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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | POL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2012 | 172,700 |
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 2012 | 11,800 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2012 | 1,364,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2012 | 249,000 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2012 | 147,600 |
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2012 | 453,550 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2012 | 612,800 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2012 | 214,850 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2012 | 1,492,200 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Armed forces personnel, total | 2012 | 522,000 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 340,350 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 51,000 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 57,050 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 220,950 |
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 713,480 |
| Canada | CAN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 65,700 |
| China | CHN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 2,945,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 196,000 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 835,500 |
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 215,700 |
| France | FRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 332,250 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 165,650 |
| Greece | GRC | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 148,350 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 676,500 |
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 2011 | 2,647,150 |