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Military manpower is measured by the total amount of active troops within the command of a country. Below is a list of countries sorted by the total number of active troops. Reserved forces which can aid a depleting active military and the paramilitary is also listed to show the countries total manpower. All data is from the 2003-2004 Military Balance, unless stated otherwise.

Rank Nation Active Troops Reserve Force Paramilitary Total Active troops per thousand citizens
1 People's Republic of China 2,255,000 800,000 1,500,000 4,555,000 1.71
2 United States 1,419,683 1,433,600 53,000 2,906,453 4.76
3 India 1,414,000 800,000 1,089,700 3,303,700 1.20
4 Russia 1,240,000 2,000,000 N/A 3,240,000 8.80
5 North Korea 1,106,000 4,700,000 189,000 5,995,000 49.03
6 Iran 768,000 700,000 11,000,000 12,468,000 11.22
7 South Korea 687,000 4,500,000 4,500 5,191,500 14.20
8 Turkey 680,000 380,000 N/A 1,060,000 11.36
9 Pakistan 642,000 528,000 307,500 1,477,500 3.87
10 Myanmar 485,000 0 250 485,250 11.40
11 Vietnam 484,000 4,000,000 40,000 4,524,000 5.79
12 Egypt 450,000 254,000 405,000 1,109,000 5.81
13 France 259,050100,000 N/A 359,050 4.27
14 Syria 319,000 N/A 108,000 427,000 16.89
15 Indonesia 302,000 400,000 280,000 982,000 1.25
16 Ukraine 295,500 N/A N/A 295,500 6.23
17 Republic of China 290,000 1,657,500 26,650 1,974,150 12.70
18 Brazil 287,000 1,115,000 385,600 1,787,600 1.55
19 Germany 284,500 358,650 N/A 643,150 3.45
20 Japan 239,000 44,395 12,250 295,645 1.88
21 Thailand 330,000 225,000 113,700 555,000 4.80
22 Eritrea 202,000 N/A N/A 202,000 45.90
23 Colombia 200,000 0 121,000 321,000 4.66
24 Italy 200,000 N/A N/A 200,000 3.42
25 Morocco 196,000 N/A N/A N/A 5.99
26 Mexico 192,770 300,000 11,000 503,770 1.82
27 United Kingdom 190,000 60,000 0 250,000 3.14
28 Israel 186,500 1,226,903 N/A 1,413,40327.51
29 Greece 177,600 N/A N/A N/A 16.60
30 Poland 163,000 N/A N/A N/A 4.22
31 Ethiopia 162,500 N/A N/A N/A 2.22
32 Sri Lanka 152,300 N/A N/A N/A 7.59
33 Spain 150,700 N/A N/A N/A 3.49
34 Angola 129,000 - 131,000 N/A N/A N/A 11.50 - 11.70
35 Algeria 127,500 N/A N/A N/A 3.92
35-38 Azerbaijan 126,400 575,000 N/A 701,400 8.40
36 Bangladesh 125,500 N/A N/A N/A 0.87
37 Saudi Arabia 124,500 N/A N/A N/A 4.71
38 Cambodia 124,300 0 67,000 191,000 9.19
39 Malaysia 110,000 51,600 20,100 181,000 3.97
40 Philippines 106,000 131,000 44,000 281,000 1.21
41 Sudan 104,500 N/A N/A N/A 2.60
42 Jordan 100,500 N/A N/A N/A17.40
43 Peru 100,000 188,000 77,000 365,000 3.58
44 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97,800 N/A N/A N/A 1.63
45 Romania 97,200 N/A N/A N/A 4.35
46 Venezuela 82,300 8,000 0 90,300 3.24
47 Nigeria 78,500 N/A N/A N/A0.61
48 Chile 77,300 50,000 36,800 164,100 4.75
49 Libya 76,000 N/A N/A N/A 13.20
50 Serbia and Montenegro 74,200 N/A N/A N/A 6.85
51 Belarus 72,940 N/A N/A N/A 7.08
52 Singapore 72,500 312,500 96,300 481,300 16.40
53 Lebanon 72,100 N/A N/A N/A 18.80
54 Argentina 71,400 0 31,240 102,640 1.81
56-57 Yemen 66,700 N/A N/A N/A 3.22
57-58 Kazakhstan 65,800 N/A N/A N/A 4.33
55-60 Afghanistan 60,000 - 70,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.00 - 2.34
58-59 Nepal 63,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.28
60-61 Armenia 60,000 32,000 N/A 92,000 15.00
60-61 Uganda 60,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.20
61 Ecuador 59,500 100,000 270 159,770 4.45
62 Czech Republic 57,050 N/A N/A N/A 5.57
63 South Africa 55,750 N/A N/A N/A 1.26
64 Netherlands 53,130 N/A N/A N/A 3.24
65 Australia 51,800 21,600 0 73,400 2.64
64-71 Uzbekistan 50,000 - 55,000 N/A N/A N/A 1.86 - 2.05
66-67 Canada 52,300 36,900 9,350 98,550 1.61
67-68 Bulgaria 51,000 N/A N/A N/A 6.85
67-68 Rwanda 51,000 N/A N/A N/A 6.04
69-70 Burundi 50,500 N/A N/A N/A 7.93
69-70 United Arab Emirates 50,500 N/A N/A N/A 19.70
