Countries by Active Military Personnel
Complete ranking of 174 countries • count • Updated 2026
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  China | 475.00B | Asia | 100% |
| 2nd |  Ukraine | 425.00B | Europe | 99% |
| 3rd |  India | 1.50M | Asia | 99% |
| 4th |  North Korea | 1.30M | Asia | 98% |
| 5th |  United States | 1.28M | North America | 98% |
| 6th |  Russia | 1.15M | Europe | 97% |
| 7th |  Pakistan | 650.0K | Asia | 97% |
| 8th |  South Korea | 500.0K | Asia | 96% |
| 9th |  Turkey | 495.0K | Europe | 95% |
| 10th |  Egypt | 450.0K | Africa | 95% |
| 11th |  Vietnam | 450.0K | Asia | 94% |
| 12th |  Indonesia | 400.0K | Asia | 94% |
| 13th |  Brazil | 360.0K | South America | 93% |
| 14th |  Thailand | 350.0K | Asia | 93% |
| 15th |  Colombia | 260.0K | North America | 92% |
| 16th |  Mexico | 260.0K | North America | 91% |
| 17th |  Saudi Arabia | 250.0K | Asia | 91% |
| 18th |  Poland | 235.0K | Europe | 90% |
| 19th |  Morocco | 220.0K | Africa | 90% |
| 20th |  Sri Lanka | 210.0K | Asia | 89% |
| 21st |  Algeria | 200.0K | Africa | 89% |
| 22nd |  France | 200.0K | Europe | 88% |
| 23rd |  Cambodia | 200.0K | Asia | 87% |
| 24th |  Afghanistan | 190.0K | Asia | 87% |
| 25th |  Germany | 185.0K | Europe | 86% |
| 26th |  Eritrea | 175.0K | Africa | 86% |
| 27th |  Bangladesh | 170.0K | Asia | 85% |
| 28th |  Israel | 170.0K | Asia | 84% |
| 29th |  Italy | 170.0K | Europe | 84% |
| 30th |  Taiwan | 170.0K | Asia | 83% |
| 31st |  Ethiopia | 150.1K | Africa | 83% |
| 32nd |  Myanmar | 150.0K | Asia | 82% |
| 33rd |  Switzerland | 145.0K | Europe | 82% |
| 34th |  Philippines | 145.0K | Asia | 81% |
| 35th |  Nigeria | 140.0K | Africa | 80% |
| 36th |  United Kingdom | 138.0K | Europe | 80% |
| 37th |  Japan | 120.1K | Asia | 79% |
| 38th |  Spain | 120.0K | Europe | 79% |
| 39th |  Greece | 112.0K | Europe | 78% |
| 40th |  Malaysia | 110.0K | Asia | 78% |
| 41st |  South Sudan | 100.1K | Africa | 77% |
| 42nd |  Angola | 100.0K | Africa | 76% |
| 43rd |  Azerbaijan | 100.0K | Europe | 76% |
| 44th |  Jordan | 100.0K | Asia | 75% |
| 45th |  Nepal | 95.0K | Asia | 75% |
| 46th |  Peru | 85.0K | South America | 74% |
| 47th |  Venezuela | 75.1K | North America | 74% |
| 48th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 75.0K | Africa | 73% |
| 49th |  Iran | 75.0K | Asia | 72% |
| 50th |  Argentina | 75.0K | South America | 72% |
| 51st |  Canada | 75.0K | North America | 71% |
| 52nd |  Chile | 70.0K | South America | 71% |
| 53rd |  Lebanon | 70.0K | Asia | 70% |
| 54th |  Romania | 70.0K | Europe | 70% |
| 55th |  United Arab Emirates | 65.0K | Asia | 69% |
| 56th |  Australia | 60.0K | Oceania | 68% |
