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List of countries by number of active troops
This is a list of countries sorted by the total number of active troops where the military manpower of a country is measured by the total amount of active troops within the command of that country. Reserved forces which can aid a depleted active military and/or paramilitary are also listed to illustrate a country's total manpower.
| Rank |
Flag |
Nation |
Active Service Personnel |
Reserve Force |
Paramilitary |
Total |
Active troops per thousand citizens |
| 1 |
|
People's Republic of China** |
2,255,000[1] |
800,000[1] |
3,969,000[1] |
7,024,000 |
1.71 |
| 2 |
|
United States** |
1,426,026[2] |
1,458,500[2] |
53,000[2] |
2,937,526 |
4.76 |
| 3 |
|
India** |
1,325,000[3] |
1,155,000[3] |
1,293,300[3] |
3,773,300 |
1.20 |
| 4 |
|
North Korea** |
1,106,000[4] |
4,700,000[4] |
189,000[4] |
5,995,000 |
49.03 |
| 5 |
|
Russia** |
1,037,000[5] |
2,400,000[6] |
359,100[7] |
3,796,100 |
7.24 |
| 6 |
|
South Korea |
687,000[8] |
4,500,000[8] |
22,000[8] |
5,209,000 |
14.20 |
| 7 |
|
Pakistan** |
619,000[9] |
528,000[9] |
302,000[9] |
1,449,000 |
3.72 |
| 8 |
|
Iran |
545,000[10] |
350,000[11] |
11,390,000[12] |
12,285,000 |
11.74 |
| 9 |
|
Turkey |
514,850[13] |
380,000[14] |
148,700[15] |
1,043,550 |
7.03 |
| 10 |
|
Vietnam |
484,000[16] |
4,000,000[16] |
5,080,000[16] |
9,564,000 |
5.79 |
| 11 |
|
Egypt |
450,000[17] |
254,000[17] |
405,000[18] |
1,109,000 |
5.81 |
| 12 |
|
Myanmar |
428,250[19] |
0[20] |
72,000[citation needed] |
500,250 |
7.42 |
| 13 |
|
Indonesia |
410,000[21] |
400,000[21] |
207,000[22] |
1,008,000 |
1.26 |
| 14 |
|
France** |
361,085[23] |
419,000 [24] |
0 |
780,085 |
4.27 |
| 15 |
|
Thailand |
306,600[25] |
200,000[26] |
113,700[27] |
625,300 |
4.80 |
| 16 |
|
Syria |
296,000[28] |
132,500[28] |
108,000[29] |
536,500 |
15.89 |
| 17 |
|
Republic of China (Taiwan) |
290,000[30] |
1,653,500[30] |
22,000[30] |
1,965,000 |
12.70 |
| 18 |
|
Brazil |
287,000[31] |
1,115,000[31] |
285,600[31] |
1,687,600 |
1.55 |
| 19 |
|
Germany |
284,500[32] |
358,650[33] |
40,000[34] |
683,150 |
3.45 |
| 20 |
|
Colombia |
280,000[35] |
0[35] |
140,000[35] |
420,000 |
4.66 |
| 21 |
|
Japan |
238,000[36] |
57,899[37] |
12,250[37] |
308,149 |
1.88 |
| 22 |
|
Eritrea |
202,000[38] |
250,000[39] |
0[40] |
452,000 |
45.90 |
| 23 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
199,500[41] |
20,000[42] |
15,000[43] |
234,500 |
6.80 |
| 24 |
|
Morocco |
196,300[44] |
150,000[45] |
75,000[45] |
421,800 |
6.81 |
| 25 |
|
Mexico |
192,770[46] |
300,000[46] |
25,000[46] |
517,770 |
1.82 |
| 26 |
|
Ukraine |
191,000[47] |
1,000,000[48] |
112,500[49] |
1,303,500 |
4.12 |
| 27 |
|
United Kingdom** |
187,970[50] |
233,860[50] |
1[50] |
421,831 |
3.09 |
