<< 2019Military per 100,000 inhabitants 2021
<< 2019Comparison: Defence Personnel
| Countries | Date | Non-military forces | Navy | Army | Air force | Other military personnel | Total military personnel | Military per 100,000 inhabitants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States [+] | 2021 | 440,000 | 350,000 | 480,000 | 350,000 | 220,000 | 1,400,000 | 421.11 |
| United Kingdom [+] | 2017 | 32,570 | 84,150 | 33,320 | 150,040 | 226.39 | ||
| Germany [+] | 2016 | 16,011 | 60,303 | 28,262 | 73,032 | 177,608 | 215.23 | |
| France [+] | 2017 | 94,240 | 35,439 | 115,686 | 41,189 | 15,937 | 208,251 | 310.70 |
| Japan [+] | 2021 | 14,000 | 45,000 | 150,000 | 45,000 | 4,000 | 244,000 | 194.43 |
| Spain [+] | 2017 | 75,000 | 20,887 | 76,591 | 20,394 | 2,940 | 120,812 | 258.93 |
| Italy [+] | 2017 | 93,700 | 30,431 | 101,055 | 41,171 | 8,600 | 181,116 | 302.17 |
| Portugal [+] | 2017 | 8,253 | 16,724 | 6,746 | 1,003 | 32,726 | 316.63 | |
| Greece [+] | 2017 | 15,631 | 70,113 | 20,880 | 106,624 | 992.67 | ||
| Ireland [+] | 2017 | 1,094 | 7,519 | 887 | 1,296 | 9,500 | 195.65 | |
| United Arab Emirates [+] | 2021 | 3,000 | 45,000 | 5,000 | 12,000 | 65,000 | 659.16 | |
| Afghanistan [+] | 2021 | 300,000 | 748.15 | |||||
| Antigua and Barbuda [+] | 2021 | 200 | 202.02 | |||||
| Albania [+] | 2021 | 1,500 | 6,000 | 500 | 8,000 | 286.37 | ||
| Armenia [+] | 2021 | 42,000 | 3,000 | 45,000 | 1,519.09 | |||
| Angola [+] | 2021 | 1,000 | 95,000 | 5,000 | 101,000 | 292.72 | ||
| Argentina [+] | 2021 | 18,000 | 45,000 | 15,000 | 78,000 | 172.14 | ||
| Austria [+] | 2017 | 22,689 | 1,525 | 11,646 | 24,190 | 274.19 | ||
| Australia [+] | 2021 | 15,000 | 29,000 | 15,000 | 59,000 | 228.94 | ||
| Azerbaijan [+] | 2021 | 2,000 | 55,000 | 8,000 | 65,000 | 639.99 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina [+] | 2021 | 9,200 | 265.56 | |||||
| Barbados [+] | 2021 | 600 | 212.66 | |||||
| Bangladesh [+] | 2021 | 38,000 | 16,000 | 135,000 | 14,000 | 165,000 | 99.01 | |
| Belgium [+] | 2017 | 1,667 | 17,091 | 7,225 | 1,806 | 27,789 | 243.79 | |
| Burkina Faso [+] | 2021 | 4,000 | 7,000 | 500 | 7,500 | 33.94 | ||
| Bulgaria [+] | 2017 | 3,104 | 12,755 | 6,078 | 8,281 | 30,218 | 447.18 | |
| Bahrain [+] | 2021 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 7,500 | 1,500 | 10,000 | 664.45 | |
| Burundi [+] | 2021 | 25,000 | 204.40 | |||||
| Benin [+] | 2021 | 5,000 | 500 | 6,500 | 200 | 7,000 | 53.86 | |
| Brunei [+] | 2021 | 1,000 | 4,500 | 1,000 | 6,500 | 1,473.92 | ||
| Bolivia [+] | 2021 | 40,000 | 5,500 | 28,000 | 7,000 | 40,000 | 335.08 | |
| Brazil [+] | 2021 | 70,000 | 220,000 | 70,000 | 360,000 | 171.34 | ||
| Bahamas [+] | 2021 | 1,500 | 378.43 | |||||
| Bhutan [+] | 2021 | 8,000 | 1,032.26 | |||||
| Botswana [+] | 2021 | 8,500 | 500 | 9,000 | 347.76 | |||
| Belarus [+] | 2021 | 29,000 | 16,000 | 45,000 | 483.71 | |||
| Belize [+] | 2021 | 1,300 | 325.81 | |||||
| Canada [+] | 2021 | 12,000 | 23,000 | 12,000 | 23,000 | 70,000 | 183.06 | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo [+] | 2021 | 7,000 | 80,000 | 2,000 | 10,000 | 100,000 | 106.67 | |
| Central African Republic [+] | 2021 | 2,000 | 10,000 | 195.62 | ||||
