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List of countries by number of active troops Number of active troops per country
Military manpower is measured by the total amount of active troops within the command of a country. Below is a list of countries sorted by the total number of active troops. Reserved forces which can aid a depleting active military and the paramilitary is also listed to show the countries total manpower.
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Rank Nation Active Troops Reserve Force Paramilitary Total Active troops per thousand citizens 1 People's Republic of China 2,255,000 800,000 3,969,000 7,024,000 1.71 2 United States 1,421,950 893,000 53,000 2,369,239 4.76 3 India 1,325,000 1,155,000 1,293,300 3,773,300 1.20 4 North Korea 1,106,000 4,700,000 189,000 5,995,000 49.03 5 Russia 1,037,000 2,000,000 N/A 3,037,000 7.24 6 South Korea 687,000 4,500,000 22,000 5,209,000 14.20 7 Pakistan 619,000 528,000 302,000 1,449,000 3.72 8 Turkey 514,850 380,000 148,700 1,043,550 7.03 9 Vietnam 484,000 4,000,000 5,080,000 9,564,000 5.79 10 Egypt 450,000 254,000 405,000 1,109,000 5.81 11 Iran 420,000 350,000 11,000,000 11,770,000 6.13 12 Myanmar 375,000 0 250 375,250 7.42 13 Indonesia 316,000 400,000 207,000 923,000 1.26 14 Thailand 306,600 225,000 113,700 645,300 4.80 15 Syria 296,000 132,500 108,000 536,500 15.89 16 Ukraine 295,500 N/A 112,500 408,000 6.23 17 Republic of China 290,000 1,653,500 22,000 1,965,000 12.70 18 Brazil 287,000 1,115,000 285,000 1,687,600 1.55 19 Germany 284,500 358,650 40,000 683,150 3.45 20 France 259,050 100,000 101,400 460,450 4.27 21 Japan 239,000 44,395 12,250 295,645 1.88 22 Eritrea 202,000 N/A N/A 202,000 45.90 23 Colombia 200,000 0 121,000 321,000 4.66 24 Italy 200,000 N/A 238,800 438,800 3.42 25 Saudi Arabia 199,500 20,000 N/A 219,500 6.80 26 Morocco 196,300 150,000 N/A 346,300 6.23 27 Mexico 192,770 300,000 11,000 503,770 1.82 28 United Kingdom 190,000 60,000 0 250,000 3.14 29 Iraq 179,800 N/A N/A 179,800 6.24 30 Greece 177,600 N/A N/A 177,600 16.60 31 Israel 168,000 408,000["The Europa World Year Book, 2005, Volume 1", London & New York: Routledge, 2005, p 2301.ISBN 1-85743-3068] N/A 576,000 23.90 32 Poland 163,000 N/A N/A 163,000 4.22 33 Ethiopia 162,500 N/A N/A 162,500 2.22 34 Sri Lanka 152,300 N/A 20,000 172,300 7.59 35 Spain 150,700 N/A 72,600 233,300 3.49 36 Angola 130,000 N/A N/A 130,000 11.60 37 Algeria 127,500 N/A 60,000 187,500 3.92 38 Azerbaijan 126,400 575,000 N/A 701,400 8.40 39 Bangladesh 125,500 N/A N/A 125,500 0.87 40 Cambodia 124,300 0 67,000 191,000 9.19 41 Switzerland 120,000 100,000 N/A 220,000 16.0 42 Malaysia 110,000 51,600 20,100 181,000 