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

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:	0
= 149	Vanuatu:	0
= 149	Solomon Islands:	0
= 149	Antigua and Barbuda:	0
= 149	Comoros:	0
= 149	Saint Kitts and Nevis:	0
= 149	Costa Rica:	0
= 149	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:	0
= 149	Dominica:	0
= 149	Maldives:	0
= 149	Grenada:	0
= 149	Panama:	0
= 149	Haiti:	0
= 149	Seychelles:	0
= 149	Iceland:	0
= 149	Sao Tome and Principe:	0
= 149	Mauritius:	0
= 149	Swaziland:	0
	Total:	19,669,000
	Weighted average:	118,488.0

See also

Related links:

• Subscribe to our Military feeds (stats: RSS / Atom, factoids: RSS / Atom)
• Save this page to  del.icio.us / furl / your bookmarks