| 57th |  Singapore | 55.0K | Asia | 68% |
| 58th |  Cuba | 50.0K | North America | 67% |
| 59th |  Kazakhstan | 50.0K | Asia | 67% |
| 60th |  Uzbekistan | 50.0K | Asia | 66% |
| 61st |  Uganda | 45.0K | Africa | 66% |
| 62nd |  Netherlands | 43.0K | Europe | 65% |
| 63rd |  Ecuador | 40.0K | South America | 64% |
| 64th |  Oman | 40.0K | Asia | 64% |
| 65th |  Georgia | 37.0K | Europe | 63% |
| 66th |  South Africa | 35.0K | Africa | 63% |
| 67th |  Turkmenistan | 35.0K | Asia | 62% |
| 68th |  Tunisia | 35.0K | Africa | 61% |
| 69th |  Finland | 31.0K | Europe | 61% |
| 70th |  Dominican Republic | 30.0K | North America | 60% |
| 71st |  Belarus | 30.0K | Europe | 60% |
| 72nd |  Hungary | 30.0K | Europe | 59% |
| 73rd |  Laos | 30.0K | Asia | 59% |
| 74th |  Panama | 30.0K | North America | 58% |
| 75th |  Zimbabwe | 30.0K | Africa | 57% |
| 76th |  Bulgaria | 28.0K | Europe | 57% |
| 77th |  Czechia | 28.0K | Europe | 56% |
| 78th |  Norway | 27.0K | Europe | 56% |
| 79th |  Armenia | 25.0K | Europe | 55% |
| 80th |  Cameroon | 25.0K | Africa | 55% |
| 81st |  Kenya | 25.0K | Africa | 54% |
| 82nd |  Portugal | 25.0K | Europe | 53% |
| 83rd |  Serbia | 25.0K | Europe | 53% |
| 84th |  Sweden | 25.0K | Europe | 52% |
| 85th |  Senegal | 25.0K | Africa | 52% |
| 86th |  El Salvador | 25.0K | North America | 51% |
| 87th |  Tanzania | 25.0K | Africa | 51% |
| 88th |  Belgium | 23.0K | Europe | 50% |
| 89th |  Uruguay | 23.0K | South America | 49% |
| 90th |  Austria | 22.0K | Europe | 49% |
| 91st |  Mali | 20.0K | Africa | 48% |
| 92nd |  Chad | 20.0K | Africa | 48% |
| 93rd |  Burkina Faso | 20.0K | Africa | 47% |
| 94th |  Guatemala | 20.0K | North America | 47% |
| 95th |  Lithuania | 20.0K | Europe | 46% |
| 96th |  Somalia | 20.0K | Africa | 45% |
| 97th |  Togo | 20.0K | Africa | 45% |
| 98th |  Bolivia | 17.5K | South America | 44% |
| 99th |  Rwanda | 17.5K | Africa | 44% |
| 100th |  Denmark | 17.0K | Europe | 43% |
| 101st |  Kuwait | 17.0K | Asia | 43% |
| 102nd |  Mauritania | 17.0K | Africa | 42% |
| 103rd |  Slovakia | 17.0K | Europe | 41% |
| 104th |  Zambia | 16.0K | Africa | 41% |
| 105th |  Burundi | 15.0K | Africa | 40% |
| 106th |  Côte d'Ivoire | 15.0K | Africa | 40% |
| 107th |  Honduras | 15.0K | North America | 39% |
| 108th |  Croatia | 15.0K | Europe | 39% |
| 109th |  Paraguay | 15.0K | South America | 38% |
| 110th |  Qatar | 15.0K | Asia | 37% |
| 111st |  Madagascar | 13.0K | Africa | 37% |
| 112nd |  Iraq | 12.5K | Asia | 36% |
| 113rd |  Mozambique | 12.0K | Africa | 36% |
| 114th |  Namibia | 12.0K | Africa | 35% |
| 115th |  Nicaragua | 12.0K | North America | 34% |
| 116th |  Ghana | 10.0K | Africa | 34% |
| 117th |  Niger | 10.0K | Africa | 33% |