3.97 43 Philippines 106,000 131,000 44,000 281,000 1.21 44 Sudan 104,500 N/A N/A 104,500 2.60 45 Jordan 100,700 60,000 N/A 160,700 17.40 46 Peru 100,000 188,000 77,000 365,000 3.58 47 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97,800 N/A 1,400 99,200 1.63 48 Romania 97,200 N/A N/A 97,200 4.35 49 Venezuela 82,300 8,000 24,000 114,300 3.24 50 Nigeria 78,500 N/A N/A 78,500 0.61 51 Chile 77,300 50,000 36,800 164,100 4.75 52 Libya 76,000 N/A N/A 76,000 13.20 53 Serbia and Montenegro 74,200 N/A N/A 74,200 6.85 54 Belarus 72,940 N/A N/A 72,940 7.08 55 Singapore 72,500 312,500 96,300 481,300 16.40 56 Lebanon 72,100 N/A 13,000 85,100 19.80 57 Argentina 71,400 0 31,240 102,640 1.81 58 Kazakhstan 65,800 N/A N/A 65,800 4.33 59 Yemen 65,000 200,000 N/A 265,000 3.22 60 Afghanistan 70,000 N/A N/A 70,000 2.34 61 Nepal 63,000 N/A N/A 63,000 2.28 62 Canada 62,300 23,900 9,350 98,550 1.61 63 Armenia 60,000 32,000 N/A 92,000 15.00 64 Uganda 60,000 N/A N/A 60,000 2.20 65 Ecuador 59,500 100,000 18,000 177,500 4.45 66 Czech Republic 57,050 N/A 5,600 62,650 5.57 67 South Africa 55,750 N/A N/A 55,750 1.26 68 Australia 53,572 21,600 0 75,172 2.66 69 Netherlands 53,130 N/A N/A 53,150 3.24 70 Uzbekistan 53,000 N/A N/A 53,000 1.96 71 Bulgaria 51,000 N/A N/A 51,000 6.85 72 Rwanda 51,000 N/A N/A 51,000 6.04 73 United Arab Emirates 50,500 N/A N/A 50,500 14.50 74 Burundi 50,500 N/A 5,500 56,000 7.93 75 Cuba 46,000 39,000 26,500 111,500 4.05 76 Portugal 44,900 N/A 25,600 70,500 4.25 77 Oman 41,700 N/A N/A 41,700 11.90 78 Belgium 40,800 N/A N/A 40,800 3.94 79 Tunisia 35,000 N/A N/A 35,000 3.47 80 Finland 34,700 490,000 3,100 527,800 5.17 81 Austria 34,600 N/A N/A 34,600 4.23 82 Hungary 33,400 N/A 12,000 45,400 3.31 83 Bolivia 31,500 0 37,100 68,600 3.56 84 Guatemala 31,400 35,000 19,000 85,400 2.14 85 Chad 30,350 N/A N/A 30,350 3.09 86 Laos 29,100 0 100,000 129,100 4.68 87 Turkmenistan 29,000 N/A N/A 29,000 5.86 88 Zimbabwe 29,000 N/A N/A 29,000 2.28 89 Sweden 27,600 N/A N/A 27,600 3.07 90 Tanzania 27,000 N/A N/A 27,000 0.73 91 Norway 27,600 N/A N/A 27,600 5.79 92 Dominican Republic 24,500 0 15,000 39,500 2.74 93 Kenya 24,120 N/A N/A 24,120 0.71 94 Uruguay 24,000 0 920 24,920 7.03 95 Cameroon 23,100 N/A N/A 23,100 1.41 96 Denmark 22,880 N/A N/A 22,880 4.21 97 Albania 22,000 N/A 5,000 27,000 6.17 98 Slovakia 22,000 N/A 4,700 26,700 4.05 99 Croatia 20,800 N/A 10,000 30,800 4.63 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19,800 N/A N/A 19,800 4.92 101 Paraguay 18,600 164,500 14,800 197,900 2.93 102 Zambia 18,100 N/A N/A 18,100 1.61 103 Georgia 17,500 N/A N/A 17,500 3.74 104 Côte d'Ivoire 17,050 N/A N/A 17,050 0.99 105 Mauritania 15,750 