Skip to content
wworldgovdata
Risk

Armed forces personnel, total

· higher is better · 174 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2020
JSONCSV
Related rankingsNuclear weapons statusInternally displaced people due to conflictNumber of reported natural disasters with a small impactNumber of reported natural disasters with a small impactRefugees by country of origin per 100,000 peopleRefugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of originInternally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases)Country where conflict took place - Conflict type: allRefugee change from previous year, by country of asylumRefugee change from previous year, by country of originDeaths in armed conflictsCivilian deaths

League table

170 shown
  1. 1India3.07M
  2. 2China2.54M
  3. 3Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.47M
  4. 4Russian Federation1.45M
  5. 5United States1.4M
  6. 6Pakistan943,000
  7. 7Egypt, Arab Rep.836,000
  8. 8Brazil762,000
  9. 9Indonesia676,000
  10. 10Iran, Islamic Rep.650,000
  11. 11Korea, Rep.569,000
  12. 12Viet Nam522,000
  13. 13Turkiye512,000
  14. 14Myanmar463,000
  15. 15Iraq459,000
  16. 16Thailand455,000
  17. 17Colombia428,000
  18. 18Venezuela, RB343,000
  19. 19Mexico341,000
  20. 20Italy338,000
  21. 21Algeria326,000
  22. 22Sri Lanka317,000
  23. 23France304,000
  24. 24Ukraine298,000
  25. 25Saudi Arabia282,000
  26. 26Syrian Arab Republic269,000
  27. 27Japan261,000
  28. 28Morocco246,000
  29. 29Bangladesh227,000
  30. 30Nigeria223,000
  31. 31Eritrea202,000
  32. 32Spain199,000
  33. 33Cambodia191,000
  34. 34Poland189,000
  35. 35Germany183,000
  36. 36Israel178,000
  37. 37Afghanistan165,000
  38. 38Peru158,000
  39. 38Belarus158,000
  40. 39Philippines157,000
  41. 40United Kingdom153,000
  42. 41Greece147,000
  43. 42Sudan144,000
  44. 43Ethiopia138,000
  45. 44Malaysia136,000
  46. 45Congo, Dem. Rep.134,000
  47. 46Lao PDR129,000
  48. 47Romania128,000
  49. 48Angola117,000
  50. 49Jordan116,000
  51. 50Chile114,000
  52. 51Nepal112,000
  53. 52Argentina103,000
  54. 53South Africa89,000
  55. 54Azerbaijan82,000
  56. 55Lebanon80,000
  57. 56Cuba76,000
  58. 57Canada72,000
  59. 58Dominican Republic71,000
  60. 58Kazakhstan71,000
  61. 58Bolivia71,000
  62. 59Uzbekistan68,000
  63. 60United Arab Emirates63,000
  64. 61Australia60,000
  65. 62Singapore59,000
  66. 63Turkmenistan57,000
  67. 64South Sudan53,000
  68. 65Portugal52,000
  69. 66Zimbabwe51,000
  70. 67Tunisia48,000
  71. 68Oman47,000
  72. 68Armenia47,000
  73. 69Hungary46,000
  74. 69Uganda46,000
  75. 70Chad45,000
  76. 71Guatemala43,000
  77. 72Ecuador42,000
  78. 72El Salvador42,000
  79. 73Mali41,000
  80. 73Netherlands41,000
  81. 74Yemen, Rep.40,000
  82. 75Lithuania37,000
  83. 75Bulgaria37,000
  84. 76Rwanda35,000
  85. 77Cameroon34,000
  86. 78Serbia32,000
  87. 79Burundi31,000
  88. 80Paraguay29,000
  89. 81Panama28,000
  90. 81Tanzania28,000
  91. 82Czechia27,000
  92. 82Cote d'Ivoire27,000
  93. 83Georgia26,000
  94. 84Kuwait25,000
  95. 84Norway25,000
  96. 85Belgium24,000
  97. 85Kenya24,000
  98. 86Austria23,000
  99. 86Honduras23,000
  100. 87Uruguay22,000
  101. 87Madagascar22,000
  102. 87Finland22,000
  103. 87Qatar22,000
  104. 88Kyrgyz Republic21,000
  105. 88Mauritania21,000
  106. 89Croatia20,000
  107. 89Switzerland20,000
  108. 90Bahrain19,000
  109. 90Senegal19,000
  110. 91Mongolia18,000
  111. 91Slovak Republic18,000
  112. 92Tajikistan17,000
  113. 93North Macedonia16,000
  114. 93Ghana16,000
  115. 93Zambia16,000
  116. 93Namibia16,000
  117. 94Malawi15,000
  118. 94Sweden15,000
  119. 94Denmark15,000
  120. 95Somalia, Fed. Rep.14,000
  121. 96Guinea13,000
  122. 96Djibouti13,000
  123. 96Cyprus13,000
  124. 97Congo, Rep.12,000
  125. 97Benin12,000
  126. 97Nicaragua12,000
  127. 97Montenegro12,000
  128. 98Mozambique11,000
  129. 98Bosnia and Herzegovina11,000
  130. 98Burkina Faso11,000
  131. 99Costa Rica10,000
  132. 99Central African Republic10,000
  133. 99Niger10,000
  134. 99Togo10,000
  135. 99New Zealand10,000
  136. 100Ireland9,000
  137. 100Botswana9,000
  138. 100Latvia9,000
  139. 100Sierra Leone9,000
  140. 101Brunei Darussalam8,000
  141. 101Albania8,000
  142. 102Estonia7,000
  143. 102Slovenia7,000
  144. 102Gabon7,000
  145. 103Moldova6,000
  146. 103Jamaica6,000
  147. 104Trinidad and Tobago5,000
  148. 105Gambia, The4,000
  149. 105Guinea-Bissau4,000
  150. 105Fiji4,000
  151. 105Papua New Guinea4,000
  152. 106Guyana3,000
  153. 106Mauritius3,000
  154. 107Timor-Leste2,000
  155. 107Bahamas, The2,000
  156. 107Lesotho2,000
  157. 107Suriname2,000
  158. 107Malta2,000
  159. 107Liberia2,000
  160. 107Belize2,000
  161. 108Barbados1,000
  162. 108Equatorial Guinea1,000
  163. 108Haiti1,000
  164. 108Luxembourg1,000
  165. 108Cabo Verde1,000
  166. 109Iceland0
  167. 109West Bank and Gaza0
  168. 109Antigua and Barbuda0
  169. 109Seychelles0
  170. 109Libya0

Armed forces personnel, total