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Countries by number of active soldiers (2015)

This is a list of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel. It includes any government-sponsored soldiers used to further the domestic and foreign policies of their respective government. The term "country" is used in its most common use, in the sense of state which exercises sovereignty or has limited recognition.

Guide to the list

The list consists of columns that can be sorted by clicking on the appropriate title:

  • The names of the states, accompanied by their respective national flags.
  • The number of military personnel on active duty that are currently serving full-time in their military capacity.
  • The number of military personnel in the reserve forces that are not normally kept under arms, whose role is to be available to mobilize when necessary.
  • The number of personnel in paramilitary forces: armed units that are not considered part of a nation's formal military forces.
  • The total number of active, reserve, and paramilitary personnel.
  • The ratio per thousand inhabitants of total military (active, reserve, and paramilitary).
  • The ratio per thousand inhabitants of active military only.

As military forces around the world are constantly changing in size, no definitive list can ever be compiled.

All of the 178 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam, include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel. Some countries, such as Italy and Japan, have only volunteers in their armed forces. Other countries, such as Mauritius and Panama, have no national armies, but only a paramilitary force.

Tooth-to-tail ratio

The numbers of military personnel listed include both support personnel (supplies, construction, and contracting) and actual combat personnel. For a typical country, the proportion of this total that comprises actual combat forces is about 26%[citation needed] (so, for every soldier there will be around three support personnel). This proportion is referred to as the "tooth-to-tail ratio".

Some countries have a considerably smaller tooth-to-tail ratio: For example, the United States Armed Forces has a tooth-to-tail ratio of 17%, meaning that for every combat unit there are around five support units.[1]

