List of countries by number of active troops

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Number of active troops per country

Military manpower is measured by the total amount of active troops within the command of a country. Below is a list of countries sorted by the total number of active troops. Reserved forces which can aid a depleting active military and the paramilitary is also listed to show the countries total manpower.

Rank Nation Active Troops Reserve Force Paramilitary Total Active troops per thousand citizens
1 China People's Republic of China [1]2,255,000 [1]800,000 [1]3,969,000 7,024,000 1.71
2 United States United States [2]1,415,289 [2]893,000 [2]53,000 2,361,289 4.76
3 India India [3]1,325,000 [3]1,155,000 [3]1,293,300 3,773,300 1.20
4 North Korea North Korea [4]1,106,000 [4]4,700,000 [4]189,000 5,995,000 49.03
5 Russia Russia [5]1,037,000 2,000,000 N/A 3,037,000 7.24
6 South Korea South Korea [6]687,000 [6]4,500,000 [6]22,000 5,209,000 14.20
7 Pakistan Pakistan [7]619,000 528,000 [7]302,000 1,449,000 3.72
8 Turkey Turkey [8]514,850 [9]380,000 148,700 1,043,550 7.03
9 Vietnam Vietnam [10] 484,000 4,000,000 5,080,000 9,564,000 5.79
10 Egypt Egypt [11] 450,000 254,000 405,000 1,109,000 5.81
11 Iran Iran [12] 420,000 350,000 11,000,000 11,770,000 6.13
12 Myanmar Myanmar [13] 375,000 0 250 375,250 7.42
13 Indonesia Indonesia [14] 316,000 400,000 280,000 996,000 1.26
14 Thailand Thailand [15] 306,600 225,000 113,700 645,300 4.80
15 Syria Syria [16] 296,000 132,500 108,000 536,500 15.89
16 Ukraine Ukraine [17] 295,500 N/A 112,500 408,000 6.23
17 Taiwan Republic of China [18] 290,000 1,653,500 22,000 1,965,000 12.70
18 Brazil Brazil 287,000 1,115,000 385,600 1,787,600 1.55
19 Germany Germany [19] [20] 284,500 358,650 40,000 683,150 3.45
20 France France [21] [22] 259,050 100,000 101,400 460,450 4.27
21 Japan Japan [23] 239,000 44,395 12,250 295,645 1.88
22 Eritrea Eritrea [24] 202,000 N/A N/A 202,000 45.90
23 Colombia Colombia 200,000 0 121,000 321,000 4.66
24 Italy Italy [25] 200,000 N/A 238,800 438,800 3.42
25 Morocco Morocco [26] 196,300 150,000 N/A 346,300 6.23
26 Mexico Mexico 192,770 300,000 11,000 503,770 1.82
27 United Kingdom United Kingdom 190,000 60,000 0 250,000 3.14
28 Iraq Iraq [27] 179,800 N/A N/A 179,800 6.24
29 Greece Greece 177,600 N/A N/A N/A 16.60
30 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia [28] 171,500 20,000 N/A 191,500 6.80
31 Israel Israel [29] 168,000 408,000 N/A 576,000 23.90
32 Poland Poland 163,000 N/A N/A N/A 4.22
33 Ethiopia Ethiopia 162,500 N/A N/A N/A 2.22
34 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka [30] 152,300 N/A 2,000 154,300 7.59
35 Spain Spain [31] 150,700 N/A 72,600 233,300 3.49
36 Angola Angola 129,000 - 131,000 N/A N/A N/A 11.50 - 11.70
37 Algeria Algeria [32] [33] 127,500 N/A 60,000 187,500 3.92
38 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 126,400 575,000 N/A 701,400 8.40
39 Bangladesh Bangladesh 125,500 N/A N/A N/A 0.87
40 Cambodia Cambodia [34] 124,300 0 67,000 191,000 9.19
41 Malaysia Malaysia [35] 110,000 51,600 20,100 181,000 3.97
42 Philippines Philippines 106,000 131,000 44,000 281,000 1.21
43 Sudan Sudan [36] 104,500 N/A N/A N/A 2.60
44 Jordan Jordan [37] 100,700 60,000 N/A 160,700 17.40
45 Peru Peru 100,000 188,000 77,000 365,000 3.58
46 Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo [38] 97,800 N/A 1,400 99,200 1.63
47 Romania Romania 97,200 N/A N/A N/A 4.35
48 Venezuela Venezuela [39] 82,300 8,000 24,000 114,300 3.24
49 Nigeria Nigeria 78,500 N/A N/A N/A 0.61
50 Chile Chile 77,300 50,000 36,800 164,100 4.75
51 Libya Libya [40] 76,000 N/A N/A N/A 13.20
52 Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 74,200 N/A N/A N/A 6.85
53 Belarus Belarus 72,940 N/A N/A N/A 7.08
54 Singapore Singapore 72,500 312,500 96,300 481,300 16.40
55 Lebanon Lebanon [41] [42] 72,100 N/A 13,000 85,100 19.80
56 Argentina Argentina 71,400 0 31,240 102,640 1.81
57 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 65,800 N/A N/A N/A 4.33
58 Yemen Yemen [43] 65,000 200,000 N/A 265,000 3.22
59 Afghanistan Afghanistan 60,000 - 70,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.00 - 2.34
60 Nepal Nepal 63,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.28
61 Armenia Armenia 60,000 32,000 N/A 92,000 15.00
62 Uganda Uganda 60,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.20
63 Ecuador Ecuador [44] 59,500 100,000 18,000 177,500 4.45
64 Czech Republic Czech Republic [45] 57,050 N/A 5,600 62,650 5.57
65 South Africa South Africa 55,750 N/A N/A N/A 1.26
66 Australia Australia [46] 53,572 21,600 0 75,172 2.66
67 Netherlands Netherlands 53,130 N/A N/A N/A 3.24
68 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 50,000 - 55,000 N/A N/A N/A 1.86 - 2.05
69 Canada Canada 52,300 36,900 9,350 98,550 1.61
70 Bulgaria Bulgaria 51,000 N/A N/A N/A 6.85
71 Rwanda Rwanda 51,000 N/A N/A N/A 6.04
72 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates [47] 50,500 N/A N/A N/A 14.50
73 Burundi Burundi [48] 50,500 N/A 5,500 56,000 7.93
74 Cuba Cuba 46,000 39,000 26,500 111,500 4.05
75 Portugal Portugal [49] 44,900 N/A 25,600 70,500 4.25
76 Oman Oman [50] 41,700 N/A N/A N/A 11.90
77 Belgium Belgium 40,800 N/A N/A N/A 3.94
