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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 ChinaChina 2.88 million 2008
2 IndiaIndia 2.58 million 2008
3 European UnionEuropean Union 2.4 million 2008
4 United StatesUnited States 1.54 million 2008
5 RussiaRussia 1.48 million 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 944,250 2008
6 PakistanPakistan 921,000 2008
7 BrazilBrazil 721,000 2008
8 TurkeyTurkey 613,000 2008
9 IndonesiaIndonesia 582,000 2008
10 IraqIraq 577,000 2008
11 BurmaBurma 513,000 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 497,080 2008
12 VietnamVietnam 495,000 2008
13 ItalyItaly 436,000 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 434,142.86 2008
14 ThailandThailand 421,000 2008
15 ColombiaColombia 411,000 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 409,633.33 2008
16 SyriaSyria 401,000 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 395,363.64 2008
17 FranceFrance 353,000 2008
18 AlgeriaAlgeria 334,000 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 313,047.62 2008
19 MexicoMexico 286,000 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 252,124.32 2000
20 MoroccoMorocco 246,000 2008
21 GermanyGermany 244,000 2008
22 JapanJapan 242,000 2008
23 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 238,000 2008
24 SpainSpain 223,000 2008
25 BangladeshBangladesh 221,000 2008
26 UkraineUkraine 215,000 2008
27 Sri LankaSri Lanka 213,000 2008
28 EritreaEritrea 202,000 2008
=29 PeruPeru 191,000 2008
=29 CambodiaCambodia 191,000 2008
31 IsraelIsrael 185,000 2008
32 BelarusBelarus 183,000 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 176,444.44 2008
33 SingaporeSingapore 167,000 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 163,384.62 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 162,933.33 2008
34 NigeriaNigeria 162,000 2008
35 GreeceGreece 161,000 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 160,820.93 2000
36 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 160,000 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 158,612.57 1999
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 154,266.67 2008
37 RomaniaRomania 153,000 2008
38 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 151,000 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 149,911.76 2008
39 PhilippinesPhilippines 147,000 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 144,211.4 2008
40 PolandPoland 143,000 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 138,943.75 2008
41 EthiopiaEthiopia 138,000 2008
42 MalaysiaMalaysia 134,000 2008
43 NepalNepal 131,000 2008
44 LaosLaos 129,000 2008
45 SudanSudan 127,000 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 125,453.46 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 118,013.59 2008
46 VenezuelaVenezuela 115,000 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 112,194.15 2008
47 JordanJordan 111,000 2008
48 ArgentinaArgentina 107,000 2008
49 ChileChile 103,000 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 96,520.11 2008
50 PortugalPortugal 91,000 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 90,865 2008
51 UzbekistanUzbekistan 87,000 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 86,641.5 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 86,520 2008
52 BoliviaBolivia 83,000 2008
53 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 82,000 2008
54 KazakhstanKazakhstan 81,000 2008
=55 CubaCuba 76,000 2008
=55 LebanonLebanon 76,000 2008
=55 LibyaLibya 76,000 2008
58 BulgariaBulgaria 75,000 2008
59 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 65,000 2008
60 CanadaCanada 64,000 2008
61 South AfricaSouth Africa 62,000 2008
62 EcuadorEcuador 58,400 2008
63 AustraliaAustralia 55,000 2008
64 AfghanistanAfghanistan 53,000 2008
=65 BurundiBurundi 51,000 2008
=65 United Arab EmiratesUAE 51,000 2008
=65 ZimbabweZimbabwe 51,000 2008
68 SomaliaSomalia 50,000 2000
69 TunisiaTunisia 48,000 2008
=70 UgandaUganda 47,000 2008
=70 OmanOman 47,000 2008
=70 NetherlandsNetherlands 47,000 2008
