Military Size by Country
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
| Country Name |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
| India |
3,045,000.000 |
3,026,500.000 |
3,031,000.000 |
2,981,050.000 |
2,798,800.000 |
| China |
2,535,000.000 |
2,695,000.000 |
2,695,000.000 |
2,695,000.000 |
2,843,000.000 |
| North Korea |
1,469,000.000 |
1,469,000.000 |
1,469,000.000 |
1,469,000.000 |
1,379,000.000 |
| Russia |
1,454,000.000 |
1,454,000.000 |
1,454,000.000 |
1,454,000.000 |
1,490,000.000 |
| United States |
1,388,000.000 |
1,379,800.000 |
1,359,000.000 |
1,348,400.000 |
1,347,300.000 |
| Pakistan |
943,000.000 |
944,800.000 |
936,000.000 |
935,800.000 |
935,800.000 |
| Egypt |
836,000.000 |
835,500.000 |
836,000.000 |
835,500.000 |
835,500.000 |
| Brazil |
762,000.000 |
761,500.000 |
730,000.000 |
729,500.000 |
729,500.000 |
| Indonesia |
676,000.000 |
675,500.000 |
676,000.000 |
675,500.000 |
675,500.000 |
| Iran |
650,000.000 |
650,000.000 |
563,000.000 |
563,000.000 |
563,000.000 |
| South Korea |
613,000.000 |
608,000.000 |
634,000.000 |
634,000.000 |
634,500.000 |
| Vietnam |
522,000.000 |
522,000.000 |
522,000.000 |
522,000.000 |
522,000.000 |
| Myanmar |
513,000.000 |
513,000.000 |
513,000.000 |
513,250.000 |
513,250.000 |
| Turkey |
512,000.000 |
512,200.000 |
512,000.000 |
512,000.000 |
512,000.000 |
| Colombia |
481,000.000 |
481,200.000 |
481,000.000 |
481,100.000 |
481,100.000 |
| Thailand |
455,000.000 |
454,850.000 |
455,000.000 |
454,550.000 |
454,550.000 |
| Venezuela |
343,000.000 |
343,000.000 |
343,000.000 |
273,000.000 |
265,000.000 |
| Italy |
342,000.000 |
341,500.000 |
347,000.000 |
356,850.000 |
356,850.000 |
| Iraq |
341,000.000 |
336,000.000 |
209,000.000 |
209,000.000 |
209,000.000 |
| Mexico |
328,000.000 |
348,000.000 |
336,000.000 |
336,050.000 |
336,050.000 |
| Algeria |
317,000.000 |
317,000.000 |
317,000.000 |
317,200.000 |
317,200.000 |
| Sri Lanka |
317,000.000 |
317,000.000 |
317,000.000 |
305,200.000 |
265,200.000 |
| Ukraine |
311,000.000 |
297,000.000 |
297,000.000 |
292,000.000 |
256,000.000 |
| France |
304,000.000 |
304,800.000 |
307,000.000 |
306,100.000 |
306,350.000 |
| Afghanistan |
278,000.000 |
272,900.000 |
323,000.000 |
323,000.000 |
319,400.000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
269,000.000 |
257,500.000 |
239,000.000 |
307,500.000 |
277,500.000 |
| Japan |
261,000.000 |
261,150.000 |
261,000.000 |
260,890.000 |
259,800.000 |
| Saudi Arabia |
252,000.000 |
252,000.000 |
252,000.000 |
251,500.000 |
251,500.000 |
| Morocco |
246,000.000 |
245,800.000 |
246,000.000 |
245,800.000 |
245,800.000 |
| Bangladesh |
227,000.000 |
227,050.000 |
221,000.000 |
220,950.000 |
