Paramilitary Forces
Overview
Paramilitary forces include gendarmeries, border guards, and internal security troops that operate alongside regular military forces. In many countries, these units provide domestic security and can be mobilized for national defense. This ranking compares nations by their paramilitary personnel strength.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Leading Country
114
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| # | Country | Paramilitary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 6,200,000 | |
| 2 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 5,000,000 | |
| 3 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 3,013,500 | |
| 4 | 🇮🇳 India | 1,616,050 | |
| 5 | 🇨🇳 China | 1,500,000 | |
| 6 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1,146,500 | |
| 7 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 559,000 | |
| 8 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 395,000 | |
| 9 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 379,000 | |
| 10 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 291,000 | |
| 11 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 290,200 | |
| 12 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 267,200 | |
| 13 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 266,000 | |
| 14 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 250,000 | |
| 15 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 220,000 |
| # | Country | Paramilitary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 187,200 | |
| 17 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 175,750 | |
| 18 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 165,050 | |
| 19 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 156,800 | |
| 20 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 138,700 | |
| 21 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 120,000 | |
| 22 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 110,000 | |
| 23 | 🇫🇷 France | 100,000 | |
| 24 | 🇱🇦 Laos | 100,000 | |
| 25 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 94,050 | |
| 26 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 87,450 | |
| 27 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 80,700 | |
| 28 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 80,000 | |
| 29 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 77,000 | |
| 30 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 70,000 |
| # | Country | Paramilitary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 67,000 | |
| 32 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 60,000 | |
| 33 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 57,000 | |
| 34 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 50,000 | |
| 35 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 50,000 | |
| 36 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 44,700 | |
| 37 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 40,000 | |
| 38 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 40,000 | |
| 39 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 37,100 | |
| 40 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 31,500 | |
| 41 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 31,250 | |
| 42 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 26,000 | |
| 43 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 25,000 | |
| 44 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 24,700 | |
| 45 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 24,500 |
| # | Country | Paramilitary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 24,500 | |
| 47 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 21,800 | |
| 48 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 21,200 | |
| 49 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 21,000 | |
| 50 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 20,000 | |
| 51 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 20,000 | |
| 52 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 18,400 | |
| 53 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 18,000 | |
| 54 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 17,000 | |
| 55 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 15,000 | |
| 56 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 15,000 | |
| 57 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 15,000 | |
| 58 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 15,000 | |
| 59 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 14,800 | |
| 60 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 14,700 |
| # | Country | Paramilitary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 13,000 | |
| 62 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 12,000 | |
| 63 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 12,000 | |
| 64 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 11,900 | |
| 65 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 11,260 | |
| 66 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 10,000 | |
| 67 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 9,800 | |
| 68 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 9,500 | |
| 69 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 9,000 | |
| 70 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 8,100 | |
| 71 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 8,000 | |
| 72 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 8,000 | |
| 73 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 8,000 | |
| 74 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 7,500 | |
| 75 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 7,500 |
| # | Country | Paramilitary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 7,500 | |
| 77 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 7,400 | |
| 78 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 7,400 | |
| 79 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 7,100 | |
| 80 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 6,800 | |
| 81 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 6,000 | |
| 82 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 5,400 | |
| 83 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 5,000 | |
| 84 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 5,000 | |
| 85 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 5,000 | |
| 86 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 5,000 | |
| 87 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 5,000 | |
| 88 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 5,000 | |
| 89 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 5,000 | |
| 90 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 5,000 |
| # | Country | Paramilitary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 4,800 | |
| 92 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 4,400 | |
| 93 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 4,200 | |
| 94 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 4,100 | |
| 95 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 3,000 | |
| 96 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 3,000 | |
| 97 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 2,000 | |
| 98 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 2,000 | |
| 99 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 2,000 | |
| 100 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 2,000 | |
| 101 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 2,000 | |
| 102 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 2,000 | |
| 103 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 2,000 | |
| 104 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 1,500 | |
| 105 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 1,400 |