economic2020
Active-duty armed forces personnel
Compare active-duty armed forces personnel across 170 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2020 official-source slice.
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Key Insights
Global Average
160,147.1people
Median: 33,000.0people
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
India
3,068,000.0people
Lowest
State of Palestine
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1India3,068,000.0people
2People's Republic of China2,535,000.0people
3North Korea1,469,000.0people
4Russian Federation1,454,000.0people
5United States of America1,395,000.0people
By Region
Key Findings
- •170 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite 2020 observation.
- •India has the highest published value (3068000 people).
- •State of Palestine has the lowest published value (0 people).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0people)High (3,068,000.0people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 160,147.1people)
About This Statistic
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
MapTheory retains one fixed year, unit and explicit source slice. Only finite ISO-mapped observations are included; aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies and conflicting duplicates are excluded. No values are estimated or imputed by MapTheory.
Methodology
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3,068,000.0people |
| 2 | People's Republic of China | 2,535,000.0people |
| 3 | North Korea | 1,469,000.0people |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 1,454,000.0people |
| 5 | United States of America | 1,395,000.0people |
| 6 | Pakistan | 943,000.0people |
| 7 | Egypt | 836,000.0people |
| 8 | Brazil | 762,000.0people |
| 9 | Indonesia | 676,000.0people |
| 10 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 650,000.0people |
| 11 | South Korea | 569,000.0people |
| 12 | Vietnam | 522,000.0people |
| 13 | Türkiye | 512,000.0people |
| 14 | Myanmar | 463,000.0people |
| 15 | Iraq | 459,000.0people |
| 16 | Thailand | 455,000.0people |
| 17 | Colombia | 428,000.0people |
| 18 | Venezuela | 343,000.0people |
| 19 | Mexico | 341,000.0people |
| 20 | Italy | 338,000.0people |
| 21 | Algeria | 326,000.0people |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 317,000.0people |
| 23 | France | 304,000.0people |
| 24 | Ukraine | 298,000.0people |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 282,000.0people |
| 26 | Syrian Arab Republic | 269,000.0people |
| 27 | Japan | 261,000.0people |
| 28 | Morocco | 246,000.0people |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 227,000.0people |
| 30 | Nigeria | 223,000.0people |
| 31 | Eritrea | 202,000.0people |
| 32 | Spain | 199,000.0people |
| 33 | Cambodia | 191,000.0people |
| 34 | Poland | 189,000.0people |
| 35 | Germany | 183,000.0people |
| 36 | Israel | 178,000.0people |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 165,000.0people |
| 38 | Belarus | 158,000.0people |
| 39 | Peru | 158,000.0people |
| 40 | Philippines | 157,000.0people |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 153,000.0people |
| 42 | Greece | 147,000.0people |
| 43 | Sudan | 144,000.0people |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 138,000.0people |
| 45 | Malaysia | 136,000.0people |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 134,000.0people |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 129,000.0people |
| 48 | Romania | 128,000.0people |
| 49 | Angola | 117,000.0people |
| 50 | Jordan | 116,000.0people |
| 51 | Chile | 114,000.0people |
| 52 | Nepal | 112,000.0people |
| 53 | Argentina | 103,000.0people |
| 54 | South Africa | 89,000.0people |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 82,000.0people |
| 56 | Lebanon | 80,000.0people |
| 57 | Cuba | 76,000.0people |
| 58 | Canada | 72,000.0people |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 71,000.0people |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 71,000.0people |
| 61 | Bolivia | 71,000.0people |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 68,000.0people |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 63,000.0people |
| 64 | Australia | 60,000.0people |
| 65 | Singapore | 59,000.0people |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 57,000.0people |
| 67 | South Sudan | 53,000.0people |
