World Ranking

🪖 Active Military Personnel

Full-time, active-duty military personnel currently under arms. 174 of 196 countries report a value; every row links to the country's full profile.
🇨🇳 China
#1 · 2,035,000
174
Countries with data
21.2M
World total
28k
Median country
23%
Held by the top 3
Top 10 by active military personnel
China: 2,035,0002M🇨🇳CHINAIndia: 1,431,0001.4M🇮🇳INDIAUnited States: 1,390,0001.4M🇺🇸UNITED S…North Korea: 1,280,0001.3M🇰🇵NORTH KO…Russia: 1,150,0001.1M🇷🇺RUSSIAUkraine: 900,000900k🇺🇦UKRAINEPakistan: 660,000660k🇵🇰PAKISTANIran: 610,000610k🇮🇷IRANSouth Korea: 555,000555k🇰🇷SOUTH KO…Vietnam: 470,000470k🇻🇳VIETNAM
Regional Breakdown
Summed across all countries with a reported value; follow a region to browse its countries.
Asia
11.2M · 53.0%
Europe
3.8M · 17.9%
Africa
3.1M · 14.4%
America
3M · 14.2%
Oceania
93k · 0.4%
Full Ranking 174 countries
Bars are log-scaled relative to the leader so magnitude gaps stay visible down the long tail.
#CountryRegionActive Military PersonnelRelative
#1 🥇🇨🇳China Asia 2,035,000
#2 🥈🇮🇳India Asia 1,431,000
#3 🥉🇺🇸United States America 1,390,000
#4 🇰🇵North Korea Asia 1,280,000
#5 🇷🇺Russia Europe 1,150,000
#6 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 900,000
#7 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia 660,000
#8 🇮🇷Iran Asia 610,000
#9 🇰🇷South Korea Asia 555,000
#10 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia 470,000
#11 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 440,000
#12 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia 400,000
#13 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia 400,000
#14 🇧🇷Brazil America 360,000
#15 🇹🇭Thailand Asia 360,000
#16 🇹🇷Türkiye Asia 355,000
#17 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 325,000
#18 🇨🇴Colombia America 290,000
#19 🇲🇽Mexico America 260,000
#20 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Asia 250,000
#21 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia 250,000
#22 🇯🇵Japan Asia 247,000
#23 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 220,000
#24 🇫🇷France Europe 200,000
#25 🇮🇶Iraq Asia 200,000
#26 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 200,000
#27 🇵🇱Poland Europe 200,000
#28 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 185,000
#29 🇩🇪Germany Europe 183,000
#30 🇮🇱Israel Asia 170,000
#31 🇮🇹Italy Europe 165,000
#32 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia 160,000
#33 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 160,000
#34 🇵🇭Philippines Asia 150,000
#35 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia 147,000
#36 🇬🇷Greece Europe 140,000
#37 🇸🇾Syria Asia 140,000
#38 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 130,000
#39 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 120,600
#40 🇪🇸Spain Europe 120,000
#41 🇻🇪Venezuela America 120,000
#42 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia 110,000
#43 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 110,000
#44 🇯🇴Jordan Asia 100,000
#45 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 99,000
#46 🇳🇪Niger Africa 91,000
#47 🇵🇪Peru America 90,000
#48 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 86,400
#49 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 80,500
#50 🇲🇱Mali Africa 80,500
#51 🇦🇷Argentina America 80,000
#52 🇨🇱Chile America 80,000
#53 🇱🇧Lebanon Asia 80,000
#54 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 75,000
#55 🇨🇦Canada America 70,000
#56 🇷🇴Romania Europe 70,000
#57 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Asia 65,000
#58 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Asia 65,000
#59 🇦🇴Angola Africa 64,800
#60 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 61,200
#61 🇦🇺Australia Oceania 60,000
#62 🇸🇬Singapore Asia 60,000
#63 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 59,400
#64 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 54,000
#65 🇳🇵Nepal Asia 54,000
#66 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 50,400
#67 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 50,400
#68 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 50,000
#69 🇨🇺Cuba America 50,000
#70 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia 50,000
#71 🇦🇲Armenia Asia 45,000
#72 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 45,000
#73 🇴🇲Oman Asia 45,000
#74 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia 40,000
#75 🇾🇪Yemen Asia 40,000
#76 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 38,500
#77 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 37,800
#78 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia 37,000
#79 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 36,000
#80 🇹🇩Chad Africa 32,400
#81 🇪🇨Ecuador America 32,400
#82 🇬🇹Guatemala America 32,400
#83 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 32,400
