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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 246,000 |
| France | FRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 542,000 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 301,000 |
| Greece | GRC | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 205,000 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 278,000 |
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 1,270,000 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 465,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 190,000 |
| Italy | ITA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 473,000 |
| Japan | JPN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 250,000 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 750,000 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 110,000 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 286,000 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 128,000 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 104,000 |
| Norway | NOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 41,000 |
| Nepal | NPL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 35,000 |
| Oman | OMN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 29,000 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 565,000 |
| Philippines | PHL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 107,000 |
| Poland | POL | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 305,000 |
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 11,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 191,000 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 56,000 |
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 283,000 |