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.

Armed forces personnel (number)

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Australia68,00051,60053,00056,55257,05056,20056,75056,75057,80057,80058,00058,10059,00060,000
Brunei Darussalam4,0008,80011,0009,2509,2509,2509,2509,2509,25012,1008,0008,2008,0008,000
Cambodia1,12,0003,60,0001,91,0001,91,3001,91,3001,91,3001,91,3001,91,3001,91,3001,91,3001,91,0001,91,3001,91,0001,91,000
China35,00,00039,10,00037,55,00029,45,00029,45,00029,93,00029,93,00029,93,00028,43,00026,95,00026,95,00026,95,00025,35,00025,35,000
Democratic People's Republic of Korea12,00,00012,44,00012,95,00013,79,00013,79,00013,79,00013,79,00013,79,00013,79,00014,69,00014,69,00014,69,00014,69,00014,69,000
Fiji5,0003,5004,0003,5003,5003,5003,5003,5003,5003,5004,0004,0404,0004,000
Indonesia2,83,0004,92,0005,82,0005,82,0006,76,5006,76,5006,76,5006,76,5006,75,5006,75,5006,76,0006,75,5006,76,0006,76,000
Japan2,50,0002,48,7002,72,0002,60,3822,60,0862,59,8002,59,8002,59,8002,59,8002,60,8902,61,0002,61,1502,61,0002,61,000
Republic of Korea6,50,0006,87,5006,93,0006,59,5006,59,5006,59,5006,59,5006,32,5006,34,5006,34,0006,34,0006,08,0006,13,0005,69,000
Lao People’s Democratic Republic55,0001,29,1001,29,0001,29,1001,29,1001,29,1001,29,1001,29,1001,29,1001,29,1001,29,0001,29,1001,29,0001,29,000
Malaysia1,30,0001,16,1001,35,0001,33,6001,33,6001,33,6001,33,6001,33,6001,33,6001,33,6001,36,0001,36,0001,36,0001,36,000
Mongolia32,00016,30016,00017,20017,20017,20017,50017,50017,50017,50018,00017,70018,00018,000
Myanmar2,30,0004,29,1004,83,0005,13,2505,13,2505,13,2505,13,2505,13,2505,13,2505,13,2505,13,0005,13,0005,13,0004,63,000
New Zealand11,0009,2009,0009,6738,5508,5508,5008,5008,9509,0009,0009,4009,00010,000
Papua New Guinea4,0004,4003,0003,1003,1001,9001,9001,9001,9003,6004,0003,6004,0004,000
Philippines1,09,0001,48,5001,47,0001,65,5001,65,5001,65,5001,65,5001,65,5001,65,5001,65,5001,53,0001,53,3501,55,0001,57,000
Singapore56,0001,68,5001,67,0001,47,5001,47,6001,47,6001,47,6001,47,6001,47,6001,47,60081,00059,00059,00059,000
Thailand2,83,0004,16,6004,21,0004,19,5604,74,5504,53,5504,53,5504,53,5504,54,5504,54,5504,55,0004,54,8504,55,0004,55,000
Timor-Leste1,3321,3301,3301,3301,3301,3301,3302,0002,2002,0002,000
Viet Nam10,50,0005,24,0004,95,0005,22,0005,22,0005,22,0005,22,0005,22,0005,22,0005,22,0005,22,0005,22,0005,22,0005,22,000
Albania67,50022,50014,74514,75014,7508,5008,5008,5008,5009,0009,0008,0008,000
Armenia42,30049,00055,52855,54449,10049,10049,10049,10049,10049,00048,80049,00047,000
Austria43,00040,50040,00025,75823,25022,80022,50022,50021,35022,40021,00022,85022,00023,000
Azerbaijan87,10082,00081,94081,95081,95081,95081,95081,95081,95082,00081,95082,00082,000
Belarus91,1001,83,0001,82,9401,58,0001,58,0001,58,0001,58,0001,58,0001,55,3501,55,0001,55,3501,55,0001,58,000
