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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     Peru: 115,000 
= 36     Sri Lanka: 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     Libya: 76,000 
= 46     Nigeria: 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     Kazakhstan: 64,000 
= 53     Lebanon: 64,000 
# 55     South Africa: 63,000 
# 56     Croatia: 61,000 
# 57     Singapore: 60,000 
= 58     Canada: 59,000 
= 58     Uzbekistan: 59,000 
= 60     Czech Republic: 58,000 
= 60     Ecuador: 58,000 
= 60     Cuba: 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     Oman: 44,000 
= 71     Hungary: 44,000 
# 73     Armenia: 41,000 
= 74     Burundi: 40,000 
= 74     Austria: 40,000 
= 74     Zimbabwe: 40,000 
= 77     Belgium: 39,000 
= 77     Slovakia: 39,000 
# 79     Tunisia: 35,000 
= 80     Bolivia: 32,000 
= 80     Finland: 32,000 
# 82     Guatemala: 31,000 
# 83     Chad: 30,000 
# 84     Laos: 29,000 
# 85     Switzerland: 28,000 
= 86     Norway: 27,000 
= 86     Georgia: 27,000 
= 88     Uruguay: 24,000 
= 88     Dominican Republic: 24,000 
= 90     Kenya: 22,000 
= 90     Denmark: 22,000 
= 90     Zambia: 22,000 
# 93     Madagascar: 21,000 
# 94     Paraguay: 20,000 
# 95     El Salvador: 17,000 
= 96     Nicaragua: 16,000 
= 96     Mauritania: 16,000 
# 98     Kuwait: 15,000 
# 99     Turkmenistan: 14,000 
= 100     Lithuania: 13,000 
= 100     Cameroon: 13,000 
= 102     Qatar: 12,000 
= 102     Ireland: 12,000 
# 104     Bahrain: 11,000 
= 105     Cyprus: 10,000 
= 105     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 10,000 
= 105     Guinea: 10,000 
= 108     Mongolia: 9,000 
= 108     Botswana: 9,000 
= 108     Senegal: 9,000 
= 108     Kyrgyzstan: 9,000 
= 108     New Zealand: 9,000 
= 108     Slovenia: 9,000 
= 108     Namibia: 9,000 
= 115     Honduras: 8,000 
= 115     Djibouti: 8,000 
= 115     Cote d'Ivoire: 8,000 
= 118     Ghana: 7,000 
= 118     Burkina Faso: 7,000 
= 118     Guinea-Bissau: 7,000 
= 118     Togo: 7,000 
= 118     Mali: 7,000 
= 123     Mozambique: 6,000 
= 123     Bhutan: 6,000 
= 123     Tajikistan: 6,000 
= 126     Latvia: 5,000 
= 126     Estonia: 5,000 
= 126     Malawi: 5,000 
= 126     Gabon: 5,000 
= 126     Benin: 5,000 
= 126     Niger: 5,000 
= 132     Papua New Guinea: 4,000 
= 132     Fiji: 4,000 
= 134     Jamaica: 3,000 
= 134     Central African Republic: 3,000 
= 134     Trinidad and Tobago: 3,000 
= 134     Sierra Leone: 3,000 
= 138     Lesotho: 2,000 
= 138     Malta: 2,000 
= 138     Guyana: 2,000 
= 138     Suriname: 2,000 
= 142     Equatorial Guinea: 1,000 
= 142     Barbados: 1,000 
= 142     Gambia, The: 1,000 
= 142     Cape Verde: 1,000 
= 142     Luxembourg: 1,000 
= 142     Bahamas, The: 1,000 
= 142     Belize: 1,000 
= 149     Saint Lucia: 0 
= 149     Costa Rica: 0 
= 149     Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0 
= 149     Seychelles: 0 
= 149     Panama: 0 
= 149     Solomon Islands: 0 
= 149     Vanuatu: 0 
= 149     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0 
= 149     Maldives: 0 
= 149     Dominica: 0 
= 149     Mauritius: 0 
= 149     Comoros: 0 
= 149     Iceland: 0 
= 149     Antigua and Barbuda: 0 
= 149     Haiti: 0 
= 149     Sao Tome and Principe: 0 
= 149     Grenada: 0 
= 149     Swaziland: 0 
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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"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/red/graph/mil_arm_for_per-military-armed-forces-personnel&b_map=1

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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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