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DEFINITION:
Armed forces personnel, total. 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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | China | 2.94 million | 2011 | ||
2 | India | 2.65 million | 2011 | ||
3 | European Union | 2.17 million | 2011 | ||
4 | United States | 1.52 million | 2011 | ||
5 | North Korea | 1.38 million | 2011 | ||
6 | Russia | 1.36 million | 2011 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 1.04 million | 2011 | |||
7 | Pakistan | 946,000 | 2011 | ||
8 | Egypt | 835,500 | 2011 | ||
9 | Iraq | 802,400 | 2011 | ||
10 | Brazil | 713,480 | 2011 | ||
11 | Indonesia | 676,500 | 2011 | ||
12 | South Korea | 659,500 | 2011 | ||
13 | Turkey | 612,800 | 2011 | ||
14 | Iran | 563,000 | 2011 | ||
15 | Vietnam | 522,000 | 2011 | ||
16 | Burma | 513,250 | 2011 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 505,827.44 | 2011 | |||
17 | Thailand | 474,550 | 2011 | ||
18 | Colombia | 440,224 | 2011 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 430,227.27 | 2011 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 415,953 | 2011 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 415,333.71 | 2011 | |||
19 | Italy | 367,550 | 2011 | ||
20 | Afghanistan | 340,350 | 2011 | ||
21 | France | 332,250 | 2011 | ||
22 | Mexico | 329,750 | 2011 | ||
23 | Algeria | 317,200 | 2011 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 309,347.83 | 2011 | |||
24 | Sudan | 264,300 | 2011 | ||
25 | Japan | 260,086 | 2011 | ||
26 | Saudi Arabia | 249,000 | 2011 | ||
27 | Morocco | 245,800 | 2011 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 241,100 | 2011 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 238,837.74 | 2011 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 229,618.24 | 2011 | |||
28 | Sri Lanka | 223,100 | 2011 | ||
29 | Bangladesh | 220,950 | 2011 | ||
30 | Spain | 215,700 | 2011 | ||
31 | Ukraine | 214,850 | 2011 | ||
32 | South Sudan | 210,000 | 2011 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 207,200 | 2011 | |||
33 | Eritrea | 201,750 | 2011 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 198,655.35 | 2011 | |||
34 | Germany | 196,000 | 2011 | ||
35 | Peru | 192,000 | 2011 | ||
36 | Cambodia | 191,300 | 2011 | ||
37 | Israel | 184,550 | 2011 | ||
38 | Syria | 178,000 | 2011 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 175,045.58 | 2011 | |||
39 | United Kingdom | 165,650 | 2011 | ||
40 | Philippines | 165,500 | 2011 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 164,175.72 | 2011 | |||
41 | Nigeria | 162,000 | 2011 | ||
42 | Belarus | 158,000 | 2011 | ||
43 | Nepal | 157,750 | 2011 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 154,034.71 | 2011 | |||
44 | Romania | 151,300 | 2011 | ||
45 | Greece | 148,350 | 2011 | ||
46 | Singapore | 147,600 | 2011 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 143,072.93 | 2011 | |||
47 | Ethiopia | 138,000 | 2011 | ||
48 | Yemen | 137,900 | 2011 | ||
49 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 134,250 | 2011 | ||
50 | Malaysia | 133,600 | 2011 | ||
51 | Laos | 129,100 | 2011 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 126,922.32 | 2011 | |||
52 | Poland | 118,050 | 2011 | ||
53 | Angola | 117,000 | 2011 | ||
54 | Venezuela | 115,000 | 2011 | ||
55 | Jordan | 110,500 | 2011 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 109,521.23 | 2011 | |||
56 | Argentina | 104,350 | 2011 | ||
57 | Chile | 103,750 | 2011 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 103,514.44 | 2011 | |||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 98,087.14 | 2011 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 94,418.85 | 2011 | |||
58 | Portugal | 90,300 | 2011 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 85,560 | 2011 | |||
59 | Bolivia | 83,200 | 2011 | ||
60 | Azerbaijan | 81,950 | 2011 | ||
61 | Lebanon | 80,000 | 2011 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 77,664 | 2011 | |||
62 | South Africa | 77,582 | 2011 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 77,511.79 | 2011 | |||
63 | Libya | 76,000 | 2009 | ||
64 | Cuba | 75,500 | 2011 | ||
65 | Kazakhstan | 70,500 | 2011 | ||
66 | Uzbekistan | 68,000 | 2011 | ||