78 Tunisia Tunisia [51] 35,000 N/A N/A N/A 3.47
79 Finland Finland [52] 34,700 490,000 3,100 527,800 5.17
80 Austria Austria 34,600 N/A N/A N/A 4.23
81 Hungary Hungary [53] 33,400 N/A 12,000 45,400 3.31
82 Bolivia Bolivia 31,500 0 37,100 68, 600 3.56
83 Guatemala Guatemala 31,400 35,000 19,000 85,400 2.14
84 Chad Chad [54] 30,350 N/A N/A N/A 3.09
85 Laos Laos 29,100 0 100,000 129,100 4.68
86 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 29,000 N/A N/A N/A 5.86
87 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 29,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.28
88 Sweden Sweden 27,600 N/A N/A N/A 3.07
89 Tanzania Tanzania 27,000 N/A N/A N/A 0.73
90 Norway Norway 27,600 N/A N/A N/A 5.79
91 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 24,500 0 15,000 39,500 2.74
92 Kenya Kenya 24,120 N/A N/A N/A 0.71
93 Uruguay Uruguay 24,000 0 920 24,920 7.03
94 Cameroon Cameroon 23,100 N/A N/A N/A 1.41
95 Denmark Denmark 22,880 N/A N/A N/A 4.21
96 Albania Albania [55] 22,000 N/A 5,000 27,000 6.17
97 Slovakia Slovakia [56] 22,000 N/A 4,700 26,700 4.05
98 Croatia Croatia [57] 20,800 N/A 10,000 30,800 4.63
99 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 19,800 N/A N/A N/A 4.92
100 Paraguay Paraguay 18,600 164,500 14,800 197,900 2.93
101 Zambia Zambia 18,100 N/A N/A N/A 1.61
102 Georgia (country) Georgia 17,500 N/A N/A N/A 3.74
103 Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire 17,050 N/A N/A N/A 0.99
104 Mauritania Mauritania [58] [59] 15,750 N/A 4,500 20,250 5.10
105 El Salvador El Salvador 15,650 9,900 12,000 37,550 2.31
106 Kuwait Kuwait [60] 15,500 24,000 N/A 39500 6.64
107 Nicaragua Nicaragua 14,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.56
108 Senegal Senegal 13,620 N/A N/A N/A 1.22
109 Madagascar Madagascar [61] 13,500 N/A 8,100 21,600 0.75
110 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 13,000 - 14,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.16 - 2.33
111 Liberia Liberia 11,000 - 15,000 N/A N/A N/A 3.16 - 4.31
112 North Macedonia Republic of Macedonia 12,850 N/A N/A N/A 6.28
113 Lithuania Lithuania 12,700 N/A N/A N/A 3.53
114 Qatar Qatar [62] 12,400 N/A N/A N/A 14.40
115 Honduras Honduras 12,000 60,000 8,000 N/A 1.72
116 Bahrain Bahrain [63] 11,200 N/A N/A N/A 15.4
117 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 10,900 N/A N/A N/A 2.12
118 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso [64] 10,800 N/A 1,800 12,600 0.78
119 Republic of Ireland Ireland 10,460 15,000 N/A N/A 2.53
120 Cyprus Cyprus 10,000 N/A N/A N/A 12.80
121 Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 10,000 N/A N/A N/A 3.29
122 Djibouti Djibouti [65] 9,850 N/A N/A N/A 20.70
123 Guinea Guinea 9,700 N/A N/A N/A 1.02
124 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 9,250 N/A N/A N/A 6.53
125 Botswana Botswana 9,000 N/A N/A N/A 5.49
126 Namibia Namibia 9,000 N/A N/A N/A 4.43
127 New Zealand New Zealand 8,700 10,800 N/A N/A 0.47
128 Mongolia Mongolia 8,600 137,000 7,200 152,800 3.08
129 Togo Togo 8,550 N/A N/A N/A 1.50
130 Mozambique Mozambique 8,200 N/A N/A N/A 0.42
131 Mali Mali 7,350 N/A 4,800 12,150 0.60
132 Brunei Brunei 7,000 700 3,750 11,450 18.80
133 Ghana Ghana 7,000 N/A N/A N/A 0.33
134 Moldova Moldova 6,910 N/A N/A N/A 1.55
135 Slovenia Slovenia [66] 6,550 N/A 4,500 11,050 1.21
136 Tajikistan Tajikistan 6,000 N/A N/A N/A 0.84
137 Estonia Estonia 5,510 N/A N/A N/A 4.13
138 Malawi Malawi [67] 5,300 N/A 1,500 6,800 0.44
139 Latvia Latvia 4,880 N/A N/A N/A 2.13
140 Gabon Gabon [68] 4,700 N/A 1,500 6,200 3.38
141 Benin Benin [69] 4,550 N/A 3,000 7,550 0.61
142 Niger Niger 4,300 N/A N/A N/A 0.37
143 Fiji Fiji 3,500 6,000 0 9,500 3.92
144 Switzerland Switzerland 3,300 N/A N/A N/A 0.44
145 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3,100 0 0 3,100 0.56
146 Jamaica Jamaica 2,830 953 0 3,783 1.04
147 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 2,700 0 0 2,700 2.48
148 Central African Republic Central African Republic 2,550 N/A N/A N/A 0.67
149 Malta Malta 2,140 N/A N/A N/A 5.37
150 Lesotho Lesotho 2,000 N/A N/A N/A 1.07
151 Suriname Suriname 1,840 0 0 1,840 4.20
152 Guyana Guyana 1,600 1,500 1,500 4,600 2.09
153 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea [70] 1,320 N/A 2,000 3,320 2.46
154 East Timor Timor-Leste 1,250 0 0 1,250 0.62
155 Cape Verde Cape Verde 1,200 N/A N/A N/A 2.87
156 Belize Belize 1,050 700 0 1,750 3.76
157 Luxembourg Luxembourg 900 N/A N/A N/A 1.92
158 The Bahamas Bahamas 860 0 0 860 2.85
159 The Gambia Gambia 800 N/A N/A N/A 0.50
160 Barbados Barbados 610 430 0 1,040 2.18
161 Seychelles Seychelles 450 N/A N/A N/A 5.54
162 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 170 0 0 170 2.47
  • Approximate Figures
  • Source of active duty information: Center for Strategic and International Studies 2006 and Jaffa Center of Strategic Studies
  • Source of population information: List of countries by population

