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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 563,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 184,500 |
| Italy | ITA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 356,850 |
| Japan | JPN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 260,890 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 70,500 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 634,000 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 305,200 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 513,250 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 133,600 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 41,310 |
| Norway | NOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 23,950 |
| Nepal | NPL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 158,600 |
| Oman | OMN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 47,000 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 935,800 |
| Philippines | PHL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 165,500 |
| Poland | POL | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 178,400 |
| Qatar | QAT | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 21,500 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 1,454,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 251,500 |
| Singapore | SGP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 147,600 |
| Thailand | THA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 454,550 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 512,000 |
| Ukraine | UKR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 292,000 |
| United States | USA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 1,348,400 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | Armed forces personnel, total | 2016 | 522,000 |