Active Military Personnel

Overview

Active military personnel represent the full-time professional soldiers, sailors, and airmen ready for immediate deployment. Manpower remains a fundamental measure of military strength, though modern warfare increasingly emphasizes quality and technology over raw numbers. This ranking compares nations by their active duty military personnel.

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Military Rankings

📊 Statistic Active Troops • Reserves • Paramilitary • Budget • % GDP • Power Index • Population • Land Area • Coastline • Tanks
🌎 Region All • Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania
# Country Active Troops
1 🇨🇳 China 2,035,000
2 🇮🇳 India 1,475,750
3 🇺🇸 United States 1,326,050
4 🇰🇵 North Korea 1,280,000
5 🇷🇺 Russia 1,100,000
6 🇺🇦 Ukraine 1,000,000
7 🇵🇰 Pakistan 660,000
8 🇮🇷 Iran 610,000
9 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 503,000
10 🇰🇷 South Korea 500,000
11 🇻🇳 Vietnam 450,000
12 🇪🇬 Egypt 438,500
13 🇮🇩 Indonesia 404,500
14 🇧🇷 Brazil 366,500
15 🇹🇭 Thailand 360,850
# Country Active Troops
16 🇹🇷 Turkey 355,200
17 🇪🇷 Eritrea 301,750
18 🇫🇷 France 270,000
19 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 265,900
20 🇨🇴 Colombia 257,450
21 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 257,000
22 🇯🇵 Japan 247,000
23 🇲🇽 Mexico 216,000
24 🇲🇲 Myanmar 201,000
25 🇲🇦 Morocco 195,800
26 🇮🇶 Iraq 193,000
27 🇸🇸 South Sudan 185,000
28 🇩🇪 Germany 183,500
29 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 170,000
30 🇮🇱 Israel 169,500
# Country Active Troops
31 🇸🇾 Syria 169,000
32 🇹🇼 Taiwan 169,000
33 🇮🇹 Italy 165,500
34 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 163,050
35 🇵🇭 Philippines 150,000
36 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 144,400
37 🇳🇬 Nigeria 143,000
38 🇬🇷 Greece 142,700
39 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic 134,250
40 🇩🇿 Algeria 130,000
41 🇰🇭 Cambodia 124,300
42 🇻🇪 Venezuela 123,000
43 🇪🇸 Spain 120,350
44 🇵🇱 Poland 114,050
45 🇲🇾 Malaysia 113,000
# Country Active Troops
46 🇦🇴 Angola 107,000
47 🇸🇩 Sudan 104,300
48 🇯🇴 Jordan 100,500
49 🇳🇵 Nepal 96,600
50 🇵🇪 Peru 81,000
51 🇨🇱 Chile 77,200
52 🇦🇷 Argentina 72,100
53 🇷🇴 Romania 69,300
54 🇨🇦 Canada 67,400
55 🇿🇦 South Africa 65,350
56 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 64,050
57 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 63,000
58 🇱🇧 Lebanon 60,000
59 🇦🇺 Australia 58,600
60 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 56,050
# Country Active Troops
61 🇸🇬 Singapore 51,000
62 🇨🇺 Cuba 49,000
63 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 48,000
64 🇧🇾 Belarus 45,350
65 🇺🇬 Uganda 45,000
66 🇦🇲 Armenia 44,800
67 🇴🇲 Oman 42,600
68 🇪🇨 Ecuador 40,250
69 🇾🇪 Yemen 40,000
70 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 39,000
71 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 36,950
72 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 36,500
73 🇹🇳 Tunisia 35,800
74 🇳🇱 Netherlands 35,400
75 🇧🇴 Bolivia 34,100
# Country Active Troops
76 🇹🇩 Chad 33,250
77 🇷🇼 Rwanda 33,000
78 🇱🇾 Libya 32,000
79 🇧🇮 Burundi 30,050
80 🇸🇪 Sweden 29,750
81 🇱🇦 Laos 29,100
82 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 29,000
83 🇷🇸 Serbia 28,150
84 🇭🇺 Hungary 27,800
85 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 27,400
86 🇵🇹 Portugal 27,250
87 🇹🇿 Tanzania 27,000
88 🇧🇪 Belgium 26,300
89 🇨🇲 Cameroon 25,400
90 🇸🇻 El Salvador 24,500
# Country Active Troops
91 🇰🇪 Kenya 24,100
92 🇫🇮 Finland 23,800
93 🇳🇴 Norway 23,250
94 🇦🇹 Austria 22,050
95 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 21,750
96 🇺🇾 Uruguay 21,000
97 🇬🇪 Georgia 20,650
98 🇱🇹 Lithuania 19,850
99 🇸🇴 Somalia 19,800
100 🇨🇭 Switzerland 19,550
101 🇬🇹 Guatemala 18,050
102 🇰🇼 Kuwait 17,500
103 🇶🇦 Qatar 16,500
104 🇲🇷 Mauritania 15,850
105 🇸🇰 Slovakia 15,850
# Country Active Troops
106 🇬🇭 Ghana 15,500
107 🇭🇷 Croatia 15,200
108 🇿🇲 Zambia 15,100
109 🇨🇾 Cyprus 15,000
110 🇭🇳 Honduras 14,950
111 🇩🇰 Denmark 14,500
112 🇵🇾 Paraguay 13,950
113 🇸🇳 Senegal 13,600
114 🇲🇬 Madagascar 13,500
115 🇲🇱 Mali 13,000
116 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 12,000
117 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 11,200
118 🇲🇿 Mozambique 11,200
119 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 10,900
120 🇲🇼 Malawi 10,700
# Country Active Troops
121 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,500
122 🇩🇯 Djibouti 10,450
123 🇨🇬 Congo 10,000
124 🇳🇦 Namibia 9,900
125 🇬🇳 Guinea 9,700
126 🇲🇳 Mongolia 9,700
127 🇮🇪 Ireland 9,500
128 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 9,150
129 🇧🇼 Botswana 9,000
130 🇳🇿 New Zealand 9,000
131 🇹🇯 Tajikistan 8,800
132 🇹🇬 Togo 8,550
133 🇦🇱 Albania 8,500
134 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 8,500
135 🇧🇭 Bahrain 8,200
# Country Active Troops
136 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 8,000
137 🇧🇯 Benin 7,250
138 🇸🇮 Slovenia 7,250
139 🇧🇳 Brunei 7,200
140 🇪🇪 Estonia 7,100
141 🇱🇻 Latvia 6,210
142 🇳🇪 Niger 5,300
143 🇲🇩 Moldova 5,150
144 🇬🇦 Gabon 4,700
145 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 4,450
146 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 4,050
147 🇯🇲 Jamaica 3,950
148 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 3,600
149 🇫🇯 Fiji 3,500
150 🇬🇾 Guyana 3,400
# Country Active Troops
151 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 2,400
152 🇲🇪 Montenegro 2,350
153 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 2,280
154 🇱🇷 Liberia 2,010
155 🇱🇸 Lesotho 2,000
156 🇲🇹 Malta 1,950
157 🇸🇷 Suriname 1,840
158 🇧🇿 Belize 1,500
159 🇧🇸 Bahamas 1,300
160 🇨🇻 Cape Verde 1,200
161 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 900
162 🇬🇲 Gambia 800
163 🇭🇹 Haiti 700
164 🇧🇧 Barbados 610
165 🇸🇨 Seychelles 420
166 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 240
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