Belgium1,06,00039,30037,00035,73634,05030,70037,50037,60036,35033,80032,00031,50026,00024,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina76,00012,00010,57710,55010,50010,50010,50010,50010,50011,00010,50011,00011,000
Bulgaria1,29,0001,13,80085,00065,31547,30047,30047,30047,30047,30031,30031,00036,95037,00037,000
Croatia1,01,00031,00021,60021,60019,55019,55019,55018,55018,55018,00018,20018,00020,000
Cyprus10,00010,80010,75012,75012,75012,75012,75012,75012,75015,75016,00016,00016,00013,000
Czech Republic63,30028,00028,52126,75026,75024,10024,80025,05023,20023,00022,24525,00027,000
Denmark31,00021,80021,00018,62816,45017,20017,20017,20016,60016,10015,00014,50015,00015,000
Estonia7,6008,0005,7505,7505,7505,7505,7506,4006,4006,0006,7007,0007,000
Finland31,00035,10031,00024,97525,00025,00025,00025,00024,90024,20025,00025,20027,00022,000
France5,50,0003,89,4003,59,0003,41,9673,32,2503,25,6003,18,4003,12,3503,06,3503,06,1003,07,0003,04,8003,04,0003,04,000
Georgia33,40023,00032,35532,35032,35032,35032,35026,05026,05026,00025,65026,00026,000
Germany5,45,0002,21,1002,85,0002,51,4651,96,0001,86,4501,81,5501,78,6001,77,3001,79,1001,80,0001,81,4001,84,0001,83,000
Greece2,01,0001,63,2001,68,0001,49,6471,48,3501,47,3501,48,9501,46,9501,46,9501,45,3501,46,0001,47,8501,47,0001,47,000
Hungary94,00057,80044,00034,58738,50038,50038,50038,50038,50039,80040,00039,80040,00046,000
Iceland100130180180200200250250000
Ireland13,00011,50010,00010,4608,9009,3509,3509,1009,1009,1009,0008,6509,0009,000
Italy4,93,0005,03,1004,45,0003,59,3783,67,5503,59,5003,59,5003,56,8503,56,8503,56,8503,47,0003,41,5003,42,0003,38,000
Kazakhstan98,5001,01,00080,50070,50070,50070,50070,50070,50070,50071,00071,00071,00071,000
Kyrgyzstan14,00018,00020,40020,40020,40020,40020,40020,40020,40021,00020,90021,00021,000
Latvia8,5005,0004,6005,3505,3105,3105,3105,3105,3106,0006,9006,0009,000
Lithuania16,60029,00025,24023,35023,35021,95027,40028,33029,65034,00039,55037,00037,000
Luxembourg1,0001,4001,5121,5121,5101,5101,5101,5101,5001,5002,0001,9001,0001,000
North Macedonia23,50019,0008,0008,0008,0008,0008,00015,60015,60016,00016,00016,00016,000
Republic of Moldova12,90010,0007,7337,7507,7507,7507,7507,5507,5507,0006,1506,0006,000
Montenegro13,08412,18012,18012,18012,18012,05012,05012,00012,35012,00012,000
Netherlands1,04,00057,10060,00043,27943,30043,30043,30041,90041,31041,31041,00041,41041,00041,000
Norway51,00027,00047,00024,45024,45025,80025,80025,80024,95023,95023,00023,25023,00025,000
Poland3,13,0002,38,8001,62,0001,21,4001,18,0501,72,7001,72,7001,72,7001,72,7001,78,4001,91,0001,96,7001,89,0001,89,000
Portugal87,00090,50093,00090,33490,30090,30079,85078,10073,60074,50052,00052,25052,00052,000
Romania1,26,0002,82,9001,77,0001,53,8001,51,3001,51,3001,51,3001,51,3001,50,4001,49,2001,26,0001,26,6001,26,0001,28,000
