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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 2002 | 12,400 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2002 | 1,397,200 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2002 | 215,000 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2002 | 156,800 |
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2002 | 419,000 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2002 | 664,800 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2002 | 414,800 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2002 | 1,467,000 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Armed forces personnel, total | 2002 | 524,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 66,000 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 51,700 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 200,200 |
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 673,200 |
| Canada | CAN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 66,100 |
| China | CHN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 3,810,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 308,400 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 768,000 |
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 214,700 |
| France | FRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 374,400 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 211,400 |
| Greece | GRC | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 163,200 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 492,000 |
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 2,352,700 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 553,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2001 | 171,500 |