| Republic of the Congo [+] | 2021 | 2,000 | 800 | 8,000 | 1,200 | 10,000 | 171.35 | |
| Switzerland [+] | 2021 | 19,000 | 4,000 | 45.77 | ||||
| Côte d'Ivoire [+] | 2021 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 23,000 | 1,000 | 25,000 | 85.07 | |
| Chile [+] | 2021 | 50,000 | 20,000 | 45,000 | 10,000 | 75,000 | 385.48 | |
| Cameroon [+] | 2021 | 12,000 | 2,000 | 25,000 | 1,000 | 28,000 | 102.85 | |
| China [+] | 2021 | 650,000 | 250,000 | 1,000,000 | 350,000 | 400,000 | 2,000,000 | 141.58 |
| Colombia [+] | 2021 | 185,000 | 45,000 | 200,000 | 14,000 | 260,000 | 508.64 | |
| Cuba [+] | 2021 | 3,000 | 40,000 | 8,000 | 50,000 | 449.55 | ||
| Cabo Verde [+] | 2021 | 100 | 1,100 | 218.25 | ||||
| Cyprus [+] | 2017 | 582 | 11,305 | 974 | 12,861 | 1,488.14 | ||
| Czechia [+] | 2017 | 635 | 13,267 | 4,485 | 5,284 | 23,036 | 217.11 | |
| Djibouti [+] | 2021 | 250 | 8,000 | 250 | 2,000 | 10,500 | 1,047.90 | |
| Denmark [+] | 2021 | 2,500 | 8,500 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 16,000 | 272.41 | |
| Dominican Republic [+] | 2021 | 13,000 | 30,000 | 17,000 | 60,000 | 569.48 | ||
| Algeria [+] | 2021 | 40,000 | 6,000 | 120,000 | 14,000 | 140,000 | 314.06 | |
| Ecuador [+] | 2021 | 9,000 | 25,000 | 6,000 | 40,000 | 227.09 | ||
| Estonia [+] | 2017 | 229 | 3,099 | 382 | 2,468 | 6,178 | 468.34 | |
| Egypt [+] | 2021 | 300,000 | 18,000 | 325,000 | 30,000 | 75,000 | 450,000 | 440.74 |
| Eritrea [+] | 2021 | 200,000 | 5,969.82 | |||||
| Ethiopia [+] | 2021 | 3,000 | 150,000 | 147.20 | ||||
| Finland [+] | 2017 | 1,128 | 3,292 | 1,463 | 1,632 | 7,515 | 136.31 | |
| Fiji [+] | 2021 | 300 | 3,200 | 3,500 | 381.80 | |||
| Gabon [+] | 2021 | 2,000 | 500 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 4,500 | 189.34 | |
| Georgia [+] | 2021 | 30,000 | 813.31 | |||||
| Ghana [+] | 2021 | 2,000 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 14,000 | 43.05 | ||
| The Gambia [+] | 2021 | 2,000 | 80.26 | |||||
| Guinea [+] | 2021 | 400 | 9,000 | 800 | 1,800 | 12,000 | 87.52 | |
| Equatorial Guinea [+] | 2021 | 400 | 200 | 1,100 | 100 | 1,400 | 79.60 | |
| Guatemala [+] | 2021 | 1,000 | 19,000 | 1,000 | 21,000 | 122.74 | ||
| Guinea-Bissau [+] | 2021 | 300 | 4,000 | 100 | 4,000 | 194.28 | ||
| Guyana [+] | 2021 | 4,000 | 506.97 | |||||
| Honduras [+] | 2021 | 1,500 | 7,500 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 16,000 | 158.15 | |
| Croatia [+] | 2017 | 1,295 | 9,029 | 1,274 | 3,264 | 14,862 | 370.22 | |
| Haiti [+] | 2021 | 5,000 | 43.96 | |||||
| Hungary [+] | 2017 | 9,123 | 5,272 | 9,451 | 23,846 | 245.49 | ||
| Indonesia [+] | 2021 | 65,000 | 300,000 | 30,000 | 395,000 | 144.86 | ||
| Israel [+] | 2021 | 9,000 | 130,000 | 34,000 | 173,000 | 1,846.91 | ||
| India [+] | 2021 | 60,000 | 1,250,000 | 140,000 | 1,450,000 | 102.53 | ||
| Iraq [+] | 2021 | 190,000 | 441.13 | |||||
| Iran [+] | 2021 | 65,000 | 400,000 | 60,000 | 75,000 | 600,000 | 713.82 | |
| Iceland [+] | 2021 | 250 | 66.45 | |||||
| Jamaica [+] | 2021 | 300 | 3,000 | 200 | 4,000 | 145.99 | ||
| Jordan [+] | 2021 | 15,000 | 500 | 77,000 | 12,500 | 90,000 | 807.32 | |
| Kenya [+] | 2021 | 1,500 | 20,000 | 2,500 | 24,000 | 45.10 | ||
