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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | FRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 411,600 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 218,000 |
| Greece | GRC | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 169,600 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 499,000 |
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 2,263,000 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 785,600 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 179,550 |
| Italy | ITA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 521,200 |
| Japan | JPN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 254,600 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 100,300 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 676,500 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 218,300 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 429,050 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 125,100 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 60,000 |
| Norway | NOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 31,000 |
| Nepal | NPL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 90,000 |
| Oman | OMN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 47,900 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 834,000 |
| Philippines | PHL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 152,500 |
| Poland | POL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 264,050 |
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 11,800 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 1,482,100 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 178,000 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 1999 | 181,000 |