Russian Federation14,27,10014,52,00014,30,00013,64,00013,64,00012,60,00012,87,00014,90,00014,54,00014,54,00014,54,00014,54,00014,54,000
Serbia1,80,0001,35,7001,10,00029,12528,15028,15028,15028,15028,15031,85032,00032,15032,00032,000
Slovakia41,20020,00015,79915,85015,85015,85015,85015,85015,85016,00015,85016,00018,000
Slovenia13,50012,00012,10012,10013,55013,55013,55013,20013,2007,0007,2507,0007,000
Spain2,63,0002,41,8002,20,0002,23,2162,15,7002,15,6002,13,9502,00,0001,99,9501,97,9501,96,0001,96,3501,99,0001,99,000
Sweden65,00088,30028,60021,16321,30016,10016,10030,55030,55030,55030,00015,15015,00015,000
Switzerland22,00027,7001,09,00025,28723,10022,65021,25020,80020,95020,95021,00021,45020,00020,000
Tajikistan7,20013,00016,30016,30016,30016,30016,30016,30016,30017,00016,80017,00017,000
Turkey7,69,0008,27,7006,17,0006,12,8006,12,8006,12,8006,12,8006,12,8005,12,0005,12,0005,12,0005,12,2005,12,0005,12,000
Turkmenistan14,50026,00022,00022,00022,00022,00036,50036,50041,50042,00041,50042,00057,000
Ukraine4,20,4002,73,0002,14,8252,14,8502,14,8501,21,5002,04,0002,56,0002,92,0002,97,0002,97,0003,11,0002,98,000
United Kingdom3,08,0002,12,5002,17,0001,74,0201,65,6501,69,1501,59,1501,54,7001,52,3501,50,2501,48,0001,48,4501,49,0001,53,000
Uzbekistan79,10091,00087,00068,00068,00068,00068,00068,00068,00068,00068,00068,00068,000
Antigua and Barbuda2001701701801801801801801800000
Argentina85,0001,02,3001,02,0001,04,3401,04,3501,04,3501,05,6501,05,6501,05,4501,05,4501,05,0001,05,2001,03,0001,03,000
Barbados6006106106106106106106106101,0006101,0001,000
Belize1,0001,1001,0001,0501,0501,0501,0501,0501,5001,5002,0001,5002,0002,000
Bolivia30,00069,60070,00083,20083,20083,20083,20071,20071,20071,20071,00071,10071,00071,000
Brazil2,95,0006,73,2006,73,0007,13,4807,13,4807,13,4807,13,4807,29,5007,29,5007,29,5007,30,0007,61,5007,62,0007,62,000
Chile95,0001,16,5001,16,0001,03,7711,03,7501,06,1001,06,1001,09,4501,09,4501,21,9001,22,0001,22,2001,22,0001,14,000
Colombia1,10,0002,47,0003,36,0004,41,8284,40,2244,40,2244,55,7504,55,7504,81,1004,81,1004,81,0004,81,2004,81,0004,28,000
Costa Rica8,00015,4009,8009,8009,8009,8009,8009,8009,80010,00010,00010,00010,000
Cuba2,97,00084,50076,00075,50075,50075,50075,50075,50075,50075,50076,00076,00076,00076,000
Dominican Republic21,00039,50040,00039,50039,50061,00061,00071,05071,05071,05071,00071,05071,00071,000
Ecuador53,00057,80047,27058,98358,98358,50058,98340,75040,75040,75041,00041,25042,00042,000
El Salvador55,00028,80016,00032,50032,30032,30032,30041,50041,50041,50042,00041,50042,00042,000
Guatemala43,00052,90048,00034,21242,30042,30042,30043,05043,05043,05043,00043,05043,00043,000
Guyana4,0003,1003,0002,6001,1001,1001,1003,4003,4003,4003,0003,4003,0003,000
Haiti8,0005,3000505012012012020005001,0001,000
