Military Personnel per 1,000 People by Country
Eritrea has the most military personnel per 1,000 people in the world — 83.7, ahead of North Korea (48.2) and Ukraine (25.7). All 166 countries ranked with the latest available data.
Top 15 Countries
| # | Country | Per Capita Military |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 83.7 |
| 2 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 48.2 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 25.7 |
| 4 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 16.7 |
| 5 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 15.4 |
| 6 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 15.2 |
| 7 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 14.5 |
| 8 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 13.7 |
| 9 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 12.2 |
| 10 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 10.9 |
| 11 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 10.3 |
| 12 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 9.7 |
| 13 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 8.8 |
| 14 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 8.7 |
| 15 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 8.3 |
Top 15 of 166 ranked countries
Statistic
About this Ranking
Military personnel per 1,000 inhabitants measures how heavily militarized a country’s population is. High ratios often indicate nations facing direct security threats, maintaining conscription, or serving as regional military powers. This metric normalizes for population size, revealing which countries devote the largest share of their people to defense.
Related Pages