Military
Active Military Personnel by Country
Compare countries by active military personnel strength.
All RankingsActive Military Personnel by Country
196 countries| Rank | Country | Active Military Personnel |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2,035,000 |
| 2 | India | 1,445,000 |
| 3 | United States of America | 1,347,300 |
| 4 | North Korea | 1,280,000 |
| 5 | Russia | 900,000 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 654,000 |
| 7 | Iran | 575,000 |
| 8 | South Korea | 555,000 |
| 9 | Vietnam | 482,000 |
| 10 | Egypt | 440,000 |
| 11 | Myanmar | 406,000 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 395,500 |
| 13 | Brazil | 366,500 |
| 14 | Thailand | 360,850 |
| 15 | Turkey | 355,200 |
| 16 | Colombia | 293,200 |
| 17 | Mexico | 277,150 |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 255,000 |
| 19 | Japan | 247,150 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 227,000 |
| 21 | France | 203,850 |
| 22 | Eritrea | 200,000 |
| 23 | Ukraine | 200,000 |
| 24 | Morocco | 195,800 |
| 25 | Iraq | 193,000 |
| 26 | South Sudan | 185,000 |
| 27 | Germany | 183,500 |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 180,000 |
| 29 | Italy | 170,000 |
| 30 | Israel | 169,500 |
| 31 | Syria | 169,000 |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 163,050 |
| 33 | Taiwan | 163,000 |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 162,000 |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 153,290 |
| 36 | Philippines | 143,100 |
| 37 | Greece | 142,700 |
| 38 | DR Congo | 134,000 |
| 39 | Algeria | 130,000 |
| 40 | Cambodia | 124,300 |
| 41 | Venezuela | 123,000 |
| 42 | Peru | 120,660 |
| 43 | Spain | 120,350 |
| 44 | Nigeria | 120,000 |
| 45 | Poland | 114,050 |
| 46 | Malaysia | 113,000 |
| 47 | Angola | 107,000 |
| 48 | Sudan | 104,300 |
| 49 | Jordan | 100,000 |
| 50 | Nepal | 95,000 |
| 51 | Chile | 77,200 |
| 52 | South Africa | 74,000 |
| 53 | Argentina | 72,100 |
| 54 | Singapore | 72,000 |
| 55 | Romania | 70,000 |
| 56 | Canada | 68,000 |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 66,950 |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 63,000 |
| 59 | Lebanon | 60,000 |
| 60 | Australia | 59,000 |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 56,050 |
| 62 | Cuba | 49,000 |
| 63 | Belarus | 48,000 |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 48,000 |
| 65 | Uganda | 45,000 |
| 66 | Armenia | 44,800 |
| 67 | Oman | 42,600 |
| 68 | Ecuador | 40,250 |
| 69 | Cameroon | 40,000 |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 39,000 |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 36,950 |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 36,500 |
| 73 | Tunisia | 35,800 |
| 74 | Netherlands | 35,410 |
| 75 | Bolivia | 34,078 |
| 76 | Rwanda | 33,000 |
| 77 | Libya | 32,000 |
| 78 | Chad | 30,350 |
| 79 | Tanzania | 30,000 |
| 80 | Laos | 29,100 |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 29,000 |
| 82 | Serbia | 28,150 |
| 83 | Hungary | 27,800 |
| 84 | Portugal | 27,000 |
| 85 | Belgium | 26,300 |
| 86 | Burundi | 25,000 |
| 87 | Czech Republic | 25,000 |
| 88 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25,000 |
| 89 | El Salvador | 25,000 |
| 90 | Uruguay | 24,650 |
| 91 | Kenya | 24,120 |
| 92 | Sweden | 24,000 |
| 93 | Finland | 23,800 |
| 94 | Norway | 23,250 |
| 95 | Austria | 22,500 |
| 96 | Mali | 21,000 |
| 97 | Mauritania | 20,870 |
| 98 | Switzerland | 20,800 |
| 99 | Georgia | 20,650 |
| 100 | Lithuania | 20,000 |
| 101 | Yemen | 20,000 |
| 102 | Senegal | 19,000 |
| 103 | Somalia | 19,000 |
| 104 | Togo | 18,550 |
| 105 | Guatemala | 18,050 |
| 106 | Denmark | 16,500 |
| 107 | Slovakia | 16,500 |
| 108 | Ghana | 15,500 |
| 109 | Kuwait | 15,500 |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 15,500 |
| 111 | Croatia | 15,200 |
| 112 | Zambia | 15,100 |
| 113 | Paraguay | 14,951 |
| 114 | Madagascar | 13,500 |
| 115 | Guinea | 12,300 |
| 116 | Cyprus | 12,000 |
| 117 | Honduras | 12,000 |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 12,000 |
| 119 | Qatar | 11,800 |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 11,200 |
| 121 | Mozambique | 11,200 |
| 122 | Djibouti | 10,950 |
| 123 | Malawi | 10,700 |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10,500 |
| 125 | Niger | 10,200 |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 10,000 |
| 127 | Congo | 10,000 |
| 128 | Mauritius | 10,000 |
| 129 | Mongolia | 9,700 |
| 130 | New Zealand | 9,650 |
| 131 | Namibia | 9,200 |
| 132 | Botswana | 9,000 |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 9,000 |
| 134 | Tajikistan | 8,800 |
| 135 | Ireland | 8,700 |
| 136 | Bahrain | 8,200 |
| 137 | Bhutan | 8,000 |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 8,000 |
| 139 | Albania | 7,950 |
| 140 | Benin | 7,250 |
| 141 | Slovenia | 7,250 |
| 142 | Brunei | 7,200 |
| 143 | Gabon | 6,700 |
| 144 | Estonia | 6,600 |
| 145 | Latvia | 6,500 |
| 146 | Moldova | 6,500 |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,400 |
| 148 | Jamaica | 4,200 |
| 149 | Guyana | 4,000 |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,000 |
| 151 | Fiji | 3,500 |
| 152 | Eswatini | 3,000 |
| 153 | Maldives | 3,000 |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea | 2,500 |
| 155 | Montenegro | 2,400 |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 2,200 |
| 157 | Gambia | 2,000 |
| 158 | Lesotho | 2,000 |
| 159 | Liberia | 2,000 |
| 160 | Malta | 2,000 |
| 161 | Suriname | 1,840 |
| 162 | Belize | 1,500 |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,320 |
| 164 | Bahamas | 1,300 |
| 165 | Cabo Verde | 1,200 |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 900 |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 650 |
| 168 | Barbados | 610 |
| 169 | Comoros | 600 |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 500 |
| 171 | San Marino | 500 |
| 172 | Tonga | 450 |
| 173 | Seychelles | 420 |
| 174 | Grenada | 400 |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 300 |
| 176 | Monaco | 255 |
| 177 | Iceland | 250 |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 188 |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 180 |
| 180 | Vatican City | 110 |
| 181 | Andorra | 0 |
| 182 | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 183 | Dominica | 0 |
| 184 | Haiti | 0 |
| 185 | Kiribati | 0 |
| 186 | Liechtenstein | 0 |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 0 |
| 188 | Micronesia | 0 |
| 189 | Nauru | 0 |
| 190 | Palau | 0 |
| 191 | Palestine | 0 |
| 192 | Panama | 0 |
| 193 | Samoa | 0 |
| 194 | Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 0 |
| 196 | Vanuatu | 0 |