| 28 |
|
Ethiopia |
182,500[51] |
0[52] |
0[52] |
182,500 |
2.44 |
| 29 |
|
Iraq *** |
180,000[53] |
0[53] |
227,000[53] |
407,000 |
5.95 |
| 30 |
|
Spain |
177,950[54] |
328,500[54] |
72,600[55] |
579,050 |
3.49 |
| 31 |
|
Greece |
177,600[56] |
291,000[56] |
4,000[56] |
472,600 |
16.60 |
| 32 |
|
Israel* |
168,000[57] |
408,000[58] |
8,050[59] |
584,050 |
23.90 |
| 33 |
|
Italy |
169,000[60] |
65,200[60] |
238,800[61] |
534,350 |
3.42 |
| 34 |
|
Poland |
163,000[62] |
234,000[62] |
21,300[62] |
418,300 |
4.23 |
| 35 |
|
Sri Lanka |
157,900[63] |
5,500[63] |
88,600[63] |
252,000 |
7.59 |
| 36 |
|
Bangladesh |
150,000[64] |
0[64] |
64,000[64] |
214,000 |
0.87 |
| 37 |
|
Algeria |
127,500[65] |
150,000[21] |
60,000[66] |
337,500 |
3.92 |
| 38 |
|
Cambodia |
124,300[67] |
0[68] |
67,000[68] |
191,000 |
9.19 |
| 39 |
|
Switzerland |
120,000[69] |
80,000[69] |
0[69] |
220,000 |
15.81 |
| 40 |
|
Philippines |
113,500[70] |
131,000[70] |
158,500[70] |
403,000 |
1.21 |
| 42 |
|
Malaysia |
110,000[71] |
41,600[72] |
20,100[72] |
171,000 |
3.97 |
| 43 |
|
Peru |
110,000[73] |
188,000[73] |
77,000[73] |
375,000 |
3.58 |
| 44 |
|
Sudan |
104,500[74] |
0[75] |
95,000[75] |
199,500 |
2.60 |
| 45 |
|
Jordan |
100,700[76] |
35,000[77] |
10,000[77] |
145,700 |
17.40 |
| 46 |
|
Angola |
100,000[78] |
N/A |
N/A |
100,000 |
10.60 |
| 47 |
|
Romania |
90,000[79] |
0[79] |
79,900[79] |
173,519 |
4.31 |
| 48 |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
83,800[80] |
0[80] |
1,400[81] |
85,200 |
1.63 |
| 49 |
|
Venezuela |
82,300[82] |
100,000[82] |
600,000[83] |
782,500 |
3.24 |
| 50 |
|
Chile |
80,500[84] |
50,000[84] |
36,800[84] |
167,300 |
4.75 |
| 51 |
|
Belarus |
79,800[85] |
289,500[85] |
110,000[85] |
479,300 |
7.08 |
| 52 |
|
Nigeria |
78,500[86] |
0[86] |
82,000[86] |
160,500 |
0.61 |
| 53 |
|
Libya |
76,000[87] |
40,000[88] |
3,000[88] |
119,000 |
13.20 |
| 54 |
|
Lebanon |
72,100[89] |
0[89] |
13,000[90] |
85,100 |
19.80 |
| 55 |
|
Argentina |
71,800[91] |
0[91] |
47,240[92] |
119,040 |
1.81 |
| 56 |
|
Afghanistan |
70,000[93] |
0[93] |
0[93] |
70,000 |
2.34 |
| 57 |
|
Kazakhstan |
65,800[94] |
237,000[94] |
34,500[94] |
337,300 |
4.33 |
| 58 |
|
Yemen |
65,000[95] |
40,000[96] |
70,000[96] |
175,000 |
3.22 |
| 59 |
|
Canada |
65,000[97] |
24,000[97] |
9,350[98] |
98,350 |
2.95 |
| 60 |
|
Nepal |
63,000[99] |
0[99] |
15,000[99] |
78,000 |
2.28 |
| 61 |
|
Rwanda |
61,000[100] |
0[100] |
10,000[100] |
71,000 |
6.04 |
| 62 |
|
Singapore |
60,500[101] |
312,500[101] |
96,300[101] |
469,300 |
16.40 |
| 63 |
|
Armenia |
60,000[102] |
300,000 |
10,000[102] |
370,000 |
13.00 |
| 64 |
|
Uganda |
60,000[103] |
0[103] |
1,800[103] |
61,800 |
2.20 |
| 65 |
|
Ecuador |
59,500[104] |
100,000[104] |
18,000[105] |
177,500 |
4.45 |
| 66 |
|
