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 | 2005 | 47,000 |
| Nepal | NPL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 131,000 |
| Oman | OMN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 46,000 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 921,000 |
| Philippines | PHL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 147,000 |
| Poland | POL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 162,000 |
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 12,000 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 1,452,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 216,000 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 167,000 |
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 421,000 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 617,000 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 273,000 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 1,546,000 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Armed forces personnel, total | 2005 | 495,000 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Armed forces personnel, total | 2004 | 27,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 2004 | 50,000 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2004 | 52,000 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2004 | 251,000 |
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2004 | 687,000 |
| Canada | CAN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2004 | 71,000 |
| China | CHN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2004 | 3,755,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2004 | 284,000 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Armed forces personnel, total | 2004 | 798,000 |
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2004 | 220,000 |