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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | CAN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 75,000 |
| China | CHN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 2,930,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 362,000 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 430,000 |
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 213,000 |
| France | FRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 506,000 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 257,000 |
| Greece | GRC | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 206,000 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 280,000 |
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 1,270,000 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 528,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 185,000 |
| Italy | ITA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 436,000 |
| Japan | JPN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 233,000 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 18,000 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 750,000 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 110,000 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 322,000 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 115,000 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 77,000 |
| Norway | NOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 33,000 |
| Nepal | NPL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 35,000 |
| Oman | OMN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 35,000 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 580,000 |
| Philippines | PHL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1994 | 104,000 |