Honduras18,00014,30020,00020,00020,00020,00020,00018,70018,70022,70023,00022,95023,00023,000
Jamaica3,0003,0003,0002,8302,8302,8302,8303,4503,4503,9504,0005,9506,0006,000
Mexico1,75,0002,07,8002,04,0003,31,7503,29,7503,29,7503,25,4503,36,0503,36,0503,36,0503,36,0003,48,0003,28,0003,41,000
Nicaragua28,00016,00014,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,000
Panama11,00011,80012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00022,05022,05026,00026,00028,00028,000
Paraguay16,00035,00025,00025,45025,45025,45025,45025,45025,45025,45027,00028,95029,00029,000
Peru1,25,0001,93,0001,57,0001,92,0001,92,0001,92,0001,92,0001,58,0001,58,0001,58,0001,58,0001,58,0001,58,0001,58,000
Suriname4,0002,0002,0001,8401,8401,8401,9401,9401,9401,9402,0001,8402,0002,000
Bahamas3,2008608608508501,3001,3001,3001,3001,0001,3002,0002,000
Trinidad and Tobago2,0007,5003,0004,0634,0504,0504,0504,0504,0504,0504,0004,0505,0005,000
Uruguay25,00024,60024,92025,43925,45025,45025,45025,45025,45025,45022,00022,10022,00022,000
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)75,00079,00082,0001,15,0001,15,0001,15,0001,15,0002,65,0002,65,0002,73,0003,43,0003,43,0003,43,0003,43,000
Algeria1,26,0003,05,2003,19,0003,17,2003,17,2003,17,2003,17,2003,17,2003,17,2003,17,2003,17,0003,17,0003,17,0003,26,000
Bahrain8,00021,20021,00019,46019,46019,46019,46019,46019,46019,46019,00019,20019,00019,000
Djibouti4,00012,60013,00012,95012,95012,95012,95012,95012,95013,10013,00013,45013,00013,000
Egypt4,34,0006,78,5007,99,0008,35,5008,35,5008,35,5008,35,5008,35,5008,35,5008,35,5008,36,0008,35,5008,36,0008,36,000
Iran4,40,0007,53,0005,85,0005,63,0005,63,0005,63,0005,63,0005,63,0005,63,0005,63,0005,63,0006,50,0006,50,0006,50,000
Iraq13,90,0004,79,0002,27,0008,02,4008,02,4008,02,4001,77,6002,09,0002,09,0002,09,0002,09,0003,36,0003,41,0004,59,000
Israel1,90,0001,80,5001,76,0001,84,5501,84,5501,84,5001,84,5001,84,5001,84,5001,84,5001,78,0001,77,5001,78,0001,78,000
Jordan1,00,0001,48,9001,11,0001,10,5001,10,5001,15,5001,15,5001,15,5001,15,5001,15,5001,16,0001,01,5001,16,0001,16,000
Kuwait7,00020,30023,00022,60022,60022,60022,60022,60022,60022,60025,00024,50025,00025,000
Lebanon36,00076,60085,00079,10080,00080,00080,00080,00080,00080,00080,00080,00080,00080,000
Libya86,00076,50076,0007,0007,00000
Malta2,0002,1002,0002,1272,1202,1302,1302,1302,1302,1302,0001,7502,0002,000
Morocco1,95,0002,40,5002,51,0002,45,8002,45,8002,45,8002,45,8002,45,8002,45,8002,45,8002,46,0002,45,8002,46,0002,46,000
Oman32,00047,90046,00047,00047,00047,00047,00047,00047,00047,00047,00046,60047,00047,000
Qatar11,00012,30012,00011,80011,80011,80011,80011,80011,80021,50022,00021,50022,00022,000
Saudi Arabia1,46,0002,17,0002,16,0002,49,0002,49,0002,49,0002,51,5002,51,5002,51,5002,51,5002,52,0002,52,0002,52,0002,82,000
