Military > Armed forces personnel > Total: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2.88 million | 2008 | ||
| 2 | India | 2.58 million | 2008 | ||
| 3 | European Union | 2.4 million | 2008 | ||
| 4 | United States | 1.54 million | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 1.48 million | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 944,250 | 2008 | |||
| 6 | Pakistan | 921,000 | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Brazil | 721,000 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Turkey | 613,000 | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Indonesia | 582,000 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Iraq | 577,000 | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Burma | 513,000 | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 497,080 | 2008 | |||
| 12 | Vietnam | 495,000 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Italy | 436,000 | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 434,142.86 | 2008 | |||
| 14 | Thailand | 421,000 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Colombia | 411,000 | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 409,633.33 | 2008 | |||
| 16 | Syria | 401,000 | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 395,363.64 | 2008 | |||
| 17 | France | 353,000 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Algeria | 334,000 | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 313,047.62 | 2008 | |||
| 19 | Mexico | 286,000 | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 252,124.32 | 2000 | |||
| 20 | Morocco | 246,000 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Germany | 244,000 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Japan | 242,000 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 238,000 | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Spain | 223,000 | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Bangladesh | 221,000 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Ukraine | 215,000 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 213,000 | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Eritrea | 202,000 | 2008 | ||
| =29 | Peru | 191,000 | 2008 | ||
| =29 | Cambodia | 191,000 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Israel | 185,000 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Belarus | 183,000 | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 176,444.44 | 2008 | |||
| 33 | Singapore | 167,000 | 2008 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 163,384.62 | 2008 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 162,933.33 | 2008 | |||
| 34 | Nigeria | 162,000 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Greece | 161,000 | 2008 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 160,820.93 | 2000 | |||
| 36 | United Kingdom | 160,000 | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 158,612.57 | 1999 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 154,266.67 | 2008 | |||
| 37 | Romania | 153,000 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 151,000 | 2008 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 149,911.76 | 2008 | |||
| 39 | Philippines | 147,000 | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 144,211.4 | 2008 | |||
| 40 | Poland | 143,000 | 2008 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 138,943.75 | 2008 | |||
| 41 | Ethiopia | 138,000 | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Malaysia | 134,000 | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Nepal | 131,000 | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Laos | 129,000 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Sudan | 127,000 | 2008 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 125,453.46 | 2008 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 118,013.59 | 2008 | |||
| 46 | Venezuela | 115,000 | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 112,194.15 | 2008 | |||
| 47 | Jordan | 111,000 | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Argentina | 107,000 | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Chile | 103,000 | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 96,520.11 | 2008 | |||
| 50 | Portugal | 91,000 | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 90,865 | 2008 | |||
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 87,000 | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 86,641.5 | 2008 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 86,520 | 2008 | |||
| 52 | Bolivia | 83,000 | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 82,000 | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 81,000 | 2008 | ||
| =55 | Cuba | 76,000 | 2008 | ||
| =55 | Lebanon | 76,000 | 2008 | ||
| =55 | Libya | 76,000 | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Bulgaria | 75,000 | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 65,000 | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Canada | 64,000 | 2008 | ||
| 61 | South Africa | 62,000 | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Ecuador | 58,400 | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Australia | 55,000 | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Afghanistan | 53,000 | 2008 | ||
| =65 | Burundi | 51,000 | 2008 | ||
| =65 | United Arab Emirates | 51,000 | 2008 | ||
