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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AFG | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 319,400 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 63,000 |
| Australia | AUS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 57,800 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 220,950 |
| Brazil | BRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 729,500 |
| Canada | CAN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 67,500 |
| China | CHN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 2,843,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 177,300 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 835,500 |
| Spain | ESP | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 199,950 |
| France | FRA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 306,350 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 152,350 |
| Greece | GRC | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 146,950 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 675,500 |
| India | IND | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 2,798,800 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 563,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 184,500 |
| Italy | ITA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 356,850 |
| Japan | JPN | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 259,800 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 70,500 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 634,500 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 265,200 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 513,250 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 133,600 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Armed forces personnel, total | 2015 | 41,310 |