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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | GRC | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 198,800 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 485,200 |
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 2,223,000 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 863,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 181,100 |
| Italy | ITA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 580,900 |
| Japan | JPN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 247,500 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 74,500 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 668,000 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 225,200 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 406,300 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 140,300 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 66,700 |
| Norway | NOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 30,700 |
| Nepal | NPL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 71,000 |
| Oman | OMN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 47,900 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 835,000 |
| Philippines | PHL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 150,000 |
| Poland | POL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 272,900 |
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 11,800 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 1,622,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 178,500 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 65,500 |
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 393,500 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1996 | 707,200 |