Armed forces personnel, total

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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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🌍 World Average (2020):160,147

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174 countries

1🇮🇳India$3.07M2020 2🇨🇳China$2.54M2020 3🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.$1.47M2020 4🇷🇺Russian Federation$1.45M2020 5🇺🇸United States$1.40M2020 6🇵🇰Pakistan943,0002020 7🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.836,0002020 8🇧🇷Brazil762,0002020 9🇮🇩Indonesia676,0002020 10🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.650,0002020 11🇰🇷Korea, Rep.569,0002020 12🇻🇳Viet Nam522,0002020 13🇹🇷Turkiye512,0002020 14🇲🇲Myanmar463,0002020 15🇮🇶Iraq459,0002020 16🇹🇭Thailand455,0002020 17🇨🇴Colombia428,0002020 18🇻🇪Venezuela, RB343,0002020 19🇲🇽Mexico341,0002020 20🇮🇹Italy338,0002020 21🇩🇿Algeria326,0002020 22🇱🇰Sri Lanka317,0002020 23🇫🇷France304,0002020 24🇺🇦Ukraine298,0002020 25🇸🇦Saudi Arabia282,0002020 26🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic269,0002020 27🇯🇵Japan261,0002020 28🇲🇦Morocco246,0002020 29🇧🇩Bangladesh227,0002020 30🇳🇬Nigeria223,0002020 31🇪🇷Eritrea202,0002020 32🇪🇸Spain199,0002020 33🇰🇭Cambodia191,0002020 34🇵🇱Poland189,0002020 35🇩🇪Germany183,0002020 36🇮🇱Israel178,0002020 37🇦🇫Afghanistan165,0002020 38🇧🇾Belarus158,0002020 39🇵🇪Peru158,0002020 40🇵🇭Philippines157,0002020 41🇬🇧United Kingdom153,0002020 42🇬🇷Greece147,0002020 43🇸🇩Sudan144,0002020 44🇪🇹Ethiopia138,0002020 45🇲🇾Malaysia136,0002020 46🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.134,0002020 47🇱🇦Lao PDR129,0002020 48🇷🇴Romania128,0002020 49🇦🇴Angola117,0002020 50🇯🇴Jordan116,0002020 51🇨🇱Chile114,0002020 52🇳🇵Nepal112,0002020 53🇦🇷Argentina103,0002020 54🇿🇦South Africa89,0002020 55🇦🇿Azerbaijan82,0002020 56🇱🇧Lebanon80,0002020 57🇨🇺Cuba76,0002020 58🇨🇦Canada72,0002020 59🇧🇴Bolivia71,0002020 60🇩🇴Dominican Republic71,0002020 61🇰🇿Kazakhstan71,0002020 62🇺🇿Uzbekistan68,0002020 63🇦🇪United Arab Emirates63,0002020 64🇦🇺Australia60,0002020 65🇸🇬Singapore59,0002020 66🇹🇲Turkmenistan57,0002020 67🇸🇸South Sudan53,0002020 68🇵🇹Portugal52,0002020 69🇿🇼Zimbabwe51,0002020 70🇹🇳Tunisia48,0002020 71🇦🇲Armenia47,0002020 72🇴🇲Oman47,0002020 73🇭🇺Hungary46,0002020 74🇺🇬Uganda46,0002020 75🇹🇩Chad45,0002020 76🇬🇹Guatemala43,0002020 77🇪🇨Ecuador42,0002020 78🇸🇻El Salvador42,0002020 79🇲🇱Mali41,0002020 80🇳🇱Netherlands41,0002020 81🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.40,0002020 82🇧🇬Bulgaria37,0002020 83🇱🇹Lithuania37,0002020 84🇷🇼Rwanda35,0002020 85🇨🇲Cameroon34,0002020 86🇷🇸Serbia32,0002020 87🇧🇮Burundi31,0002020 88🇵🇾Paraguay29,0002020 89🇵🇦Panama28,0002020 90🇹🇿Tanzania28,0002020 91🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire27,0002020 92🇨🇿Czechia27,0002020 93🇬🇪Georgia26,0002020 94🇰🇼Kuwait25,0002020 95🇳🇴Norway25,0002020 96🇧🇪Belgium24,0002020 97🇰🇪Kenya24,0002020 98🇦🇹Austria23,0002020 99🇭🇳Honduras23,0002020 100🇫🇮Finland22,0002020 101🇲🇬Madagascar22,0002020 102🇶🇦Qatar22,0002020 103🇺🇾Uruguay22,0002020 104🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic21,0002020 105🇲🇷Mauritania21,0002020 106🇨🇭Switzerland20,0002020 107🇭🇷Croatia20,0002020 108🇧🇭Bahrain19,0002020 109🇸🇳Senegal19,0002020 110🇲🇳Mongolia18,0002020 111🇸🇰Slovak Republic18,0002020 112🇹🇯Tajikistan17,0002020 113🇬🇭Ghana16,0002020 114🇲🇰North Macedonia16,0002020 115🇳🇦Namibia16,0002020 116🇿🇲Zambia16,0002020 117🇩🇰Denmark15,0002020 118🇲🇼Malawi15,0002020 119🇸🇪Sweden15,0002020 120🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.14,0002020 121🇨🇾Cyprus13,0002020 122🇩🇯Djibouti13,0002020 123🇬🇳Guinea13,0002020 124🇧🇯Benin12,0002020 125🇨🇬Congo, Rep.12,0002020 126🇲🇪Montenegro12,0002020 127🇳🇮Nicaragua12,0002020 128🇧🇫Burkina Faso11,0002020 129🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina11,0002020 130🇲🇿Mozambique11,0002020 131🇨🇫Central African Republic10,0002020 132🇨🇷Costa Rica10,0002020 133🇳🇪Niger10,0002020 134🇳🇿New Zealand10,0002020 135🇹🇬Togo10,0002020 136🇧🇼Botswana9,0002020 137🇮🇪Ireland9,0002020 138🇱🇻Latvia9,0002020 139🇸🇱Sierra Leone9,0002020 140🇦🇱Albania8,0002020 141🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam8,0002020 142🇪🇪Estonia7,0002020 143🇬🇦Gabon7,0002020 144🇸🇮Slovenia7,0002020 145🇧🇹Bhutan6,0002000 146🇯🇲Jamaica6,0002020 147🇲🇩Moldova6,0002020 148🇲🇻Maldives5,0002000 149🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago5,0002020 150🇫🇯Fiji4,0002020 151🇬🇲Gambia, The4,0002020 152🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau4,0002020 153🇵🇬Papua New Guinea4,0002020 154🇬🇾Guyana3,0002020 155🇲🇺Mauritius3,0002020 156🇸🇿Eswatini3,0001999 157🇧🇸Bahamas, The2,0002020 158🇧🇿Belize2,0002020 159🇱🇷Liberia2,0002020 160🇱🇸Lesotho2,0002020 161🇲🇹Malta2,0002020 162🇸🇷Suriname2,0002020 163🇹🇱Timor-Leste2,0002020 164🇧🇧Barbados1,0002020 165🇨🇻Cabo Verde1,0002020 166🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea1,0002020 167🇭🇹Haiti1,0002020 168🇱🇺Luxembourg1,0002020 169🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe1,0001999 170🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda0.002020 171🇮🇸Iceland0.002020 172🇱🇾Libya0.002020 173🌐West Bank and Gaza0.002020 174🇸🇨Seychelles0.002020