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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 804,000 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 2,120,000 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Armed forces personnel, total | 1991 | 1,040,000 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 58,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 66,000 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 68,000 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 103,000 |
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 295,000 |
| Canada | CAN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 87,000 |
| China | CHN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 3,500,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 545,000 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 434,000 |
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 263,000 |
| France | FRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 550,000 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 308,000 |
| Greece | GRC | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 201,000 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 283,000 |
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 1,260,000 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 440,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 190,000 |
| Italy | ITA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 493,000 |
| Japan | JPN | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 250,000 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 650,000 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 22,000 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 1990 | 230,000 |