Armed forces personnel, total
Active military personnel including paramilitary forces, by country. 41 countries incl. India, China and Pakistan, 1990 onwards; edit the country list in Data Sources.
Source: World Bank (data compiled by SIPRI) · updated October 6, 2026 · World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Underlying source: SIPRI.
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Download CSV| Country | ISO3 | Indicator | Year ▼ | Armed forces personnel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AFG | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 165,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 63,000 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 60,000 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 227,000 |
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 762,000 |
| Canada | CAN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 72,000 |
| China | CHN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 2,535,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 183,000 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 836,000 |
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 199,000 |
| France | FRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 304,000 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 153,000 |
| Greece | GRC | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 147,000 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 676,000 |
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 3,068,000 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 650,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 178,000 |
| Italy | ITA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 338,000 |
| Japan | JPN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 261,000 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 71,000 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 569,000 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 317,000 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 463,000 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 136,000 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 41,000 |