Czech Republic |
57,050[106] |
0[106] |
5,600[107] |
62,650 |
5.57 |
| 67 |
|
South Africa |
55,750[108] |
N/A |
N/A |
55,750 |
1.26 |
| 68 |
|
Australia |
53,572[109] |
20,300[110] |
0[110] |
73,872 |
1.25 |
| 69 |
|
Netherlands |
53,130[111] |
32,200[111] |
3,300[112] |
88,630 |
3.24 |
| 70 |
|
Uzbekistan |
53,000[113] |
0[113] |
19,000[113] |
72,000 |
1.96 |
| 71 |
|
Croatia |
50 500[114] |
130 200[114] |
N/A[115] |
64,500 |
|
| 72 |
|
Bulgaria |
51,000[116] |
303,000[116] |
34,000[116] |
385,450 |
7.85 |
| 73 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
50,500[117] |
0[118] |
0[118] |
50,500 |
14.50 |
| 74 |
|
Cuba |
46,000[119] |
39,000[119] |
1,146,500[119] |
1,231,500 |
4.05 |
| 75 |
|
Portugal |
44,900[120] |
210,930[120] |
25,600[121] |
281,430 |
4.25 |
| 76 |
|
Oman |
41,700[122] |
0[123] |
10,800[123] |
52,500 |
11.90 |
| 77 |
|
Belgium |
40,800[124] |
100,500[124] |
0[124] |
141,300 |
3.94 |
| 78 |
|
Burundi |
40,000[125] |
0[125] |
5,500[126] |
45,500 |
7.93 |
| 79 |
|
Serbia |
38,000[127] |
207,500[127] |
110,000[127] |
392,500 |
7.08 |
| 80 |
|
Finland |
36,700[128] |
485,000[128] |
3,100[129] |
524,800 |
5.17 |
| 81 |
|
Tunisia |
35,000[130] |
0[131] |
12,000[131] |
47,000 |
3.47 |
| 82 |
|
Austria |
34,600[132] |
72,000[132] |
N/A |
106,600 |
4.23 |
| 83 |
|
Sweden |
33,900[133] |
262,000[133] |
38,650[citation needed] |
334,550 |
3.41 |
| 84 |
|
Hungary |
33,400[134] |
90,300[134] |
12,000[135] |
135,700 |
3.31 |
| 85 |
|
Zimbabwe |
32,000[136] |
0[136] |
21,800[136] |
53,800 |
2.28 |
| 86 |
|
Bolivia |
31,500[137] |
0[137] |
37,100[137] |
68,600 |
3.56 |
| 87 |
|
Guatemala |
31,400[138] |
35,000[138] |
19,000[138] |
85,400 |
2.14 |
| 88 |
|
Chad |
30,350[139] |
0[140] |
4,500[140] |
34,850 |
3.09 |
| 89 |
|
Laos |
29,100[141] |
0[141] |
100,000[141] |
129,100 |
4.68 |
| 90 |
|
Norway |
27,600[142] |
219,000[142] |
29,400 |
276,000 |
5.79 |
| 91 |
|
Tanzania |
27,000[143] |
80,000[143] |
1,400[143] |
108,400 |
0.73 |
| 92 |
|
Slovakia |
26,200[144] |
20,000[144] |
4,700[145] |
50,900 |
4.05 |
| 93 |
|
Turkmenistan |
26,000[146] |
0[146] |
0[146] |
26,000 |
5.86 |
| 94 |
|
Dominican Republic |
24,500[147] |
0[147] |
15,000[147] |
39,500 |
2.74 |
| 95 |
|
Kenya |
24,120[148] |
0[148] |
5,000[148] |
29,120 |
0.71 |
| 96 |
|
Uruguay |
24,000[149] |
0[149] |
920[149] |
24,920 |
7.03 |
| 97 |
|
Cameroon |
23,100[150] |
0[150] |
9,000[150] |
32,100 |
1.41 |
| 98 |
|
Denmark |
22,880[151] |
64,900[151] |
61,500[151] |
149,280 |
4.24 |
| 99 |
|
Zambia |
21,600[152] |
0[152] |
1,400[152] |
23,000 |
1.61 |
| 101 |
|
Albania |
20,000[153] |
0[153] |
5,000[154] |
25,000 |
6.17 |
| 102 |
|
Paraguay |
18,600[155] |
164,500[155] |
14,800[155] |
197,900 |
2.93 |
| 103 |
|
Georgia |
17,500[156] |
250,000[156] |
11,700[156] |
