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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 1,270,000 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 528,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 181,000 |
| Italy | ITA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 450,000 |
| Japan | JPN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 242,000 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 15,000 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 750,000 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 110,000 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 322,000 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 115,000 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 86,000 |
| Norway | NOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 32,000 |
| Nepal | NPL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 35,000 |
| Oman | OMN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 35,000 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 580,000 |
| Philippines | PHL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 107,000 |
| Poland | POL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 260,000 |
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 8,000 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 1,500,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 172,000 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 56,000 |
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 295,000 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 686,000 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 380,000 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1993 | 1,820,000 |