220,950.000 |
| Nigeria |
223,000.000 |
223,000.000 |
215,000.000 |
200,000.000 |
200,000.000 |
| Eritrea |
202,000.000 |
201,750.000 |
202,000.000 |
201,750.000 |
201,750.000 |
| Spain |
199,000.000 |
196,350.000 |
196,000.000 |
197,950.000 |
199,950.000 |
| Cambodia |
191,000.000 |
191,300.000 |
191,000.000 |
191,300.000 |
191,300.000 |
| Poland |
189,000.000 |
196,700.000 |
191,000.000 |
178,400.000 |
172,700.000 |
| South Sudan |
185,000.000 |
185,000.000 |
185,000.000 |
185,000.000 |
185,000.000 |
| Germany |
184,000.000 |
181,400.000 |
180,000.000 |
179,100.000 |
177,300.000 |
| Israel |
178,000.000 |
177,500.000 |
178,000.000 |
184,500.000 |
184,500.000 |
| Peru |
158,000.000 |
158,000.000 |
158,000.000 |
158,000.000 |
158,000.000 |
| Belarus |
155,000.000 |
155,350.000 |
155,000.000 |
155,350.000 |
158,000.000 |
| Philippines |
155,000.000 |
153,350.000 |
153,000.000 |
165,500.000 |
165,500.000 |
| United Kingdom |
149,000.000 |
148,450.000 |
148,000.000 |
150,250.000 |
152,350.000 |
| Greece |
147,000.000 |
147,850.000 |
146,000.000 |
145,350.000 |
146,950.000 |
| Ethiopia |
138,000.000 |
138,000.000 |
138,000.000 |
138,000.000 |
138,000.000 |
| Malaysia |
136,000.000 |
136,000.000 |
136,000.000 |
133,600.000 |
133,600.000 |
| Democratic Republic Of Congo |
134,000.000 |
134,250.000 |
134,000.000 |
134,250.000 |
134,250.000 |
| Lao PDR |
129,000.000 |
129,100.000 |
129,000.000 |
129,100.000 |
129,100.000 |
| Romania |
126,000.000 |
126,600.000 |
126,000.000 |
149,200.000 |
150,400.000 |
| Sudan |
124,000.000 |
124,300.000 |
124,000.000 |
124,300.000 |
264,300.000 |
| Chile |
122,000.000 |
122,200.000 |
122,000.000 |
121,900.000 |
109,450.000 |
| Angola |
117,000.000 |
117,000.000 |
117,000.000 |
117,000.000 |
117,000.000 |
| Jordan |
116,000.000 |
101,500.000 |
116,000.000 |
115,500.000 |
115,500.000 |
| Nepal |
112,000.000 |
111,600.000 |
112,000.000 |
158,600.000 |
158,600.000 |
| Argentina |
103,000.000 |
105,200.000 |
105,000.000 |
105,450.000 |
105,450.000 |
| South Africa |
90,000.000 |
89,650.000 |
80,000.000 |
81,400.000 |
82,150.000 |
| Azerbaijan |
82,000.000 |
81,950.000 |
82,000.000 |
81,950.000 |
81,950.000 |
| Lebanon |
80,000.000 |
80,000.000 |
80,000.000 |
80,000.000 |
80,000.000 |
| Cuba |
76,000.000 |
76,000.000 |
76,000.000 |
75,500.000 |
75,500.000 |
| Canada |
72,000.000 |
72,400.000 |
72,000.000 |
67,500.000 |
67,500.000 |
| Dominican Republic |
71,000.000 |
71,050.000 |
71,000.000 |
71,050.000 |
71,050.000 |
| Kazakhstan |
71,000.000 |
71,000.000 |
71,000.000 |
70,500.000 |
70,500.000 |
| Bolivia |
71,000.000 |
71,100.000 |
71,000.000 |
71,200.000 |
71,200.000 |
| Uzbekistan |
68,000.000 |
68,000.000 |
68,000.000 |
68,000.000 |