| 68 | Portugal | 52,000.0people |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 51,000.0people |
| 70 | Tunisia | 48,000.0people |
| 71 | Oman | 47,000.0people |
| 72 | Armenia | 47,000.0people |
| 73 | Hungary | 46,000.0people |
| 74 | Uganda | 46,000.0people |
| 75 | Chad | 45,000.0people |
| 76 | Guatemala | 43,000.0people |
| 77 | Ecuador | 42,000.0people |
| 78 | El Salvador | 42,000.0people |
| 79 | Mali | 41,000.0people |
| 80 | Netherlands | 41,000.0people |
| 81 | Yemen | 40,000.0people |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 37,000.0people |
| 83 | Lithuania | 37,000.0people |
| 84 | Rwanda | 35,000.0people |
| 85 | Cameroon | 34,000.0people |
| 86 | Serbia | 32,000.0people |
| 87 | Burundi | 31,000.0people |
| 88 | Paraguay | 29,000.0people |
| 89 | Panama | 28,000.0people |
| 90 | United Republic of Tanzania | 28,000.0people |
| 91 | Czech Republic | 27,000.0people |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27,000.0people |
| 93 | Georgia | 26,000.0people |
| 94 | Kuwait | 25,000.0people |
| 95 | Norway | 25,000.0people |
| 96 | Kenya | 24,000.0people |
| 97 | Belgium | 24,000.0people |
| 98 | Honduras | 23,000.0people |
| 99 | Austria | 23,000.0people |
| 100 | Finland | 22,000.0people |
| 101 | Madagascar | 22,000.0people |
| 102 | Qatar | 22,000.0people |
| 103 | Uruguay | 22,000.0people |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 21,000.0people |
| 105 | Mauritania | 21,000.0people |
| 106 | Croatia | 20,000.0people |
| 107 | Switzerland | 20,000.0people |
| 108 | Senegal | 19,000.0people |
| 109 | Bahrain | 19,000.0people |
| 110 | Mongolia | 18,000.0people |
| 111 | Slovakia | 18,000.0people |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 17,000.0people |
| 113 | Ghana | 16,000.0people |
| 114 | Namibia | 16,000.0people |
| 115 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 16,000.0people |
| 116 | Zambia | 16,000.0people |
| 117 | Denmark | 15,000.0people |
| 118 | Malawi | 15,000.0people |
| 119 | Sweden | 15,000.0people |
| 120 | Somalia | 14,000.0people |
| 121 | Cyprus | 13,000.0people |
| 122 | Djibouti | 13,000.0people |
| 123 | Guinea | 13,000.0people |
| 124 | Republic of the Congo | 12,000.0people |
| 125 | Benin | 12,000.0people |
| 126 | Montenegro | 12,000.0people |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 12,000.0people |
| 128 | Mozambique | 11,000.0people |
| 129 | Burkina Faso | 11,000.0people |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11,000.0people |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 10,000.0people |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 10,000.0people |
| 133 | New Zealand | 10,000.0people |
| 134 | Niger | 10,000.0people |
| 135 | Togo | 10,000.0people |
| 136 | Ireland | 9,000.0people |
| 137 | Latvia | 9,000.0people |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 9,000.0people |
| 139 | Botswana | 9,000.0people |
| 140 | Albania | 8,000.0people |
| 141 | Brunei Darussalam | 8,000.0people |
| 142 | Estonia | 7,000.0people |
| 143 | Gabon | 7,000.0people |
| 144 | Slovenia | 7,000.0people |
| 145 | Jamaica | 6,000.0people |
| 146 | Moldova, Republic of | 6,000.0people |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,000.0people |
| 148 | Fiji | 4,000.0people |
| 149 | Republic of The Gambia | 4,000.0people |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 4,000.0people |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,000.0people |
| 152 | Guyana | 3,000.0people |
| 153 | Mauritius | 3,000.0people |
| 154 | Lesotho | 2,000.0people |
| 155 | Liberia | 2,000.0people |
| 156 | Malta | 2,000.0people |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 2,000.0people |
| 158 | Suriname | 2,000.0people |
| 159 | Bahamas | 2,000.0people |
| 160 | Belize | 2,000.0people |
| 161 | Cape Verde | 1,000.0people |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,000.0people |
| 163 | Haiti | 1,000.0people |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 1,000.0people |
| 165 | Barbados | 1,000.0people |
| 166 | State of Palestine | 0.0people |
| 167 | Iceland | 0.0people |
| 168 | Libya | 0.0people |
| 169 | Seychelles | 0.0people |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0people |
Showing 170 of 170 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2020).
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