67 | Canada | 65,700 | 2011 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 59,886.32 | 1999 | |||
68 | Ecuador | 58,983 | 2011 | ||
69 | Australia | 57,050 | 2011 | ||
70 | Armenia | 55,544 | 2011 | ||
71 | Burundi | 51,050 | 2011 | ||
72 | United Arab Emirates | 51,000 | 2011 | ||
73 | Zimbabwe | 50,800 | 2011 | ||
74 | Tunisia | 47,800 | 2011 | ||
75 | Bulgaria | 47,300 | 2011 | ||
76 | Oman | 47,000 | 2011 | ||
77 | Uganda | 46,800 | 2011 | ||
78 | Netherlands | 43,300 | 2011 | ||
79 | Guatemala | 42,300 | 2011 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 41,594.93 | 2011 | |||
80 | Dominican Republic | 39,500 | 2011 | ||
81 | Hungary | 38,500 | 2011 | ||
82 | Rwanda | 35,000 | 2011 | ||
83 | Chad | 34,850 | 2011 | ||
84 | Belgium | 34,050 | 2011 | ||
85 | Georgia | 32,350 | 2011 | ||
86 | El Salvador | 32,300 | 2011 | ||
87 | Kenya | 29,100 | 2011 | ||
88 | Tanzania | 28,400 | 2011 | ||
89 | Serbia | 28,150 | 2011 | ||
90 | Czech Republic | 26,750 | 2011 | ||
=91 | Paraguay | 25,450 | 2011 | ||
=91 | Uruguay | 25,450 | 2011 | ||
93 | Finland | 25,000 | 2011 | ||
94 | Norway | 24,450 | 2011 | ||
95 | Lithuania | 23,350 | 2011 | ||
96 | Austria | 23,250 | 2011 | ||
=97 | Cameroon | 23,100 | 2011 | ||
=97 | Switzerland | 23,100 | 2011 | ||
99 | Kuwait | 22,600 | 2011 | ||
100 | Turkmenistan | 22,000 | 2011 | ||
=101 | Madagascar | 21,600 | 2011 | ||
=101 | Croatia | 21,600 | 2011 | ||
103 | Sweden | 21,300 | 2011 | ||
104 | Mauritania | 20,850 | 2011 | ||
105 | Kyrgyzstan | 20,400 | 2011 | ||
106 | Honduras | 20,000 | 2011 | ||
107 | Bahrain | 19,460 | 2011 | ||
108 | Senegal | 18,600 | 2011 | ||
109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18,550 | 2009 | ||
110 | Mongolia | 17,200 | 2011 | ||
111 | Zambia | 16,500 | 2011 | ||
112 | Denmark | 16,450 | 2011 | ||
113 | Tajikistan | 16,300 | 2011 | ||
114 | Slovakia | 15,850 | 2011 | ||
115 | Ghana | 15,500 | 2011 | ||
116 | Namibia | 15,200 | 2011 | ||
117 | Albania | 14,750 | 2011 | ||
118 | Djibouti | 12,950 | 2011 | ||
119 | Cyprus | 12,750 | 2011 | ||
120 | Guinea | 12,300 | 2011 | ||
121 | Montenegro | 12,180 | 2011 | ||
122 | Mali | 12,150 | 2011 | ||
123 | Slovenia | 12,100 | 2011 | ||
=124 | Republic of the Congo | 12,000 | 2011 | ||
=124 | Panama | 12,000 | 2011 | ||
=124 | Nicaragua | 12,000 | 2011 | ||
127 | Qatar | 11,800 | 2011 | ||
128 | Burkina Faso | 11,450 | 2011 | ||
129 | Mozambique | 11,200 | 2011 | ||
130 | Niger | 10,700 | 2011 | ||
131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10,550 | 2011 | ||
=132 | Sierra Leone | 10,500 | 2011 | ||
=132 | Botswana | 10,500 | 2011 | ||
134 | Costa Rica | 9,800 | 2011 | ||
135 | Benin | 9,450 | 2011 | ||
136 | Togo | 9,300 | 2011 | ||
137 | Brunei | 9,250 | 2011 | ||
138 | Ireland | 8,900 | 2011 | ||
139 | New Zealand | 8,550 | 2011 | ||
140 | Republic of Macedonia | 8,000 | 2011 | ||
141 | Moldova | 7,750 | 2011 | ||
142 | Malawi | 6,800 | 2011 | ||
143 | Gabon | 6,700 | 2011 | ||
144 | Guinea-Bissau | 6,450 | 2011 | ||
145 | Bhutan | 6,000 | 2000 | ||
146 | Estonia | 5,750 | 2011 | ||
147 | Latvia | 5,350 | 2011 | ||
148 | Maldives | 5,000 | 2000 | ||
149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,050 | 2011 | ||
150 | Fiji | 3,500 | 2011 | ||
151 | Somalia | 3,200 | 2011 | ||
152 | Central African Republic | 3,150 | 2011 | ||
153 | Papua New Guinea | 3,100 | 2011 | ||
154 | Swaziland | 3,000 | 1999 | ||
155 | Jamaica | 2,830 | 2011 | ||
156 | Mauritius | 2,500 | 2011 | ||
157 | Malta | 2,120 | 2011 | ||
158 | Liberia | 2,050 | 2011 | ||
159 | Lesotho | 2,000 | 2011 | ||
160 | Suriname | 1,840 | 2011 | ||
161 | Luxembourg | 1,510 | 2011 | ||
162 | East Timor | 1,330 | 2011 | ||
163 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,320 | 2011 | ||
164 | Cape Verde | 1,200 | 2011 | ||
165 | Guyana | 1,100 | 2011 | ||
166 | Belize | 1,050 | 2011 | ||
167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,000 | 1999 | ||
168 | Seychelles | 870 | 2011 | ||
169 | The Bahamas | 850 | 2011 | ||
170 | The Gambia | 800 | 2011 | ||
171 | Barbados | 610 | 2011 | ||
=172 | Iceland | 180 | 2011 | ||
=172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 180 | 2011 | ||
174 | Haiti | 50 | 2011 |