DEFINITION
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Military Statistics > personnel (per capita) (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1
Korea, North :
57.587
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#2
Eritrea :
45.895
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#3
Singapore :
38.463
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#4
Brunei :
29.426
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#5
Bahrain :
28.901
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#6
Israel :
25.42
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#7
Lebanon :
23.764
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#8
Syria :
21.845
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#9
Laos :
21.775
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#10
Jordan :
20.281
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#11
Iraq :
19.663
per 1,000 people
1999 ...
#12
Belarus :
18.72
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#13
Oman :
17.92
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#14
Maldives :
17.229
per 1,000 people
2000 ...
#15
Djibouti :
16.392
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#16
Armenia :
16.245
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#17
Greece :
15.13
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#18
Qatar :
14.763
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#19
Switzerland :
14.656
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#20
Korea, South :
14.35
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#21
Cyprus :
14.186
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#22
Serbia and Montenegro :
13.606
per 1,000 people
2004 ...
#23
Cambodia :
13.574
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#24
Libya :
12.984
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#25
United Arab Emirates :
11.25
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#26
Bulgaria :
10.982
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#27
Burundi :
10.865
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#28
Egypt :
10.793
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#29
Sri Lanka :
10.191
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#30
Norway :
10.166
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#31
Russia :
10.146
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#32
Bhutan :
9.933
per 1,000 people
2000 ...
#33
Azerbaijan :
9.776
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#34
Algeria :
9.71
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#35
Burma :
9.561
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#36
Saudi Arabia :
9.343
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#37
Macedonia, Republic of :
9.341
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#38
Kuwait :
9.071
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#39
Portugal :
8.816
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#40
Iran :
8.571
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#41
Turkey :
8.562
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#42
Lithuania :
8.494
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#43
Morocco :
8.32
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#44
Romania :
8.181
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#45
Bolivia :
7.624
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#46
Italy :
7.593
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#47
Angola :
7.402
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#48
Namibia :
7.385
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#49
Colombia :
7.368
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#50
São Tomé and Príncipe :
7.305
per 1,000 people
1999 ...
#51
Uruguay :
7.196
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#52
Albania :
7.189
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#53
Somalia :
7.131
per 1,000 people
2000 ...
#54
Chile :
7.119
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#55
Croatia :
6.977
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#56
Mauritania :
6.843
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#57
Cuba :
6.744
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#58
Kazakhstan :
6.668
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#59
Yemen :
6.579
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#60
Thailand :
6.554
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#61
Mongolia :
6.265
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#62
Botswana :
6.233
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#63
Slovenia :
5.999
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#64
Vietnam :
5.955
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#65
Estonia :
5.943
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#66
Pakistan :
5.912
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#67
Finland :
5.909
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#68
France :
5.898
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#69
Rwanda :
5.864
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#70
Ukraine :
5.799
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#71
Guinea-Bissau :
5.673
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#72
Peru :
5.614
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#73
Turkmenistan :
5.379
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#74
Malaysia :
5.326
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#75
Seychelles :
5.326
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#76
United States :
5.216
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#77
Georgia :
5.14
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#78
Spain :
5.069
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#79
Gabon :
5.058
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#80
Malta :
4.957
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#81
Austria :
4.858
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#82
Nepal :
4.828
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#83
Fiji :
4.719
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#84
Tunisia :
4.686
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#85
Liberia :
4.569
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#86
Dominican Republic :
4.497
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#87
Suriname :
4.452
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#88
Hungary :
4.362
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#89
Poland :
4.245
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#90
Paraguay :
4.238
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#91
Costa Rica :
4.071
per 1,000 people
2003 ...
#92
Guyana :
3.994
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#93
Afghanistan :
3.927
per 1,000 people
1989 ...
#94
Zimbabwe :
3.92
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#95
Denmark :
3.877
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#96
Guatemala :
3.81
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#97
Slovakia :
3.713
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#98
Panama :
3.713
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#99
Netherlands :
3.677
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#100
Brazil :
3.61
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#101
United Kingdom :
3.603
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#102
Chad :
3.59
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#103
Ecuador :
3.573
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#104
Belgium :
3.531
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#105
Kyrgyzstan :
3.5
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#106
Uzbekistan :
3.478
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#107
Germany :
3.456
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#108
Belize :
3.427
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#109
Sudan :
3.395
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#110
Luxembourg :
3.311
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#111
Sweden :
3.169
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#112
Venezuela :
3.085
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#113
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
3.071
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#114
Congo, Republic of the :
3.001
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#115
Swaziland :
2.943
per 1,000 people
1999 ...
#116
China :
2.878
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#117
India :
2.784
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#118
Honduras :
2.776
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#119
Czech Republic :
2.736
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#120
Nicaragua :
2.719
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#121
Bahamas, The :
2.662
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#122
Indonesia :
2.639
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#123
Argentina :
2.632
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#124
Australia :
2.607
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#125
Ethiopia :
2.568
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#126
Ireland :
2.404
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#127
Moldova :
2.378
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#128
Sierra Leone :
2.353
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#129
El Salvador :
2.325
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#130
Trinidad and Tobago :
2.298
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#131
Barbados :
2.263
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#132
Canada :
2.198
per 1,000 people
2005 ...
#133
New Zealand :
2.196
per 1,000 people
2005 ...