Syrian Arab Republic4,08,0004,24,8004,16,0004,03,0001,78,0001,78,0001,78,0002,80,5002,77,5003,07,5002,39,0002,57,5002,69,0002,69,000
Tunisia35,00047,00047,00047,80047,80047,80047,80047,80047,80047,80048,00047,80048,00048,000
United Arab Emirates66,00066,00051,00051,00051,00051,00063,00063,00063,00063,00063,00063,00063,00063,000
फिलिस्तीन56,00056,00056,00056,00000
Yemen1,27,0001,36,3001,38,0001,37,9001,37,9001,37,9001,37,90020,00020,00020,00040,00020,00040,00040,000
Canada87,00068,50071,00065,70065,70066,00065,70070,20067,50067,50072,00072,40072,00072,000
United States of America21,80,00014,54,80015,46,00015,69,41715,20,10014,92,20014,33,15013,81,25013,47,30013,48,40013,59,00013,79,80013,88,00013,95,000
Afghanistan58,0004,00,00027,0003,06,8003,40,3503,38,1503,30,6503,08,8003,19,4003,23,0003,23,0002,72,9002,78,0001,65,000
Bangladesh1,03,0001,37,0002,52,0002,20,9532,20,9502,20,9502,20,9502,20,9502,20,9502,20,9502,21,0002,27,0502,27,0002,27,000
Bhutan6,000
India12,60,00023,72,00030,47,00026,25,58626,47,15027,28,70027,49,70027,49,70027,98,80029,81,05030,31,00030,26,50030,45,00030,68,000
Maldives5,000
Nepal35,00090,0001,31,0001,57,7531,57,7501,57,7501,57,7501,57,7501,58,6001,58,6001,12,0001,11,6001,12,0001,12,000
Pakistan5,50,0009,00,0009,21,0009,46,0009,46,0009,47,8009,47,8009,25,8009,35,8009,35,8009,36,0009,44,8009,43,0009,43,000
Sri Lanka22,0002,03,6002,00,0002,23,1002,23,1002,23,1002,23,1002,23,1002,65,2003,05,2003,17,0003,17,0003,17,0003,17,000
Angola1,15,0001,17,5001,18,0001,17,0001,17,0001,17,0001,17,0001,17,0001,17,0001,17,0001,17,0001,17,0001,17,0001,17,000
Benin6,0007,3008,0007,2509,4509,4509,4509,4509,7509,75012,00012,25012,00012,000
Botswana6,00010,00011,00010,50010,50010,50010,50010,5009,0009,0009,0009,0009,0009,000
Burkina Faso10,00011,30011,25011,45011,45011,45011,45011,45011,45011,45011,00011,20011,00011,000
Burundi12,00045,50082,00051,05051,05051,00051,05051,05041,00051,05031,00051,05051,00031,000
केप वर्दे1,0001,2001,0001,2001,2001,2001,2001,2001,2001,2001,0001,2001,0001,000
Cameroon23,00022,10023,00023,20023,10023,20023,20023,20023,40023,40024,00034,40034,00034,000
Central African Republic4,0005,4003,0003,1503,1508,1508,1508,1508,1508,1508,00010,15010,00010,000
Chad50,00034,60035,00034,85034,85034,85034,85039,85039,85039,85035,00032,85045,00045,000
Congo9,00015,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,00012,000012,000
Côte d'Ivoire15,00019,00025,00025,00025,00027,00027,0001,34,00027,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo55,00092,90065,0001,59,0001,34,2501,34,2501,34,2501,34,2501,34,2501,34,2501,34,0001,34,2501,34,0001,34,000
Equatorial Guinea1,0001,6001,0001,3201,3201,3201,3201,3201,3201,4501,0001,4501,0001,000
Eritrea2,00,0002,02,0002,01,7502,01,7502,01,7502,01,7502,01,7502,01,7502,01,7502,02,0002,01,7502,02,0002,02,000
