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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 455,000 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 512,000 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 311,000 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 1,388,000 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Armed forces personnel, total | 2019 | 522,000 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 272,900 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 63,000 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 58,100 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 227,050 |
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 761,500 |
| Canada | CAN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 72,400 |
| China | CHN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 2,695,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 181,400 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 835,500 |
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 196,350 |
| France | FRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 304,800 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 148,450 |
| Greece | GRC | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 147,850 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 675,500 |
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 3,026,500 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 650,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 177,500 |
| Italy | ITA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 341,500 |
| Japan | JPN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 261,150 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 71,000 |