68,000.000 |
| UAE |
63,000.000 |
63,000.000 |
63,000.000 |
63,000.000 |
63,000.000 |
| Singapore |
59,000.000 |
59,000.000 |
81,000.000 |
147,600.000 |
147,600.000 |
| Australia |
59,000.000 |
58,100.000 |
58,000.000 |
57,800.000 |
57,800.000 |
| Portugal |
52,000.000 |
52,250.000 |
52,000.000 |
74,500.000 |
73,600.000 |
| Zimbabwe |
51,000.000 |
51,000.000 |
51,000.000 |
50,800.000 |
50,800.000 |
| Burundi |
51,000.000 |
51,050.000 |
31,000.000 |
51,050.000 |
41,000.000 |
| Armenia |
49,000.000 |
48,800.000 |
49,000.000 |
49,100.000 |
49,100.000 |
| Tunisia |
48,000.000 |
47,800.000 |
48,000.000 |
47,800.000 |
47,800.000 |
| Oman |
47,000.000 |
46,600.000 |
47,000.000 |
47,000.000 |
47,000.000 |
| Uganda |
46,000.000 |
46,000.000 |
46,000.000 |
46,400.000 |
46,400.000 |
| Chad |
45,000.000 |
32,850.000 |
35,000.000 |
39,850.000 |
39,850.000 |
| Guatemala |
43,000.000 |
43,050.000 |
43,000.000 |
43,050.000 |
43,050.000 |
| Turkmenistan |
42,000.000 |
41,500.000 |
42,000.000 |
41,500.000 |
36,500.000 |
| El Salvador |
42,000.000 |
41,500.000 |
42,000.000 |
41,500.000 |
41,500.000 |
| Ecuador |
42,000.000 |
41,250.000 |
41,000.000 |
40,750.000 |
40,750.000 |
| Netherlands |
41,000.000 |
41,410.000 |
41,000.000 |
41,310.000 |
41,310.000 |
| Yemen |
40,000.000 |
20,000.000 |
40,000.000 |
20,000.000 |
20,000.000 |
| Hungary |
40,000.000 |
39,800.000 |
40,000.000 |
39,800.000 |
38,500.000 |
| Bulgaria |
37,000.000 |
36,950.000 |
31,000.000 |
31,300.000 |
47,300.000 |
| Lithuania |
37,000.000 |
39,550.000 |
34,000.000 |
29,650.000 |
28,330.000 |
| Rwanda |
35,000.000 |
35,000.000 |
35,000.000 |
35,000.000 |
35,000.000 |
| Cameroon |
34,000.000 |
34,400.000 |
24,000.000 |
23,400.000 |
23,400.000 |
| Serbia |
32,000.000 |
32,150.000 |
32,000.000 |
31,850.000 |
28,150.000 |
| Paraguay |
29,000.000 |
28,950.000 |
27,000.000 |
25,450.000 |
25,450.000 |
| Kenya |
29,000.000 |
29,100.000 |
29,000.000 |
29,100.000 |
29,100.000 |
| Panama |
28,000.000 |
26,000.000 |
26,000.000 |
22,050.000 |
22,050.000 |
| Tanzania |
28,000.000 |
28,000.000 |
28,000.000 |
28,400.000 |
28,400.000 |
| Finland |
27,000.000 |
25,200.000 |
25,000.000 |
24,200.000 |
24,900.000 |
| Belgium |
26,000.000 |
31,500.000 |
32,000.000 |
33,800.000 |
36,350.000 |
| Georgia |
26,000.000 |
25,650.000 |
26,000.000 |
26,050.000 |
26,050.000 |
| Kuwait |
25,000.000 |
24,500.000 |
25,000.000 |
22,600.000 |
22,600.000 |
| Czech Republic |
25,000.000 |
22,245.000 |
23,000.000 |
23,200.000 |
25,050.000 |
| Norway |
23,000.000 |
23,250.000 |
23,000.000 |
23,950.000 |
24,950.000 |
| Honduras |
23,000.000 |
22,950.000 |
23,000.000 |
22,700.000 |
18,700.000 |
| Uruguay |
22,000.000 |
22,100.000 |
22,000.000 |