73 ArmeniaArmenia 42,000 2008
74 BelgiumBelgium 39,000 2008
75 HungaryHungary 37,000 2008
=76 AustriaAustria 35,000 2008
=76 ChadChad 35,000 2008
=76 GuatemalaGuatemala 35,000 2008
=76 RwandaRwanda 35,000 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 33,701.19 2008
=80 GeorgiaGeorgia 33,000 2008
=80 El SalvadorEl Salvador 33,000 2008
82 FinlandFinland 32,000 2008
83 DenmarkDenmark 30,000 2008
84 KenyaKenya 29,000 2008
85 TanzaniaTanzania 28,000 2008
86 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 27,000 2008
87 ParaguayParaguay 26,000 2008
88 UruguayUruguay 25,900 2008
=89 LithuaniaLithuania 24,000 2008
=89 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 24,000 2008
=91 KuwaitKuwait 23,000 2008
=91 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 23,000 2008
=91 CameroonCameroon 23,000 2008
=94 CroatiaCroatia 22,000 2008
=94 MadagascarMadagascar 22,000 2008
=94 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 22,000 2008
=97 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 21,000 2008
=97 MauritaniaMauritania 21,000 2008
99 HondurasHonduras 20,000 2008
=100 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 19,000 2008
=100 SenegalSenegal 19,000 2008
=100 GuineaGuinea 19,000 2008
=100 BahrainBahrain 19,000 2008
=100 NorwayNorway 19,000 2008
105 SwedenSweden 17,600 2008
=106 SlovakiaSlovakia 17,000 2008
=106 MongoliaMongolia 17,000 2008
=106 TajikistanTajikistan 17,000 2008
=109 LatviaLatvia 16,000 2008
=109 ZambiaZambia 16,000 2008
111 NamibiaNamibia 15,000 2008
112 AlbaniaAlbania 14,500 2008
113 GhanaGhana 14,000 2008
114 DjiboutiDjibouti 13,000 2008
=115 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 12,000 2008
=115 PanamaPanama 12,000 2008
=115 QatarQatar 12,000 2008
=115 SloveniaSlovenia 12,000 2008
=115 MaliMali 12,000 2008
=115 NicaraguaNicaragua 12,000 2008
121 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 11,250 2008
=122 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 11,000 2008
=122 BotswanaBotswana 11,000 2008
=122 MozambiqueMozambique 11,000 2008
125 CyprusCyprus 10,750 2008
=126 Costa RicaCosta Rica 10,000 2008
=126 IrelandIreland 10,000 2008
=126 NigerNiger 10,000 2008
129 TogoTogo 9,750 2008
=130 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 9,000 2008
=130 New ZealandNew Zealand 9,000 2008
=130 BruneiBrunei 9,000 2008
=133 MoldovaMoldova 8,000 2008
=133 BeninBenin 8,000 2008
=135 MalawiMalawi 7,000 2008
=135 EstoniaEstonia 7,000 2008
=135 GabonGabon 7,000 2008
=138 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 6,000 2008
=138 BhutanBhutan 6,000 2000
140 MaldivesMaldives 5,000 2000
=141 FijiFiji 4,000 2008
=141 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 4,000 2008
=143 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 3,000 2008
=143 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 3,000 2008
=143 JamaicaJamaica 3,000 2008
=143 GuyanaGuyana 3,000 2008
=143 SwazilandSwaziland 3,000 1999
=148 LiberiaLiberia 2,000 2008
=148 MauritiusMauritius 2,000 2008
=148 SurinameSuriname 2,000 2008
=148 LesothoLesotho 2,000 2008
=148 MaltaMalta 2,000 2008
153 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1,612 2008
=154 East TimorEast Timor 1,000 2008
=154 BarbadosBarbados 1,000 2008
=154 BelizeBelize 1,000 2008
=154 The GambiaThe Gambia 1,000 2008
=154 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1,000 2008
=154 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1,000 2008
=154 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 1,000 2008
=154 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1,000 1999
162 SeychellesSeychelles 450 2008
163 IcelandIceland 130 2008
=164 HaitiHaiti 0.0 2008
=164 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.0 2008

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  • Russia ranked first for armed forces personnel > total amongst Europe in 2008.
  • Pakistan ranked first for armed forces personnel > total amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
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