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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 89,600 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 676,500 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 225,200 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 434,850 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 130,100 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 60,780 |
| Norway | NOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 28,870 |
| Nepal | NPL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 90,000 |
| Oman | OMN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 47,900 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 834,000 |
| Philippines | PHL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 160,300 |
| Poland | POL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 264,050 |
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 11,800 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 1,702,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 178,000 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 180,500 |
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 377,000 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 821,200 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 449,400 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 1,594,000 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Armed forces personnel, total | 1998 | 524,000 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 429,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 65,500 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 58,400 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 170,700 |