25,450.000 |
25,450.000 |
| Austria |
22,000.000 |
22,850.000 |
21,000.000 |
22,400.000 |
21,350.000 |
| Qatar |
22,000.000 |
21,500.000 |
22,000.000 |
21,500.000 |
11,800.000 |
| Madagascar |
22,000.000 |
21,500.000 |
22,000.000 |
21,600.000 |
21,600.000 |
| Mali |
21,000.000 |
21,000.000 |
18,000.000 |
17,800.000 |
15,800.000 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
21,000.000 |
20,900.000 |
21,000.000 |
20,400.000 |
20,400.000 |
| Mauritania |
21,000.000 |
20,850.000 |
21,000.000 |
20,850.000 |
20,850.000 |
| Switzerland |
20,000.000 |
21,450.000 |
21,000.000 |
20,950.000 |
20,950.000 |
| Somalia |
20,000.000 |
19,800.000 |
20,000.000 |
19,800.000 |
19,800.000 |
| Senegal |
19,000.000 |
18,600.000 |
19,000.000 |
18,600.000 |
18,600.000 |
| Bahrain |
19,000.000 |
19,200.000 |
19,000.000 |
19,460.000 |
19,460.000 |
| Croatia |
18,000.000 |
18,200.000 |
18,000.000 |
18,550.000 |
18,550.000 |
| Mongolia |
18,000.000 |
17,700.000 |
18,000.000 |
17,500.000 |
17,500.000 |
| Tajikistan |
17,000.000 |
16,800.000 |
17,000.000 |
16,300.000 |
16,300.000 |
| Slovak Republic |
16,000.000 |
15,850.000 |
16,000.000 |
15,850.000 |
15,850.000 |
| North Macedonia |
16,000.000 |
16,000.000 |
16,000.000 |
15,600.000 |
15,600.000 |
| Namibia |
16,000.000 |
15,900.000 |
16,000.000 |
15,900.000 |
15,200.000 |
| Zambia |
16,000.000 |
16,100.000 |
16,000.000 |
16,500.000 |
16,500.000 |
| Cyprus |
16,000.000 |
16,000.000 |
16,000.000 |
15,750.000 |
12,750.000 |
| Ghana |
16,000.000 |
15,500.000 |
16,000.000 |
15,500.000 |
15,500.000 |
| Malawi |
15,000.000 |
14,700.000 |
15,000.000 |
14,900.000 |
6,800.000 |
| Denmark |
15,000.000 |
14,500.000 |
15,000.000 |
16,100.000 |
16,600.000 |
| Sweden |
15,000.000 |
15,150.000 |
30,000.000 |
30,550.000 |
30,550.000 |
| Guinea |
13,000.000 |
12,700.000 |
13,000.000 |
12,300.000 |
12,300.000 |
| Djibouti |
13,000.000 |
13,450.000 |
13,000.000 |
13,100.000 |
12,950.000 |
| Montenegro |
12,000.000 |
12,350.000 |
12,000.000 |
12,050.000 |
12,050.000 |
| Nicaragua |
12,000.000 |
12,000.000 |
12,000.000 |
12,000.000 |
12,000.000 |
| Benin |
12,000.000 |
12,250.000 |
12,000.000 |
9,750.000 |
9,750.000 |
| Bosnia |
11,000.000 |
10,500.000 |
11,000.000 |
10,500.000 |
10,500.000 |
| Mozambique |
11,000.000 |
11,200.000 |
11,000.000 |
11,200.000 |
11,200.000 |
| Burkina Faso |
11,000.000 |
11,200.000 |
11,000.000 |
11,450.000 |
11,450.000 |
| Central African Republic |
10,000.000 |
10,150.000 |
8,000.000 |
8,150.000 |
8,150.000 |
| Costa Rica |
10,000.000 |
10,000.000 |
10,000.000 |
9,800.000 |
9,800.000 |
| Niger |
10,000.000 |
10,300.000 |
10,000.000 |
10,700.000 |
10,700.000 |
| Togo |
10,000.000 |
9,550.000 |
10,000.000 |