| Kyrgyzstan [+] | 2021 | 8,500 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 12,000 | 180.34 | ||
| Cambodia [+] | 2021 | 10,000 | 3,000 | 95,000 | 1,000 | 100,000 | 602.70 | |
| Comoros [+] | 2021 | 600 | 72.99 | |||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis [+] | 2021 | 400 | 784.31 | |||||
| North Korea [+] | 2021 | 200,000 | 60,000 | 950,000 | 120,000 | 10,000 | 1,140,000 | 4,345.75 |
| South Korea [+] | 2021 | 70,000 | 420,000 | 65,000 | 555,000 | 1,072.05 | ||
| Kuwait [+] | 2021 | 6,500 | 2,000 | 12,500 | 2,500 | 17,000 | 403.13 | |
| Kazakhstan [+] | 2021 | 3,000 | 25,000 | 12,000 | 40,000 | 210.52 | ||
| Laos [+] | 2021 | 10,000 | 26,000 | 3,500 | 30,000 | 404.04 | ||
| Lebanon [+] | 2021 | 1,500 | 77,000 | 1,500 | 80,000 | 1,430.36 | ||
| Sri Lanka [+] | 2021 | 40,000 | 180,000 | 30,000 | 250,000 | 1,128.36 | ||
| Liberia [+] | 2021 | 2,000 | 38.61 | |||||
| Lesotho [+] | 2021 | 2,000 | 95.83 | |||||
| Lithuania [+] | 2017 | 689 | 7,052 | 1,090 | 5,519 | 14,350 | 507.75 | |
| Luxembourg [+] | 2017 | 612 | 399 | 4 | 421 | 824 | 136.88 | |
| Latvia [+] | 2017 | 503 | 2,180 | 403 | 2,600 | 5,686 | 293.94 | |
| Morocco [+] | 2021 | 25,000 | 10,000 | 175,000 | 15,000 | 200,000 | 550.77 | |
| Moldova [+] | 2021 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 6,000 | 233.92 | |||
| Montenegro [+] | 2021 | 400 | 1,400 | 200 | 400 | 2,000 | 323.79 | |
| Madagascar [+] | 2021 | 10,000 | 500 | 12,000 | 500 | 13,000 | 43.78 | |
| North Macedonia [+] | 2021 | 7,500 | 408.25 | |||||
| Mali [+] | 2021 | 10,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 16,000 | 73.04 | ||
| Myanmar [+] | 2021 | 20,000 | 360,000 | 20,000 | 400,000 | 740.06 | ||
| Mongolia [+] | 2021 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 800 | 9,000 | 263.93 | ||
| Mauritania [+] | 2021 | 5,000 | 700 | 15,000 | 300 | 16,000 | 337.92 | |
| Malta [+] | 2017 | 365 | 1,317 | 126 | 29 | 1,808 | 380.76 | |
| Maldives [+] | 2021 | 2,500 | 484.35 | |||||
| Malawi [+] | 2021 | 200 | 200 | 8,000 | 37.25 | |||
| Mexico [+] | 2021 | 100,000 | 60,000 | 160,000 | 8,000 | 223,000 | 174.70 | |
| Malaysia [+] | 2019 | 18,000 | 80,000 | 17,000 | 115,000 | 353.60 | ||
| Mozambique [+] | 2021 | 200 | 11,000 | 800 | 12,000 | 37.85 | ||
| Namibia [+] | 2021 | 1,000 | 11,000 | 500 | 12,500 | 451.26 | ||
| Niger [+] | 2021 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 200 | 6,200 | 24.67 | ||
| Nigeria [+] | 2021 | 80,000 | 20,000 | 100,000 | 15,000 | 135,000 | 61.78 | |
| Nicaragua [+] | 2021 | 800 | 10,000 | 1,200 | 12,000 | 179.37 | ||
| Netherlands [+] | 2017 | 5,828 | 7,569 | 15,977 | 6,381 | 10,269 | 40,196 | 233.95 |
| Norway [+] | 2021 | 40,000 | 3,500 | 8,400 | 3,500 | 7,600 | 23,000 | 423.94 |
| Nepal [+] | 2021 | 500 | 95,000 | 316.30 | ||||
| New Zealand [+] | 2021 | 2,300 | 4,700 | 2,600 | 9,600 | 187.83 | ||
| Oman [+] | 2021 | 4,400 | 5,000 | 25,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 40,000 | 891.27 |
| Peru [+] | 2021 | 25,000 | 60,000 | 10,000 | 95,000 | 286.53 | ||
| Papua New Guinea [+] | 2021 | 200 | 2,500 | 100 | 3,000 | 25.46 | ||
| Philippines [+] | 2021 | 25,000 | 80,000 | 15,000 | 120,000 | 109.01 | ||