N/A 4,500 20,250 5.10 106 El Salvador 15,650 9,900 12,000 37,550 2.31 107 Kuwait 15,500 24,000 N/A 39500 6.64 108 Nicaragua 14,000 N/A N/A 14,000 2.56 109 Senegal 13,620 N/A N/A 13,620 1.22 110 Madagascar 13,500 N/A 8,100 21,600 0.75 111 Sierra Leone 13,500 N/A N/A 13,500 2.33 112 Liberia 13,000 N/A N/A 13,000 3.90 113 Republic of Macedonia 12,850 N/A N/A 12,850 6.28 114 Lithuania 12,700 N/A N/A 12,700 3.53 115 Qatar 12,400 N/A N/A 12,400 14.40 116 Honduras 12,000 60,000 8,000 80,000 1.72 117 Bahrain 11,200 N/A N/A 11,200 15.4 118 Kyrgyzstan 10,900 N/A N/A 10,900 2.12 119 Burkina Faso 10,800 N/A 1,800 12,600 0.78 120 Ireland 10,460 15,000 N/A 25,460 2.53 121 Cyprus 10,000 N/A N/A 10,000 12.80 122 Republic of the Congo 10,000 N/A N/A 10,000 3.29 123 Djibouti 9,850 N/A N/A 9,850 20.70 124 Guinea 9,700 N/A N/A 9,700 1.02 125 Guinea-Bissau 9,250 N/A N/A 9,250 6.53 126 Botswana 9,000 N/A N/A 9,000 5.49 127 Namibia 9,000 N/A N/A 9,000 4.43 128 New Zealand 8,700 10,800 N/A 19,500 0.47 129 Mongolia 8,600 137,000 7,200 152,800 3.08 130 Togo 8,550 N/A N/A 8,550 1.50 131 Mozambique 8,200 N/A N/A 8,200 0.42 132 Mali 7,350 N/A 4,800 12,150 0.60 133 Brunei 7,000 700 3,750 11,450 18.80 134 Ghana 7,000 N/A N/A 7,000 0.33 135 Moldova 6,910 N/A N/A 6,910 1.55 136 Slovenia 6,550 N/A 4,500 11,050 1.21 137 Tajikistan 6,000 N/A N/A 6,000 0.84 138 Estonia 5,510 N/A 5,510 11,020 4.13 139 Malawi 5,300 N/A 1,500 6,800 0.44 140 Latvia 4,880 N/A N/A 4,880 2.13 141 Gabon 4,700 N/A 1,500 6,200 3.38 142 Benin 4,550 N/A 3,000 7,550 0.61 143 Niger 4,300 N/A N/A 4,300 0.37 144 Fiji 3,500 6,000 0 9,500 3.92 145 Papua New Guinea 3,100 0 0 3,100 0.56 146 Jamaica 2,830 953 0 3,783 1.04 147 Trinidad and Tobago 2,700 0 0 2,700 2.48 148 Central African Republic 2,550 N/A N/A 2,550 0.67 149 Malta 2,140 N/A N/A 2,140 5.37 150 Lesotho 2,000 N/A N/A 2,000 1.07 151 Suriname 1,840 0 0 1,840 4.20 152 Guyana 1,600 1,500 1,500 4,600 2.09 153 Equatorial Guinea 1,320 N/A 2,000 3,320 2.46 154 Timor-Leste 1,250 0 0 1,250 0.62 155 Cape Verde 1,200 N/A N/A 1,200 2.87 156 Belize 1,050 700 0 1,750 3.76 157 Luxembourg 900 N/A N/A 900 1.92 158 Bahamas 860 0 0 860 2.85 159 Gambia 800 N/A N/A 800 0.50 160 Barbados 610 430 0 1,040 2.18 161 Seychelles 450 N/A N/A 450 5.54 162 Antigua and Barbuda 170 0 0 170 2.47
* Approximate Figures
* Source of active duty information: Center for Strategic and International Studies 2006 and Jaffa Center of Strategic Studies
* Source of population information:
List of countries by population There are currently
29 countries that do not maintain a military.
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List of countries by number of total troops