Military personnel per capita

List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies

According to International Institute for Strategic Studies
Country Activemilitary Reservemilitary Paramilitary Total Per 1,000capita(total) Per 1,000capita(active) Ref
Afghanistan Afghanistan 172,000 0 0 172,000 4.3 4.3 [2]
Albania Albania 7,500 0 0 7,500 2.4 2.4 [3]
Algeria Algeria 139,000 150,000 187,200 476,200 10.3 3 [4]
Angola Angola 107,000 0 10,000 117,000 3.3 3 [5]
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 200 80 0 280 2.8 2 [6]
Argentina Argentina 83,000 0 31,250 114,250 2.5 1.8 [7]
Armenia Armenia 42,900 210,000 4,300 257,200 86 14.4 [8][a]
Australia Australia 58,540 21,450 0 79,990 3 2.2 [9]
Austria Austria 22,200 109,200 0 131,400 14.7 2.5 [10]
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 68,200 300,000 15,000 383,200 36 6.4 [11]
The Bahamas Bahamas 1,500 0 0 1,500 3.7 3.7 [12]
Bahrain Bahrain 8,200 0 11,260 19,460 12.4 5.2 [13]
Bangladesh Bangladesh 171,250 0 63,900 235,150 1.4 1 [14]
Barbados Barbados 610 430 0 1,040 3.4 2 [15]
Belarus Belarus 48,600 289,500 110,000 448,100 47 5.1 [16]
Belgium Belgium 23,500 5,900 0 29,400 2.5 2 [17]
Belize Belize 2,000 850 630 3,480 9 5.2 [15]
Benin Benin 12,300 0 4,800 17,100 1.2 0.8 [18]
Bhutan Bhutan 16,000 60,000 0 76,000 104.5 22 [19]
Bolivia Bolivia 34,100 0 37,100 71,200 5.8 2.8 [20]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,650 6,000 0 16,650 4.4 2.8 [21]
Botswana Botswana 9,000 0 0 9,000 3.7 3.7 [22]
Brazil Brazil 374,500 1,415,000 395,000 2,184,500 9.9 1.7 [23]
Brunei Brunei 7,200 700 450 8,350 17.2 14.8 [24]
Bulgaria Bulgaria 36,950 3,000 0 39,950 5.9 5.4 [25]
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 7,000 0 4,450 11,450 4.7 2.9 [26]
Burundi Burundi 30,050 0 1,000 31,050 2.3 2.2 [27]
Cambodia Cambodia 124,300 0 67,000 191,300 11.3 7.4 [28]
Cameroon Cameroon 25,400 0 9,000 34,400 1.1 0.8 [29]
Canada Canada 62,300 29,100 5,800 97,200 2.5 1.6 [30]
Cape Verde Cape Verde 1,200 0 0 1,200 2 2 [31]
Central African Republic Central African Republic 9,150 0 1,000 10,150 1.8 1.6 [32]
Chad Chad 33,250 0 11,900 45,150 2.4 1.8 [33]
Chile Chile 68,500 19,100 44,700 132,300 7.1 3.7 [34]
China China 2,035,000 510,000 500,000 3,045,000 2.1 1.4 [35]
Colombia Colombia 269,000 34,950 165,050 469,000 9.5 5.4 [36]
Comoros Comoros 1,000 0 0 1,000 1.1 1.1 [37]
Costa Rica Costa Rica 0 0 9,950 9,950 1.9 0 [38]
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire 27,400 0 0 27,400 0.9 0.9 [39][b]
Croatia Croatia 16,800 2,100 0 18,900 4.6 4 [40]
Cuba Cuba 49,000 39,000 26,500 114,500 10.4 4.5 [41][c]
Cyprus Cyprus 12,000 60,000 0 72,000 55 9.2 [42]
Czech Republic Czech Republic 26,600 0 0 26,600 2.5 2.5 [43]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 128,350 0 0 128,350 1.1 1.1 [44]
Denmark Denmark 13,100 44,200 0 57,300 9.6 2.2 [45]
Djibouti Djibouti 8,450 0 4,650 13,100 13.4 8.7 [46]
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 56,800 0 15,000 71,800 6.6 5.3 [47]
Ecuador Ecuador 39,600 118,000 500 158,100 8.6 2.2 [48]
Egypt Egypt 438,500 479,000 397,000 1,314,500 11.8 3.9 [49]
El Salvador El Salvador 2,600 9,900 2,600 15,100 2.3 0.4 [50]
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 1,750 0 0 1,750 1 1 [51][d]
Eritrea Eritrea 301,750 0 0 301,750 47.6 47.6 [52][e]
Estonia Estonia 7,100 41,200 21,200 69,500 58.2 5.9 [53]
Eswatini Eswatini 3,000 0 0 3,000 2.4 2.4 [54]
Ethiopia Ethiopia 503,000 0 0 503,000 4.2 4.2 [55]
Fiji Fiji 4,040 6,000 0 10,040 10.6 4.2 [56]
Finland Finland 23,850 233,000 12,000 268,850 47.8 4.2 [57]
