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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 608,000 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 317,000 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 513,000 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 136,000 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 41,410 |
| Norway | NOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 23,250 |
| Nepal | NPL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 111,600 |
| Oman | OMN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 46,600 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 944,800 |
| Philippines | PHL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 153,350 |
| Poland | POL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 196,700 |
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 21,500 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 1,454,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 252,000 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 59,000 |
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 454,850 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 512,200 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 297,000 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 1,379,800 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Armed forces personnel, total | 2018 | 522,000 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | Armed forces personnel, total | 2017 | 323,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 2017 | 63,000 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2017 | 58,000 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2017 | 221,000 |
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2017 | 730,000 |