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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2009 | 419,560 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2009 | 612,800 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2009 | 214,825 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2009 | 1,563,996 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Armed forces personnel, total | 2009 | 495,000 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 94,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 51,000 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 55,000 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 221,000 |
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 721,000 |
| Canada | CAN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 64,000 |
| China | CHN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 2,885,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 244,000 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 866,000 |
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 223,000 |
| France | FRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 353,000 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 160,000 |
| Greece | GRC | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 161,000 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 582,000 |
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 2,582,000 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 563,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 185,000 |
| Italy | ITA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 436,000 |
| Japan | JPN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 242,000 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 81,000 |