279,200 |
2.74 |
| 104 |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
17,050[157] |
0[157] |
7,000[157] |
24,050 |
0.99 |
| 105 |
|
El Salvador |
16,800[158] |
9,900 |
12,000[158] |
38,700 |
2.31 |
| 106 |
|
Mauritania |
15,750[159] |
N/A |
4,500[160] |
20,250 |
5.10 |
| 107 |
|
Kuwait |
15,500[161] |
24,000[162] |
6,600[163] |
46,100 |
6.64 |
| 108 |
|
Nicaragua |
14,000[164] |
0[164] |
0[164] |
14,000 |
2.56 |
| 109 |
|
Lithuania |
13,510[165] |
309,200[165] |
14,390[165] |
337,100 |
3.53 |
| 110 |
|
Madagascar |
13,500[166] |
0[166] |
8,100[167] |
21,600 |
0.75 |
| 111 |
|
Sierra Leone |
13,000[168] |
0[168] |
0[168] |
13,000 |
1.33 |
| 112 |
|
Liberia |
13,000[169] |
0[169] |
0[169] |
13,000 |
3.90 |
| 113 |
|
Republic of Macedonia |
12,850[170] |
60,000[170] |
7,600[170] |
80,450 |
6.28 |
| 114 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
12,500[171] |
57,000[171] |
5,000[171] |
74,500 |
2.12 |
| 115 |
|
Qatar |
12,400[172] |
0[173] |
0[173] |
12,400 |
14.40 |
| 116 |
|
Bahrain |
11,200[174] |
0[175] |
10,160[175] |
21,360 |
15.4 |
| 117 |
|
Ireland |
10,500[176] |
14,000[176] |
0[176] |
24,500 |
2.53 |
| 118 |
|
Cyprus |
10,000[177] |
60,000[177] |
750[177] |
70,750 |
12.80 |
| 119 |
|
Mozambique |
10,000[178] |
0[178] |
0[178] |
10,000 |
0.42 |
| 120 |
|
Republic of the Congo |
10,000[179] |
0[179] |
2,000[179] |
12,000 |
3.29 |
| 121 |
|
Djibouti |
9,850[180] |
0[181] |
1,400[181] |
11,250 |
20.70 |
| 122 |
|
Guinea |
9,700[182] |
0[182] |
9,600[182] |
19,300 |
1.02 |
| 123 |
|
Togo |
9,450[183] |
0[183] |
750[183] |
10,200 |
1.50 |
| 124 |
|
Slovenia |
9,000[184] |
20,000[184] |
4,500[185] |
33,500 |
1.21 |
| 125 |
|
Senegal |
9,400[186] |
0[186] |
5,800[186] |
15,200 |
1.02 |
| 126 |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
9,250[187] |
0[187] |
2,000[187] |
11,250 |
6.53 |
| 127 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
9,200[188] |
0[188] |
0[188] |
9,200 |
3.92 |
| 128 |
|
Mongolia |
9,100[189] |
137,000[189] |
7,200[189] |
152,800 |
3.08 |
| 129 |
|
Botswana |
9,000[190] |
0[190] |
1,500[190] |
10,500 |
5.49 |
| 130 |
|
Namibia |
9,000[191] |
0[191] |
6,000[191] |
15,000 |
4.43 |
| 131 |
|
New Zealand |
8,949[192] |
2,228[192] |
0[192] |
11,117 |
2.69 |
| 132 |
|
Honduras |
8,300[193] |
60,000[193] |
6,000[193] |
74,300 |
1.72 |
| 133 |
|
Mali |
7,350[194] |
0[194] |
4,800[194] |
12,150 |
0.60 |
| 134 |
|
Moldova |
7,200[195] |
66,000[195] |
4,300[195] |
77,500 |
1.74 |
| 135 |
|
Brunei |
7,000[196] |
0[196] |
3,750[196] |
10,750 |
18.80 |
| 136 |
|
Ghana |
7,000[197] |
0[197] |
0[197] |
7,000 |
0.33 |
| 137 |
|
Montenegro |
6,500[citation needed] |
0 |
0 |
6,500 |
|
| 138 |
|
Burkina Faso |
6,000[198] |
45,000[198] |
1,800[199] |
52,800 |
0.78 |
| 139 |
|
Tajikistan |
6,000[200] |
