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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 700,300 |
| Bhutan | BTN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 6,000 |
| Canada | CAN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 72,700 |
| China | CHN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 3,640,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 347,100 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 680,000 |
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 273,250 |
| France | FRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 473,100 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 218,000 |
| Greece | GRC | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 166,300 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 484,000 |
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 2,233,000 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 868,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 181,050 |
| Italy | ITA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 580,900 |
| Japan | JPN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 247,600 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 69,600 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 676,500 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 227,200 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 429,050 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 131,600 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 60,800 |
| Norway | NOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 34,300 |
| Nepal | NPL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 86,000 |
| Oman | OMN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 47,900 |