72 Cuba 46,000 39,000 26,500 111,500 4.05
73 Portugal 44,900 N/A N/A N/A 4.25
75 Oman 41,700 N/A N/A N/A 13.90
76 Belgium 40,800 N/A N/A N/A 3.94
77 Tunisia 35,000 N/A N/A N/A 3.47
78 Austria 34,600 N/A N/A N/A 4.23
79 Hungary 33,400 N/A N/A N/A 3.31
80 Bolivia 31,500 0 37,100 68, 600 3.56
81 Guatemala 31,400 35,000 19,000 85,400 2.14
82 Chad 30,350 N/A N/A N/A 3.09
83 Laos 29,100 0 100,000 129,100 4.68
84 Turkmenistan 29,000 N/A N/A N/A 5.86
84 Zimbabwe 29,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.28
86 Sweden 27,600 N/A N/A N/A 3.07
87 Finland 34,700 490,000 N/A 524,700 5.17
87 Tanzania 27,000 N/A N/A N/A 0.73
89 Norway 27,600 N/A N/A N/A 5.79
90 Dominican Republic 24,500 0 15,000 39,500 2.74
91 Kenya 24,120 N/A N/A N/A 0.71
92 Uruguay 24,000 0 920 24,920 7.03
93 Cameroon 23,100 N/A N/A N/A 1.41
94 Denmark 22,880 N/A N/A N/A 4.21
95 Albania 22,000 N/A N/A N/A 6.17
95 Slovakia 22,000 N/A N/A N/A 4.05
97 Croatia 20,800 N/A N/A N/A 4.63
98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19,800 N/A N/A N/A 4.92
99 Paraguay 18,600 164,500 14,800 197,900 2.93
100 Zambia 18,100 N/A N/A N/A 1.61
101 Georgia 17,500 N/A N/A N/A 3.74
102 Côte d'Ivoire 17,050 N/A N/A N/A 0.99
103 Mauritania 15,750 N/A N/A N/A 5.10
104 El Salvador 15,650 9,900 12,000 37,550 2.31
104 Kuwait 15,500 N/A N/A N/A 6.64
106-107 Nicaragua 14,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.56
107-109 Senegal 13,620 N/A N/A N/A 1.22
108-110 Madagascar 13,500 N/A N/A N/A 0.75
106-110 Sierra Leone 13,000 - 14,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.16 - 2.33
106-115 Liberia 11,000 - 15,000 N/A N/A N/A 3.16 - 4.31
110-111 Republic of Macedonia 12,850 N/A N/A N/A 6.28
111-112 Lithuania 12,700 N/A N/A N/A 3.53
112-113 Qatar 12,400 N/A N/A N/A 14.40
113-114 Honduras 12,000 60,000 8,000 N/A 1.72
114-115 Bahrain 11,200 N/A N/A N/A 16.30
116 Kyrgyzstan 10,900 N/A N/A N/A 2.12
117 Burkina Faso 10,800 N/A N/A N/A 0.78
118 Ireland 10,460 15,000 N/A N/A 2.53
119 Cyprus 10,000 N/A N/A N/A 12.80
119 Republic of the Congo 10,000 N/A N/A N/A 3.29
121 Djibouti 9,850 N/A N/A N/A 20.70
122 Guinea 9,700 N/A N/A N/A 1.02
123 Guinea-Bissau 9,250 N/A N/A N/A 6.53
124 Botswana 9,000 N/A N/A N/A 5.49
124 Namibia 9,000 N/A N/A N/A 4.43
126 New Zealand8,700 10,800 N/A N/A 0.47
127 Mongolia 8,600 137,000 7,200 152,800 3.08
128 Togo 8,550 N/A N/A N/A 1.50
129 Mozambique 8,200 N/A N/A N/A 0.42
130 Mali 7,350 N/A N/A N/A 0.60
131 Brunei 7,000 700 3,750 11,450 18.80
131 Ghana 7,000 N/A N/A N/A 0.33
133 Moldova 6,910 N/A N/A N/A 1.55
134 Slovenia 6,550 N/A N/A N/A 1.21
135 Tajikistan 6,000 N/A N/A N/A 0.84
136 Estonia 5,510 N/A N/A N/A 4.13
137 Malawi 5,300 N/A N/A N/A 0.44
138 Latvia 4,880 N/A N/A N/A 2.13
139 Gabon 4,700 N/A N/A N/A 3.38
140 Benin 4,550 N/A N/A N/A 0.61
141 Niger 4,300 N/A N/A N/A 0.37
142 Fiji 3,500 6,000 0 9,500 3.92
143 Switzerland 3,300 80,000 N/A N/A 0.44
144 Papua New Guinea 3,100 0 0 3,100 0.56
145 Jamaica 2,830 953 0 3,783 1.04
146 Trinidad and Tobago 2,700 0 0 2,7002.48
147 Central African Republic 2,550 N/A N/A N/A 0.67
148 Malta 2,140 N/A N/A N/A 5.37
149 Lesotho 2,000 N/A N/A N/A 1.07
150 Suriname 1,840 0 0 1,840 4.20
151 Guyana 1,600 1,500 1,500 4,600 2.09
152 Equatorial Guinea 1,320 N/A N/A N/A 2.46
153 Timor-Leste 1,250 0 0 1,250 0.62
154 Cape Verde 1,200 N/A N/A N/A 2.87
155 Belize 1,050 700 0 1,750 3.76
156 Luxembourg 900 N/A N/A N/A 1.92
157 Bahamas 860 0 0 860 2.85
158 Gambia 800 N/A N/A N/A 0.50
159 Barbados 610 430 0 1,040 2.18
160 Seychelles 450 N/A N/A N/A 5.54
161 Antigua and Barbuda 170 0 0 170 2.47

There are currently 25 countries that do not maintain a military.

See also

Lists of countries

Liste des armées nationales par effectif | Lista degli stati per numero di truppe

 

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