| Pakistan [+] | 2021 | 30,000 | 550,000 | 45,000 | 625,000 | 280.79 | ||
| Poland [+] | 2017 | 2,961 | 6,204 | 38,658 | 14,383 | 44,294 | 106,500 | 280.44 |
| State of Palestine [+] | 2021 | 30,000 | 573.94 | |||||
| Paraguay [+] | 2021 | 2,500 | 8,000 | 1,500 | 12,000 | 180.48 | ||
| Qatar [+] | 2021 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 14,000 | 509.46 | |
| Romania [+] | 2017 | 5,704 | 35,763 | 9,617 | 18,458 | 69,542 | 356.01 | |
| Serbia [+] | 2021 | 15,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 25,000 | 367.80 | ||
| Russia [+] | 2021 | 200,000 | 150,000 | 340,000 | 160,000 | 150,000 | 850,000 | 577.38 |
| Rwanda [+] | 2021 | 32,000 | 1,000 | 33,000 | 254.71 | |||
| Saudi Arabia [+] | 2021 | 13,500 | 75,000 | 35,000 | 100,000 | 225,000 | 730.90 | |
| Seychelles [+] | 2021 | 200 | 200 | 100 | 500 | 510.20 | ||
| Sudan [+] | 2021 | 200,000 | 416.09 | |||||
| Sweden [+] | 2017 | 3,746 | 6,751 | 3,705 | 298 | 14,500 | 143.28 | |
| Singapore [+] | 2021 | 7,000 | 50,000 | 8,000 | 65,000 | 1,191.79 | ||
| Slovenia [+] | 2017 | 6,342 | 81 | 6,342 | 306.84 | |||
| Slovakia [+] | 2017 | 7,576 | 2,931 | 2,645 | 13,152 | 241.63 | ||
| Sierra Leone [+] | 2021 | 9,000 | 110.55 | |||||
| Senegal [+] | 2021 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 12,000 | 1,000 | 14,000 | 81.38 | |
| Suriname [+] | 2021 | 2,000 | 323.62 | |||||
| South Sudan [+] | 2021 | 175,000 | 1,610.56 | |||||
| Sao Tome and Principe [+] | 2021 | 500 | 225.26 | |||||
| El Salvador [+] | 2021 | 2,000 | 17,000 | 2,000 | 21,000 | 332.59 | ||
| Eswatini [+] | 2021 | 3,000 | 100 | 3,000 | 248.63 | |||
| Chad [+] | 2021 | 25,000 | 300 | 5,000 | 30,000 | 177.36 | ||
| Togo [+] | 2021 | 200 | 8,000 | 200 | 9,000 | 104.08 | ||
| Thailand [+] | 2021 | 25,000 | 70,000 | 200,000 | 30,000 | 300,000 | 428.87 | |
| Tajikistan [+] | 2021 | 8,000 | 1,500 | 9,500 | 95.32 | |||
| Timor-Leste [+] | 2021 | 2,000 | 148.15 | |||||
| Turkmenistan [+] | 2021 | 1,000 | 25,000 | 4,000 | 30,000 | 423.01 | ||
| Tunisia [+] | 2021 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 22,000 | 5,000 | 35,000 | 290.49 | |
| Tonga [+] | 2021 | 500 | 473.98 | |||||
| Türkiye [+] | 2021 | 50,000 | 300,000 | 50,000 | 400,000 | 472.37 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago [+] | 2021 | 4,000 | 284.29 | |||||
| Taiwan [+] | 2021 | 40,000 | 90,000 | 40,000 | 170,000 | 727.27 | ||
| Tanzania [+] | 2021 | 1,000 | 21,000 | 3,000 | 25,000 | 39.79 | ||
| Ukraine [+] | 2021 | 50,000 | 10,000 | 150,000 | 40,000 | 200,000 | 487.83 | |
| Uganda [+] | 2021 | 50,000 | 117.76 | |||||
| Uruguay [+] | 2021 | 1,500 | 5,000 | 14,000 | 3,000 | 22,000 | 631.28 | |
| Uzbekistan [+] | 2021 | 45,000 | 15,000 | 60,000 | 173.62 | |||
| Venezuela [+] | 2021 | 25,000 | 62,000 | 11,000 | 27,000 | 125,000 | 442.67 | |
| Viet Nam [+] | 2021 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 400,000 | 30,000 | 470,000 | 477.13 | |
| Yemen [+] | 2021 | 60,000 | 300,000 | 807.75 | ||||
| South Africa [+] | 2021 | 7,000 | 40,000 | 10,000 | 18,000 | 75,000 | 123.68 | |
| Zambia [+] | 2021 | 1,400 | 15,000 | 2,000 | 17,000 | 87.30 | ||
| Zimbabwe [+] | 2021 | 4,000 | 30,000 | 188.63 |