9,300.000 |
9,300.000 |
| New Zealand |
9,000.000 |
9,400.000 |
9,000.000 |
9,000.000 |
8,950.000 |
| Botswana |
9,000.000 |
9,000.000 |
9,000.000 |
9,000.000 |
9,000.000 |
| Sierra Leone |
9,000.000 |
8,500.000 |
9,000.000 |
8,500.000 |
8,500.000 |
| Ireland |
9,000.000 |
8,650.000 |
9,000.000 |
9,100.000 |
9,100.000 |
| Albania |
8,000.000 |
9,000.000 |
9,000.000 |
8,500.000 |
8,500.000 |
| Brunei |
8,000.000 |
8,200.000 |
8,000.000 |
12,100.000 |
9,250.000 |
| Slovenia |
7,000.000 |
7,250.000 |
7,000.000 |
13,200.000 |
13,200.000 |
| Gabon |
7,000.000 |
6,700.000 |
7,000.000 |
6,700.000 |
6,700.000 |
| Estonia |
7,000.000 |
6,700.000 |
6,000.000 |
6,400.000 |
6,400.000 |
| Latvia |
6,000.000 |
6,900.000 |
6,000.000 |
5,310.000 |
5,310.000 |
| Jamaica |
6,000.000 |
5,950.000 |
4,000.000 |
3,950.000 |
3,450.000 |
| Moldova |
6,000.000 |
6,150.000 |
7,000.000 |
7,550.000 |
7,550.000 |
| Trinidad And Tobago |
5,000.000 |
4,050.000 |
4,000.000 |
4,050.000 |
4,050.000 |
| Gambia |
4,000.000 |
4,000.000 |
1,000.000 |
800.000 |
800.000 |
| Fiji |
4,000.000 |
4,040.000 |
4,000.000 |
3,500.000 |
3,500.000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
4,000.000 |
4,450.000 |
4,000.000 |
4,450.000 |
4,450.000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
4,000.000 |
3,600.000 |
4,000.000 |
3,600.000 |
1,900.000 |
| Guyana |
3,000.000 |
3,400.000 |
3,000.000 |
3,400.000 |
3,400.000 |
| Mauritius |
3,000.000 |
3,000.000 |
3,000.000 |
2,550.000 |
2,550.000 |
| Bahamas |
2,000.000 |
1,300.000 |
1,000.000 |
1,300.000 |
1,300.000 |
| Timor-Leste |
2,000.000 |
2,200.000 |
2,000.000 |
1,330.000 |
1,330.000 |
| Malta |
2,000.000 |
1,750.000 |
2,000.000 |
2,130.000 |
2,130.000 |
| Liberia |
2,000.000 |
2,100.000 |
2,000.000 |
2,050.000 |
2,050.000 |
| Belize |
2,000.000 |
1,500.000 |
2,000.000 |
1,500.000 |
1,500.000 |
| Lesotho |
2,000.000 |
2,000.000 |
2,000.000 |
2,000.000 |
2,000.000 |
| Suriname |
2,000.000 |
1,840.000 |
2,000.000 |
1,940.000 |
1,940.000 |
| Luxembourg |
1,000.000 |
1,900.000 |
2,000.000 |
1,500.000 |
1,500.000 |
| Haiti |
1,000.000 |
500.000 |
0.000 |
200.000 |
120.000 |
| Cabo Verde |
1,000.000 |
1,200.000 |
1,000.000 |
1,200.000 |
1,200.000 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,000.000 |
1,450.000 |
1,000.000 |
1,450.000 |
1,320.000 |
| Barbados |
1,000.000 |
610.000 |
1,000.000 |
610.000 |
610.000 |
| Antigua And Barbuda |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
180.000 |
180.000 |
| Seychelles |
0.000 |
420.000 |
0.000 |
840.000 |
840.000 |
| Iceland |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
250.000 |
250.000 |
| Republic Of Congo |
0.000 |
12,000.000 |
12,000.000 |
12,000.000 |
12,000.000 |
