000 
# 14   Ukraine: 304,000 
# 15   Thailand: 301,000 
# 16   Indonesia: 297,000 
# 17   France: 294,000 
# 18   Brazil: 288,000 
# 19   Italy: 251,000 
# 20   Japan: 237,000 
# 21   Germany: 221,000 
# 22   Poland: 217,000 
# 23   United Kingdom: 212,000 
# 24   Romania: 207,000 
# 25   Saudi Arabia: 202,000 
# 26   Eritrea: 200,000 
# 27   Morocco: 198,000 
# 28   Mexico: 193,000 
# 29   Israel: 172,000 
# 30   Spain: 166,000 
# 31   Greece: 159,000 
# 32   Colombia: 152,000 
# 33   Cambodia: 140,000 
# 34   Bangladesh: 137,000 
# 35   Algeria: 124,000 
= 36   Sri Lanka: 115,000 
= 36   Peru: 115,000 
# 38   Angola: 108,000 
# 39   Philippines: 106,000 
= 40   Jordan: 104,000 
= 40   Sudan: 104,000 
# 42   Malaysia: 96,000 
# 43   Chile: 87,000 
# 44   Belarus: 83,000 
# 45   Bulgaria: 80,000 
= 46   Nigeria: 76,000 
= 46   Libya: 76,000 
# 48   Azerbaijan: 72,000 
# 49   Argentina: 71,000 
# 50   Rwanda: 70,000 
# 51   Yemen: 66,000 
# 52   United Arab Emirates: 65,000 
= 53   Lebanon: 64,000 
= 53   Kazakhstan: 64,000 
# 55   South Africa: 63,000 
# 56   Croatia: 61,000 
# 57   Singapore: 60,000 
= 58   Canada: 59,000 
= 58   Uzbekistan: 59,000 
= 60   Cuba: 58,000 
= 60   Ecuador: 58,000 
= 60   Czech Republic: 58,000 
# 63   Venezuela: 56,000 
# 64   Albania: 54,000 
# 65   Sweden: 53,000 
# 66   Netherlands: 52,000 
# 67   Australia: 51,000 
= 68   Nepal: 50,000 
= 68   Uganda: 50,000 
# 70   Portugal: 45,000 
= 71   Hungary: 44,000 
= 71   Oman: 44,000 
# 73   Armenia: 41,000 
= 74   Austria: 40,000 
= 74   Burundi: 40,000 
= 74   Zimbabwe: 40,000 
= 77   Slovakia: 39,000 
= 77   Belgium: 39,000 
# 79   Tunisia: 35,000 
= 80   Finland: 32,000 
= 80   Bolivia: 32,000 
# 82   Guatemala: 31,000 
# 83   Chad: 30,000 
# 84   Laos: 29,000 
# 85   Switzerland: 28,000 
= 86   Georgia: 27,000 
= 86   Norway: 27,000 
= 88   Uruguay: 24,000 
= 88   Dominican Republic: 24,000 
= 90   Denmark: 22,000 
= 90   Kenya: 22,000 
= 90   Zambia: 22,000 
# 93   Madagascar: 21,000 
# 94   Paraguay: 20,000 
# 95   El Salvador: 17,000 
= 96   Mauritania: 16,000 
= 96   Nicaragua: 16,000 
# 98   Kuwait: 15,000 
# 99   Turkmenistan: 14,000 
= 100   Cameroon: 13,000 
= 100   Lithuania: 13,000 
= 102   Ireland: 12,000 
= 102   Qatar: 12,000 
# 104   Bahrain: 11,000 
= 105   Cyprus: 10,000 
= 105   Guinea: 10,000 
= 105   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 10,000 
= 108   Mongolia: 9,000 
= 108   Senegal: 9,000 
= 108   Botswana: 9,000 
= 108   New Zealand: 9,000 
= 108   Kyrgyzstan: 9,000 
= 108   Slovenia: 9,000 
= 108   Namibia: 9,000 
= 115   Honduras: 8,000 
= 115   Cote d'Ivoire: 8,000 
= 115   Djibouti: 8,000 
= 118   Guinea-Bissau: 7,000 
= 118   Burkina Faso: 7,000 
= 118   Ghana: 7,000 
= 118   Togo: 7,000 
= 118   Mali: 7,000 
= 123   Bhutan: 6,000 
= 123   Mozambique: 6,000 
= 123   Tajikistan: 6,000 
= 126   Gabon: 5,000 
= 126   Malawi: 5,000 
= 126   Estonia: 5,000 
= 126   Latvia: 5,000 
= 126   Niger: 5,000 
= 126   Benin: 5,000 
= 132   Fiji: 4,000 
= 132   Papua New Guinea: 4,000 
= 134   Central African Republic: 3,000 
= 134   Jamaica: 3,000 
= 134   Trinidad and Tobago: 3,000 
= 134   Sierra Leone: 3,000 
= 138   Malta: 2,000 
= 138   Lesotho: 2,000 
= 138   Suriname: 2,000 
= 138   Guyana: 2,000 
= 142   Belize: 1,000 
= 142   Luxembourg: 1,000 
= 142   Bahamas, The: 1,000 
= 142   Cape Verde: 1,000 
= 142   Barbados: 1,000 
= 142   Gambia, The: 1,000 
= 142   Equatorial Guinea: 1,000 
= 149   Saint Lucia:
= 149   Vanuatu:
= 149   Solomon Islands:
= 149   Antigua and Barbuda:
= 149   Comoros:
= 149   Saint Kitts and Nevis:
= 149   Costa Rica:
= 149   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
= 149   Dominica:
= 149   Maldives:
= 149   Grenada:
= 149   Panama:
= 149   Haiti:
= 149   Seychelles:
= 149   Iceland:
= 149   Sao Tome and Principe:
= 149   Mauritius:
= 149   Swaziland:
Total: 19,669,000  
Weighted average: 118,488.0  



DEFINITION: Total armed forces (2000)

SOURCE: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press

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COMMENTARY     

Lakshma Illangakoon
6th September 2009
The numbers for Sri Lanka is not correct.The total number including Civil Defense[full time force] Forces, number is approximately 250000.
Owen
14th February 2006
Do these stats include reserves, national guards etc. Definition needs to be clearer
shaun
2nd November 2005
how about an armed forces comaprison of russia, china, usa, all europe countries combined as a single figure and all african countries combined as a single figure.
where can i get that?
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