There are currently 29 countries that do not maintain a military.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "China's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 24)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "United State Armed Forces, DOD" (PDF). DOD. 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Indian Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 24)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ a b c "North Korea's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 24)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Russia's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 31)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b c "South Korea's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 24)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ a b "Pakistan's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 24)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Turkey's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 32)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Turkey's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Vietnam's Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "Egypt's Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Iranian Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Myanmar's Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "Indonesian Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "Thailand Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ "Syrian Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "Ukranian's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ "Taiwan's Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ "German Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ^ "German Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ "French Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ "French Paramilitary Forces, Tiscali Encyclopedia". 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. ^ "Japan's Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ "Eriteria Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. ^ "Italian Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. ^ "Moroccon Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  27. ^ "Japan's Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  28. ^ "Saudi Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  29. ^ "Israeli Defense Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  30. ^ "Sir Lankan Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  31. ^ "Spanish Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  32. ^ "Algerian Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  33. ^ "Algerian Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  34. ^ "Cambodian Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  35. ^ "Malaysia Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  36. ^ "Sudanese Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  37. ^ "Jordanian Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  38. ^ "Congo's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  39. ^ "Venezuelan Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  40. ^ "Libyan Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  41. ^ "Lebanese Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  42. ^ "Lebanese Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  43. ^ "Yemeni Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  44. ^ "Ecuador Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  45. ^ "Czech Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  46. ^ "North Korea's Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  47. ^ "UAE Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  48. ^ "Burundi's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  49. ^ "Portugese's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  50. ^ "Omanian Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  51. ^ "Tunisian Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  52. ^ "Finland's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  53. ^ "Hungarian Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  54. ^ "Chadian Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  55. ^ "Albanian's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  56. ^ "Slovakia Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  57. ^ "Croatian Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  58. ^ "Mauritanian Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  59. ^ "Mauritanian Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  60. ^ "Kuwaiti Armed Forces, JCSS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  61. ^ "Madagascar's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  62. ^ "Qatari Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  63. ^ "Bahrain Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  64. ^ "Burkina Faso's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  65. ^ "Djibouti Armed Forces, CSIS" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  66. ^ "Slovenia's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  67. ^ "Malawi's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  68. ^ "Gabon's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  69. ^ "Benin's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  70. ^ "Equatorial Guinea's Paramilitary Forces, ORBAT" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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