Ethiopia2,50,0003,52,5001,83,0001,38,0001,38,0001,38,0001,38,0001,38,0001,38,0001,38,0001,38,0001,38,0001,38,0001,38,000
Gabon9,0006,7007,0006,7006,7006,7006,7006,7006,7006,7007,0006,7007,0007,000
Ghana9,0008,0007,00015,50015,50015,50015,50015,50015,50015,50016,00015,50016,00016,000
Guinea15,00019,30013,00019,30012,30012,30012,30012,30012,30012,30013,00012,70013,00013,000
Guinea Bissau12,0009,3009,0006,4586,4506,4506,4506,4504,4504,4504,0004,4504,0004,000
Kenya20,00027,20029,00029,12029,10029,10029,10029,10029,10029,10029,00029,10029,00024,000
Lesotho2,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,0002,000
Liberia8,00015,00015,0002,0402,0502,0502,0502,0502,0502,0502,0002,1002,0002,000
Madagascar21,00028,50022,00021,60021,60021,60021,60021,60021,60021,60022,00021,50022,00022,000
Malawi7,0006,0007,0005,3006,8006,8006,8006,8006,80014,90015,00014,70015,00015,000
Mali13,00015,20012,00012,15012,1507,80011,80013,80015,80017,80018,00021,00021,00041,000
Mauritania17,00020,70021,00020,87020,85020,85020,85020,85020,85020,85021,00020,85021,00021,000
Mauritius1,0001,8002,0002,0002,5002,5002,5002,5002,5502,5503,0003,0003,0003,000
Mozambique65,0006,10011,00011,20011,20011,20011,20011,20011,20011,20011,00011,20011,00011,000
Namibia9,10015,00015,20015,20015,20015,20015,20015,20015,90016,00015,90016,00016,000
Niger5,00010,70010,00010,70010,70010,70010,70010,70010,70010,70010,00010,30010,00010,000
Nigeria94,0001,06,5001,61,0001,62,0001,62,0001,62,0001,62,0001,62,0002,00,0002,00,0002,15,0002,23,0002,23,0002,23,000
Rwanda6,00076,00053,00035,00035,00035,00035,00035,00035,00035,00035,00035,00035,00035,000
Sao Tome and Principe1,000
Senegal18,00015,40019,00018,62018,60018,60018,60018,60018,60018,60019,00018,60019,00019,000
Seychelles500450650870840840840840840042000
Sierra Leone5,0003,80013,00010,50010,50010,50010,5008,5008,5008,5009,0008,5009,0009,000
Somalia47,00050,0002,0003,20020,00011,00017,00019,80019,80020,00019,80020,00014,000
South Africa85,00071,60056,00077,15377,58262,10077,15082,25082,15081,40080,00089,65090,00089,000
South Sudan1,40,0002,10,0002,10,0001,85,0001,85,0001,85,0001,85,0001,85,0001,85,0001,85,00053,000
Sudan65,0001,19,5001,23,0001,26,8002,64,3002,64,3002,64,3002,64,3002,64,3001,24,3001,24,0001,24,3001,24,0001,44,000
इस्वातिनी3,000
United Republic of Tanzania40,00035,40028,00028,40028,40028,40028,40028,40028,40028,40028,00028,00028,00028,000
Gambia2,0008008008008008008008008008001,0004,0004,0004,000
Togo8,0007,8009,7509,3009,3009,3009,3009,3009,3009,30010,0009,55010,00010,000
Uganda60,00050,60047,00046,80046,80046,80046,80046,80046,40046,40046,00046,00046,00046,000
Zambia16,00023,00016,00016,50016,50016,50016,50016,50016,50016,50016,00016,10016,00016,000
Zimbabwe45,00061,80051,00050,80050,80050,80050,80050,80050,80050,80051,00051,00051,00051,000