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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | NOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 25,000 |
| Nepal | NPL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 112,000 |
| Oman | OMN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 47,000 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 943,000 |
| Philippines | PHL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 157,000 |
| Poland | POL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 189,000 |
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 22,000 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 1,454,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 282,000 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 59,000 |
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 455,000 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 512,000 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 298,000 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 1,395,000 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Armed forces personnel, total | 2020 | 522,000 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 278,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 63,000 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 59,000 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 227,000 |
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 762,000 |
| Canada | CAN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 72,000 |
| China | CHN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 2,535,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 184,000 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 836,000 |
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 199,000 |