France France 202,000 38,500 95,100 335,600 4.9 3 [58]
Gabon Gabon 4,700 0 2,000 6,700 2.7 1.9 [59]
The Gambia Gambia 4,100 0 0 4,100 1.6 1.6 [60]
Georgia (country) Georgia 20,650 0 5,400 26,050 5.3 4.2 [61]
Germany Germany 179,850 34,100 0 213,950 2.5 2.1 [62]
Ghana Ghana 19,000 0 0 19,000 0.5 0.5 [63]
Greece Greece 132,000 289,000 7,400 428,400 41 12.6 [64]
Guatemala Guatemala 18,050 63,850 25,000 106,900 5.9 1 [65]
Guinea Guinea 9,700 0 2,600 12,300 0.9 0.7 [66]
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 4,450 0 0 4,450 2.1 2.1 [67]
Guyana Guyana 3,400 670 0 4,070 5.1 4.3 [68]
Haiti Haiti 700 0 9,000 9,700 0.8 0.1 [69]
Honduras Honduras 14,950 60,000 8,000 82,950 8.7 1.6 [70]
Hungary Hungary 32,150 20,000 0 52,150 5.3 3.3 [71]
Iceland Iceland 0 0 250 250 0.7 0 [72]
India India 1,475,750 1,155,000 1,616,050 4,246,800 3 1 [73]
Indonesia Indonesia 404,500 400,000 290,250 1,094,750 3.9 1.4 [74]
Iran Iran 610,000 350,000 40,000 1,000,000 11.3 6.9 [75][f]
Iraq Iraq 193,000 0 266,000 459,000 11.1 4.7 [76]
Republic of Ireland Ireland 9,500 4,050 0 13,550 2.7 1.9 [72]
Israel Israel 169,500 465,000 8,000 642,500 69.4 18.3 [77]
Italy Italy 161,850 14,500 178,600 354,950 5.8 2.7 [78][g]
Jamaica Jamaica 5,950 2,580 0 8,530 3 2.1 [79]
Japan Japan 247,150 55,900 14,800 317,850 2.6 2 [80]
Jordan Jordan 100,500 65,000 15,000 180,500 16.3 9.1 [81]
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 39,000 0 31,500 70,500 3.5 1.9 [82]
Kenya Kenya 24,100 0 5,000 29,100 0.5 0.4 [83]
Kosovo Kosovo 3,000 0 0 3,000 1.5 1.5 [84]
Kuwait Kuwait 17,500 23,700 7,100 48,300 15.4 5.6 [85]
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 10,900 0 9,500 20,400 3.3 1.8 [86]
Laos Laos 29,100 0 100,000 129,100 16.4 3.7 [87]
Latvia Latvia 6,600 16,000 0 22,600 12.5 3.7 [88]
Lebanon Lebanon 60,000 0 20,000 80,000 15 11.3 [89]
Lesotho Lesotho 2,000 0 0 2,000 0.9 0.9 [90]
Liberia Liberia 2,010 0 0 2,010 0.4 0.4 [91]
Lithuania Lithuania 16,100 12,950 18,400 47,450 18.1 6.1 [92]
Luxembourg Luxembourg 1,100 0 0 1,100 1.6 1.6 [93]
Madagascar Madagascar 13,500 0 8,100 21,600 0.7 0.5 [94]
Malawi Malawi 10,700 0 4,200 14,900 0.8 0.5 [94]
Malaysia Malaysia 113,000 51,600 267,200 431,800 12.6 3.3 [95][h]
Maldives Maldives 4,000 0 0 4,000 10.3 10.3 [96]
Mali Mali 21,000 0 20,000 41,000 1.9 1 [97]
Malta Malta 1,700 260 0 1,960 4.2 3.6 [98]
Mauritania Mauritania 15,850 0 5,000 20,850 4.8 3.7 [99]
Mauritius Mauritius 0 0 2,550 2,550 1.9 0 [100]
Mexico Mexico 287,000 81,500 136,900 505,400 3.9 2.2 [101]
Moldova Moldova 5,150 58,000 900 64,050 17.8 1.4 [102]
Mongolia Mongolia 9,700 137,000 7,500 154,200 49.7 3.1 [103]
Monaco Monaco 250 0 0 250 6.5 6.5 [104]
Montenegro Montenegro 2,885 2,800 4,100 9,785 15.9 4.7 [105]
Morocco Morocco 195,800 150,000 50,000 395,800 10.7 5.3 [106]
Mozambique Mozambique 11,200 0 0 11,200 0.3 0.3 [107]
Myanmar Myanmar 134,000 0 70,000 204,000 3.5 2.3 [108]
Namibia Namibia 11,600 0 6,000 17,600 6.3 4.1 [109]
Nepal Nepal 96,600 0 15,000 111,600 3.6 3.1 [110]
Netherlands Netherlands 33,650 6,350 6,800 46,800 2.6 1.9 [111]
New Zealand New Zealand 8,700 3,270 0 11,970 2.3 1.7 [112]
Nicaragua Nicaragua 12,000 0 0 12,000 1.8 1.8 [113]
Niger Niger 39,100 0 48,000 87,100 3.3 1.5 [114]
Nigeria Nigeria 143,000 0 80,000 223,000 1 0.6 [115]
North Korea North Korea 1,280,000 600,000 5,700,000 7,580,000 288.2 48.7 [116][i]
North Macedonia North Macedonia 8,000 4,850 7,600 20,450 9.6 3.7 [117]
Norway Norway 25,400 40,000 0 65,400 11.9 4.6 [118]
Oman Oman 42,600 0 4,400 47,000 12.3 11.1 [119]
Pakistan Pakistan 660,000 550,000 291,000 1,501,000 5.9 2.6 [120]
