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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 692,000 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 213,000 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 513,000 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 134,000 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 47,000 |
| Norway | NOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 19,000 |
| Nepal | NPL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 131,000 |
| Oman | OMN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 47,000 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 921,000 |
| Philippines | PHL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 147,000 |
| Poland | POL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 143,000 |
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 12,000 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 1,476,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 238,000 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 167,000 |
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 421,000 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 613,000 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 215,000 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 1,540,000 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Armed forces personnel, total | 2008 | 495,000 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Armed forces personnel, total | 2007 | 51,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 2007 | 51,000 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2007 | 55,000 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2007 | 221,000 |
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2007 | 721,000 |