#84 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia 30,600
#85 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 30,000
#86 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 28,800
#87 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 28,000
#88 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 28,000
#89 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 27,000
#90 🇧🇯Benin Africa 25,200
#91 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 25,200
#92 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 25,200
#93 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 25,000
#94 🇫🇮Finland Europe 25,000
#95 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 25,000
#96 🇳🇴Norway Europe 25,000
#97 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 25,000
#98 🇱🇾Libya Africa 24,500
#99 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 23,400
#100 🇦🇹Austria Europe 22,000
#101 🇧🇴Bolivia America 21,600
#102 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 21,600
#103 🇭🇹Haiti America 21,060
#104 🇩🇴Dominican Republic America 20,340
#105 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 20,000
#106 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 20,000
#107 🇨🇫Central African Republic Africa 19,950
#108 🇭🇳Honduras America 19,080
#109 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Oceania 18,720
#110 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia 18,540
#111 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 17,000
#112 🇰🇼Kuwait Asia 17,000
#113 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 17,000
#114 🇶🇦Qatar Asia 17,000
#115 🇹🇬Togo Africa 16,200
#116 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 15,480
#117 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 15,000
#118 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 15,000
#119 🇱🇦Laos Asia 13,680
#120 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia 12,600
#121 🇳🇮Nicaragua America 12,600
#122 🇵🇾Paraguay America 12,240
#123 🇨🇾Cyprus Asia 12,000
#124 🇸🇻El Salvador America 11,340
#125 🇨🇬Congo Republic Africa 10,800
#126 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 10,000
#127 🇳🇿New Zealand Oceania 10,000
#128 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 9,720
#129 🇵🇸Palestine Asia 9,720
#130 🇨🇷Costa Rica America 9,360
#131 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 8,820
#132 🇵🇦Panama America 8,100
#133 🇧🇭Bahrain Asia 8,000
#134 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia 8,000
#135 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 8,000
#136 🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam Asia 7,000
#137 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 7,000
#138 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 7,000
#139 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 7,000
#140 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 6,660
#141 🇬🇪Georgia Asia 6,660
#142 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia 6,300
#143 🇺🇾Uruguay America 6,120
#144 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 5,760
#145 🇦🇱Albania Europe 5,040
#146 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 5,040
#147 🇯🇲Jamaica America 5,040
#148 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 4,680
#149 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 4,680
#150 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 4,500
#151 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 4,320
#152 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 4,140
#153 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago America 4,000
#154 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 3,780
#155 🇫🇯Fiji Oceania 3,500
#156 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 3,240
#157 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 3,000
#158 🇲🇻Maldives Asia 2,000
#159 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 2,000
#160 🇸🇷Suriname America 2,000
#161 🇲🇹Malta Europe 1,700
#162 🇧🇿Belize America 1,500
#163 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia 1,500
#164 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 1,300
#165 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 1,200
#166 🇬🇾Guyana America 1,100
#167 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 1,000
#168 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 1,000
#169 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 800
#170 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 500
#171 🇹🇴Tonga Oceania 500
#172 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe Africa 300
#173 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 250
#174 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 50
Estimates from open reporting or formula-modeled; countries with no reported value are excluded rather than shown as zero. Not a source of record — cross-check before citing.