Panama Panama 0 0 27,700 27,700 6.2 0 [121]
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 4,000 0 0 4,000 0.4 0.4 [122]
Paraguay Paraguay 13,950 164,500 14,800 193,250 26 1.9 [123]
Peru Peru 81,000 188,000 77,000 346,000 10.7 2.5 [124]
Philippines Philippines 146,250 131,000 80,700 357,950 3 1.2 [125]
Poland Poland 164,100 37,500 14,300 215,900 5.6 4.2 [126]
Portugal Portugal 26,050 23,500 22,820 72,370 7.1 2.5 [127]
Qatar Qatar 16,500 0 5,000 21,500 8.4 6.5 [128]
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 10,000 0 3,500 13,500 2.7 2 [129]
Romania Romania 69,900 55,000 57,000 181,900 10 3.9 [130]
Russia Russia 1,134,000 1,500,000 569,000 3,203,000 22.7 8.1 [131]
Rwanda Rwanda 33,000 0 2,000 35,000 2.6 2.4 [132]
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 300 0 0 300 5.6 5.6 [133]
San Marino San Marino 445 0 0 445 13.1 13.1 [134]
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe 300 0 0 300 1.4 1.4 [135]
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 257,000 0 24,500 281,500 7.7 7 [136]
Senegal Senegal 13,600 0 5,000 18,600 1 0.7 [137]
Serbia Serbia 28,150 50,150 3,700 82,000 12.3 4.2 [138]
Seychelles Seychelles 420 0 0 420 4.3 4.3 [139]
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 8,500 0 0 8,500 1.3 1.3 [139]
Singapore Singapore 51,000 252,500 7,400 310,900 52 8.5 [140]
Slovakia Slovakia 15,850 0 0 15,850 2.9 2.9 [84]
Slovenia Slovenia 6,200 950 0 7,150 3.4 3 [141]
Somalia Somalia 25,000 0 0 25,000 2 2 [142]
South Africa South Africa 69,200 15,050 0 84,250 1.4 1.1 [143]
South Korea South Korea 500,000 3,100,000 3,013,500 6,613,500 127 9.6 [144]
South Sudan South Sudan 90,000 0 0 90,000 7.4 7.4 [145]
Spain Spain 122,200 13,800 87,450 223,450 4.7 2.6 [146]
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 262,500 5,500 94,050 362,050 16.5 11.9 [147]
Sudan Sudan 104,300 0 60,000 164,300 3.3 2.1 [148]
Suriname Suriname 1,840 0 0 1,840 2.8 2.8 [149]
Sweden Sweden 14,850 21,500 21,500 57,850 5.5 1.4 [150]
Switzerland Switzerland 21,300 196,450 0 217,750 24.8 2.4 [151]
Taiwan Taiwan 169,000 1,657,000 11,800 1,837,800 77.9 7.2 [152]
Tajikistan Tajikistan 8,800 20,000 7,500 36,300 3.5 0.8 [153]
Tanzania Tanzania 27,000 80,000 1,400 108,400 1.6 0.4 [154]
Thailand Thailand 360,850 200,000 138,700 699,550 10 5.2 [155]
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste 2,250 0 0 2,250 1.5 1.5 [156]
Togo Togo 13,750 0 5,000 18,750 2.1 1.5 [157]
Tonga Tonga 750 0 0 750 7.3 7.3 [158]
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 4,050 0 0 4,050 3.3 3.3 [149]
Tunisia Tunisia 35,800 0 12,000 47,800 4 3 [159]
Turkey Turkey 355,200 378,700 160,800 894,700 10.6 4.2 [160]
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 36,500 0 20,000 56,500 9.8 6.4 [161]
Uganda Uganda 45,000 10,000 1,400 56,400 1.1 0.9 [162]
Ukraine Ukraine 730,000 0 260,000 990,000 27.8 20.5 [163]
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 63,000 0 0 63,000 6.3 6.3 [164]
United Kingdom United Kingdom 141,100 70,450 0 211,550 3.1 2.1 [165]
United States United States 1,315,600 797,200 0 2,112,800 6.2 3.8 [166]
Uruguay Uruguay 21,100 0 1,400 22,500 6.6 6.2 [167]
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 48,000 0 20,000 68,000 1.9 1.3 [168]
Venezuela Venezuela 123,000 8,000 220,000 351,000 11.5 4 [169]
Vietnam Vietnam 450,000 5,000,000 40,000 5,490,000 51.9 4.3 [170]
Yemen Yemen 40,000 0 0 40,000 1.3 1.3 [171]
Zambia Zambia 17,100 3,000 1,400 21,500 1 0.8 [172]
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 29,000 0 21,800 50,800 3 1.7 [173]

