Military Personnel per 1,000 People by Country (Asia)
North Korea has the most military personnel per 1,000 people in Asia — 49.2, ahead of Israel (17.7) and Brunei (16.1). All 45 countries ranked with the latest available data.
Top 15 Countries
| # | Country | Per Capita Military |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 49.2 |
| 2 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 17.7 |
| 3 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 16.1 |
| 4 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 15.1 |
| 5 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 12.0 |
| 6 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 9.6 |
| 7 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 9.6 |
| 8 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 9.5 |
| 9 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 8.9 |
| 10 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 8.8 |
| 11 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 7.9 |
| 12 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 7.2 |
| 13 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 7.2 |
| 14 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 7.1 |
| 15 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 7.1 |
Top 15 of 45 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.
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