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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | PAK | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 834,000 |
| Philippines | PHL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 153,000 |
| Poland | POL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 265,150 |
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 11,800 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 1,823,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 178,000 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 178,000 |
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 337,000 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 821,200 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 453,400 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 1,533,300 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Armed forces personnel, total | 1997 | 557,000 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 429,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 65,500 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 58,800 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 167,200 |
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 680,600 |
| Bhutan | BTN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 5,000 |
| Canada | CAN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 79,800 |
| China | CHN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 4,135,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 383,500 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 672,000 |
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 282,300 |
| France | FRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 491,300 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 221,000 |