Not included in the list are the militaries of Abkhazia, Libya, Northern Cyprus, Palestine, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Somaliland, Syria and South Ossetia.

See also

  • List of countries by level of military equipment
  • List of countries by military expenditures
  • List of countries by military expenditure per capita
  • List of countries by Global Militarization Index
  • List of countries without armed forces
  • List of militaries by country
  • List of militaries that recruit foreigners
  • List of countries that prohibit paramilitary organizations outside government armed forces
  • List of countries and dependencies by number of police officers

Notes

  1. ^ The reserve military of Armenia consists mostly of ex-conscripts who have seen service within the last 15 years.
  2. ^ Size of paramilitary is not known.
  3. ^ The reserve paramilitary of Cuba consists of the Youth Labour Army, Civil Defence and Territorial Troops Militia and count 1,120,000 units. Ready reserves serve 45 days per year.
  4. ^ Size of paramilitary is not known.
  5. ^ Personnel-strength figures for the Eritrean reserve forces are not known.
  6. ^ The Basij, a paramilitary militia with claimed membership of 12.6 million (including women and children), can after mobilization reach about 600,000 people able to fight.
  7. ^ The paramilitary forces of Italy consists of the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Finanza.
  8. ^ The paramilitary forces of Malaysia includes 244,700 reservists from the People's Volunteer Corps.
  9. ^ The Worker-Peasant Red Guards count 5,700,000 units and are used as a reserve paramilitary.

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  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (7 March 2012). The Military Balance 2012. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85-743642-6.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (14 March 2013). The Military Balance 2013. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85-743680-8.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (3 February 2014). The Military Balance 2014. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85-743722-5.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (14 February 2018). The Military Balance 2018. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85-743-955-7.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2019). The Military Balance 2019. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-857-43988-5.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (14 February 2020). The Military Balance 2020. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-367-46639-8.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (25 February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-01227-8.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (13 February 2024). The Military Balance 2024. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-78004-7.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (12 February 2025). The Military Balance 2025. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-003-63076-0.

Further reading

  • Cordesman, Anthony; Fitzgerald, Erin (27 August 2009). The 2010 Quadriennal Defense Review (PDF). Center for Strategic and International Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  • Cordesman, Anthony; Nerguizian, Aram (22 April 2010). The Gulf Military Balance in 2010 (PDF). Center for Strategic and International Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  • Cordesman, Anthony; Nerguizian, Aram (29 June 2010). The Arab-Israeli Military Balance. Center for Strategic and International Studies. ISBN 978-0275969394.
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