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Military Statistics > Armed forces personnel (most recent) by country > Top 13

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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 
Total: 11,361,000  
Weighted average: 873,923.1  

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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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"Armed forces personnel by country", IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/mil_arm_for_per-military-armed-forces-personnel&int=13

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drumsdevilA
14th January 2012
this one doesn't mean a country who have the number more than another will to better....does it ?
Nancy
18th May 2010
North Korea is now around 3rd - not even on this list. What is the timeline for this information?
Lakshma Illangakoon
5th 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
1st 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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