0[200] |
1,200[200] |
7,200 |
0.84 |
| 140 |
|
Estonia |
5,700[201] |
39,000[201] |
11,000[201] |
55,700 |
4.13 |
| 141 |
|
Latvia |
5,500[202] |
14,050[202] |
3,200[202] |
22,750 |
2.13 |
| 142 |
|
Niger |
5,300[203] |
0[203] |
5,400[203] |
10,700 |
0.37 |
| 143 |
|
Malawi |
5,300[204] |
0[204] |
1,500[205] |
6,800 |
0.44 |
| 144 |
|
Gabon |
4,700[206] |
0[206] |
1,500[207] |
6,200 |
3.38 |
| 145 |
|
Benin |
4,550[208] |
0[208] |
3,000[209] |
7,550 |
0.61 |
| 146 |
|
Transnistria |
4,500[210] |
15,000[210] |
2,000[210] |
21,500 |
38.73 |
| 147 |
|
Fiji |
3,500[211] |
6,000[211] |
0[211] |
9,500 |
3.92 |
| 148 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
3,100[212] |
0[212] |
0[212] |
3,100 |
0.56 |
| 149 |
|
Jamaica |
2,830[213] |
953[213] |
0[213] |
3,783 |
1.04 |
| 150 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
2,700[214] |
0[214] |
0[214] |
2,700 |
2.48 |
| 151 |
|
Malta |
2,140[215] |
0[215] |
0[215] |
2,140 |
5.37 |
| 152 |
|
Lesotho |
2,000[216] |
0[216] |
0[216] |
2,000 |
1.07 |
| 153 |
|
Suriname |
1,840[217] |
0[217] |
0[217] |
1,840 |
4.20 |
| 154 |
|
Guyana |
1,600[218] |
1,500[218] |
0[218] |
3,100 |
2.09 |
| 155 |
|
Timor-Leste |
1,500[219] |
0[220] |
0[219] |
1,500 |
0.62 |
| 156 |
|
Central African Republic |
1,400[221] |
0[221] |
1,000[221] |
2,400 |
0.67 |
| 157 |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
1,320[222] |
0[222] |
2,000[223] |
3,320 |
2.46 |
| 158 |
|
Cape Verde |
1,200[224] |
0[224] |
0[224] |
1,200 |
2.87 |
| 159 |
|
Belize |
1,050[225] |
700[225] |
0[225] |
1,750 |
3.76 |
| 160 |
|
Luxembourg |
900[226] |
0[226] |
612[226] |
1,512 |
1.92 |
| 161 |
|
Bahamas |
860[227] |
0[227] |
0[227] |
860 |
2.85 |
| 162 |
|
Gambia |
800[228] |
0[228] |
0[228] |
800 |
0.50 |
| 163 |
|
Barbados |
610[229] |
430[229] |
0[229] |
1,040 |
2.18 |
| 164 |
|
Seychelles |
450[230] |
0[230] |
250[230] |
700 |
5.54 |
| 165 |
|
Tonga |
450[231] |
0[231] |
0[231] |
450 |
4.41 |
| 166 |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
170[232] |
75[232] |
0[232] |
245 |
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
* Nuclear weapons undeclared status (Israel)
** Nuclear weapons declared status
*** Iraq under Saddam Hussein had up to 400,000 active troops.
Bhutan currently maintains an imperial guard of about 1,000 men.
There are currently 24 countries that do not maintain a military.
See also
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- ^ a b c "Luxembourg Armed Forces", 2006-07-25.
- ^ a b c "Bahamas Armed Forces", 2006-07-25.
- ^ a b c "Gambia Armed Forces", 2006-07-25.
- ^ a b c "Barbados Armed Forces", 2006-07-25.
- ^ a b c "Seychelles Armed Forces", 2006-07-25.
- ^ a b c "Tonga Defence Forces", 2006-07-25.
- ^ a b c "Antigua and Barbuda Armed Forces", 2006-07-25.