| 118th |  Mongolia | 10.0K | Asia | 33% |
| 119th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.0K | Europe | 32% |
| 120th |  Bahrain | 10.0K | Asia | 32% |
| 121st |  Botswana | 10.0K | Africa | 31% |
| 122nd |  Malawi | 10.0K | Africa | 30% |
| 123rd |  Sierra Leone | 10.0K | Africa | 30% |
| 124th |  Latvia | 9.0K | Europe | 29% |
| 125th |  New Zealand | 8.8K | Oceania | 29% |
| 126th |  Cyprus | 7.5K | Europe | 28% |
| 127th |  Central African Republic | 7.5K | Africa | 28% |
| 128th |  Costa Rica | 7.5K | North America | 27% |
| 129th |  Kyrgyzstan | 7.5K | Asia | 26% |
| 130th |  Albania | 7.5K | Europe | 26% |
| 131st |  Estonia | 7.5K | Europe | 25% |
| 132nd |  Ireland | 7.5K | Europe | 25% |
| 133rd |  Congo | 7.0K | Africa | 24% |
| 134th |  Brunei | 7.0K | Asia | 24% |
| 135th |  Gabon | 7.0K | Africa | 23% |
| 136th |  Moldova | 6.5K | Europe | 22% |
| 137th |  Benin | 6.0K | Africa | 22% |
| 138th |  Djibouti | 6.0K | Africa | 21% |
| 139th |  Guinea | 6.0K | Africa | 21% |
| 140th |  North Macedonia | 6.0K | Europe | 20% |
| 141st |  Slovenia | 6.0K | Europe | 20% |
| 142nd |  Tajikistan | 5.0K | Asia | 19% |
| 143rd |  Trinidad and Tobago | 5.0K | North America | 18% |
| 144th |  Bhutan | 4.0K | Asia | 18% |
| 145th |  Fiji | 4.0K | Oceania | 17% |
| 146th |  Guinea-Bissau | 4.0K | Africa | 17% |
| 147th |  Jamaica | 4.0K | North America | 16% |
| 148th |  Papua New Guinea | 4.0K | Oceania | 16% |
| 149th |  Gambia | 3.5K | Africa | 15% |
| 150th |  Guyana | 3.5K | North America | 14% |
| 151st |  Eswatini | 3.0K | Africa | 14% |
| 152nd |  Palestine | 2.0K | Asia | 13% |
| 153rd |  Maldives | 2.0K | Asia | 13% |
| 154th |  Equatorial Guinea | 2.0K | Africa | 12% |
| 155th |  Haiti | 2.0K | North America | 11% |
| 156th |  Liberia | 2.0K | Africa | 11% |
| 157th |  Lesotho | 2.0K | Africa | 10% |
| 158th |  Montenegro | 2.0K | Europe | 10% |
| 159th |  Malta | 2.0K | Europe | 9% |
| 160th |  Suriname | 2.0K | North America | 9% |
| 161st |  Timor-Leste | 2.0K | Asia | 8% |
| 162nd |  Bahamas | 1.6K | North America | 7% |
| 163rd |  Belize | 1.5K | North America | 7% |
| 164th |  Cabo Verde | 1.3K | Africa | 6% |
| 165th |  Luxembourg | 900 | Europe | 6% |
| 166th |  Barbados | 600 | North America | 5% |
| 167th |  Comoros | 600 | Africa | 5% |
| 168th |  Tonga | 600 | Oceania | 4% |
| 169th |  Seychelles | 500 | Africa | 3% |
| 170th |  Sao Tome and Principe | 500 | Africa | 3% |
| 171st |  Bermuda | 350 | North America | 2% |
| 172nd |  Antigua and Barbuda | 300 | North America | 2% |
| 173rd |  Sudan | 202 | Africa | 1% |
| 174th |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 200 | North America | 1% |