| =65 | Zimbabwe | 51,000 | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Somalia | 50,000 | 2000 | ||
| 69 | Tunisia | 48,000 | 2008 | ||
| =70 | Uganda | 47,000 | 2008 | ||
| =70 | Oman | 47,000 | 2008 | ||
| =70 | Netherlands | 47,000 | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Armenia | 42,000 | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Belgium | 39,000 | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Hungary | 37,000 | 2008 | ||
| =76 | Austria | 35,000 | 2008 | ||
| =76 | Chad | 35,000 | 2008 | ||
| =76 | Guatemala | 35,000 | 2008 | ||
| =76 | Rwanda | 35,000 | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 33,701.19 | 2008 | |||
| =80 | Georgia | 33,000 | 2008 | ||
| =80 | El Salvador | 33,000 | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Finland | 32,000 | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Denmark | 30,000 | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Kenya | 29,000 | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Tanzania | 28,000 | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Czech Republic | 27,000 | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Paraguay | 26,000 | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Uruguay | 25,900 | 2008 | ||
| =89 | Lithuania | 24,000 | 2008 | ||
| =89 | Serbia and Montenegro | 24,000 | 2008 | ||
| =91 | Kuwait | 23,000 | 2008 | ||
| =91 | Switzerland | 23,000 | 2008 | ||
| =91 | Cameroon | 23,000 | 2008 | ||
| =94 | Croatia | 22,000 | 2008 | ||
| =94 | Madagascar | 22,000 | 2008 | ||
| =94 | Turkmenistan | 22,000 | 2008 | ||
| =97 | Kyrgyzstan | 21,000 | 2008 | ||
| =97 | Mauritania | 21,000 | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Honduras | 20,000 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19,000 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Senegal | 19,000 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Guinea | 19,000 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Bahrain | 19,000 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Norway | 19,000 | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Sweden | 17,600 | 2008 | ||
| =106 | Slovakia | 17,000 | 2008 | ||
| =106 | Mongolia | 17,000 | 2008 | ||
| =106 | Tajikistan | 17,000 | 2008 | ||
| =109 | Latvia | 16,000 | 2008 | ||
| =109 | Zambia | 16,000 | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Namibia | 15,000 | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Albania | 14,500 | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Ghana | 14,000 | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Djibouti | 13,000 | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Congo, Republic of the | 12,000 | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Panama | 12,000 | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Qatar | 12,000 | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Slovenia | 12,000 | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Mali | 12,000 | 2008 | ||
| =115 | Nicaragua | 12,000 | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 11,250 | 2008 | ||
| =122 | Sierra Leone | 11,000 | 2008 | ||
| =122 | Botswana | 11,000 | 2008 | ||
| =122 | Mozambique | 11,000 | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Cyprus | 10,750 | 2008 | ||
| =126 | Costa Rica | 10,000 | 2008 | ||
| =126 | Ireland | 10,000 | 2008 | ||
| =126 | Niger | 10,000 | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Togo | 9,750 | 2008 | ||
| =130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,000 | 2008 | ||
| =130 | New Zealand | 9,000 | 2008 | ||
| =130 | Brunei | 9,000 | 2008 | ||
| =133 | Moldova | 8,000 | 2008 | ||
| =133 | Benin | 8,000 | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Malawi | 7,000 | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Estonia | 7,000 | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Gabon | 7,000 | 2008 | ||
| =138 | Guinea-Bissau | 6,000 | 2008 | ||
| =138 | Bhutan | 6,000 | 2000 | ||
| 140 | Maldives | 5,000 | 2000 | ||
| =141 | Fiji | 4,000 | 2008 | ||
| =141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,000 | 2008 | ||
| =143 | Central African Republic | 3,000 | 2008 | ||
| =143 | Papua New Guinea | 3,000 | 2008 | ||
| =143 | Jamaica | 3,000 | 2008 | ||
| =143 | Guyana | 3,000 | 2008 | ||
| =143 | Swaziland | 3,000 | 1999 | ||
| =148 | Liberia | 2,000 | 2008 | ||
| =148 | Mauritius | 2,000 | 2008 | ||
| =148 | Suriname | 2,000 | 2008 | ||
| =148 | Lesotho | 2,000 | 2008 | ||
| =148 | Malta | 2,000 | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Luxembourg | 1,612 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | East Timor | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | Barbados | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | Belize | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | The Gambia | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | Cape Verde | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | The Bahamas | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,000 | 2008 | ||
| =154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,000 | 1999 | ||
| 162 | Seychelles | 450 | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Iceland | 130 | 2008 | ||
| =164 | Haiti | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 2008 |
