Armed forces personnel, total
GovernanceWB WDIwb_wdi:MS.MIL.TOTL.P1•1985 → 2020•174 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
GovernanceWB WDI
Coverage
174
Frequency
yearly
Range
1985 \u2192 2020
Latest
2020
Armed forces personnel, total by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2020)
Low \u2192 High
≤ 4.71K
4.71K – 12K
12K – 22.14K
22.14K – 45.86K
45.86K – 123.29K
123.29K – 279.14K
> 279.14K
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Armed forces personnel, total
174 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Armed forces personnel, total
Countries
174
Median
31.5K
Mean
158.6K
25th pctl
10K
75th pctl
144K
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Armed forces personnel, total
IndiaChinaKorea, Dem. People's Rep.
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| IndiaIND | 3.07M | 2020 | |
| ChinaCHN | 2.54M | 2020 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 1.47M | 2020 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 1.45M | 2020 | |
| United StatesUSA | 1.4M | 2020 | |
| PakistanPAK | 943K | 2020 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 836K | 2020 | |
| BrazilBRA | 762K | 2020 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 676K | 2020 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 650K | 2020 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 569K | 2020 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 522K | 2020 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 512K | 2020 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 463K | 2020 | |
| IraqIRQ | 459K | 2020 | |
| ThailandTHA | 455K | 2020 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 428K | 2020 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 343K | 2020 | |
| MexicoMEX | 341K | 2020 | |
| ItalyITA | 338K | 2020 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 326K | 2020 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 317K | 2020 | |
| FranceFRA | 304K | 2020 | |
| UkraineUKR | 298K | 2020 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 282K | 2020 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 278K | 2019 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 269K | 2020 | |
| JapanJPN | 261K | 2020 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 246K | 2020 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 227K | 2020 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 223K | 2020 | |
| EritreaERI | 202K | 2020 | |
| SpainESP | 199K | 2020 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 191K | 2020 | |
| PolandPOL | 189K | 2020 | |
| South SudanSSD | 185K | 2019 | |
| GermanyDEU | 183K | 2020 | |
| IsraelISR | 178K | 2020 | |
| BelarusBLR | 158K | 2020 | |
| PeruPER | 158K | 2020 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 157K | 2020 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 153K | 2020 | |
| GreeceGRC | 147K | 2020 | |
| SudanSDN | 144K | 2020 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 138K | 2020 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 136K | 2020 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 134K | 2019 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 134K | 2020 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 129K | 2020 | |
| RomaniaROU | 128K | 2020 | |
| AngolaAGO | 117K | 2020 | |
| JordanJOR | 116K | 2020 | |
| ChileCHL | 114K | 2020 | |
| NepalNPL | 112K | 2020 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 103K | 2020 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 89K | 2020 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 82K | 2020 | |
| LebanonLBN | 80K | 2020 | |
| CubaCUB | 76K | 2020 | |
| CanadaCAN | 72K | 2020 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 71K | 2020 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 71K | 2020 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 71K | 2020 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 68K | 2020 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 63K | 2020 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 60K | 2020 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 59K | 2020 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 57K | 2020 | |
| PortugalPRT | 52K | 2020 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 51K | 2020 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 48K | 2020 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 47K | 2020 | |
| OmanOMN | 47K | 2020 | |
| HungaryHUN | 46K | 2020 | |
| UgandaUGA | 46K | 2020 | |
| ChadTCD | 45K | 2020 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 43K | 2020 | |
| EcuadorECU | 42K | 2020 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 42K | 2020 | |
| MaliMLI | 41K | 2020 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 41K | 2020 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 40K | 2020 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 37K | 2020 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 37K | 2020 | |
| RwandaRWA | 35K | 2020 | |
| CameroonCMR | 34K | 2020 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 32K | 2020 | |
| BurundiBDI | 31K | 2020 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 29K | 2020 | |
| PanamaPAN | 28K | 2020 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 28K | 2020 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 27K | 2020 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 26K | 2020 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 25K | 2020 | |
| NorwayNOR | 25K | 2020 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 24K | 2020 | |
| KenyaKEN | 24K | 2020 | |
| AustriaAUT | 23K | 2020 | |
| HondurasHND | 23K | 2020 | |
| FinlandFIN | 22K | 2020 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 22K | 2020 | |
| QatarQAT | 22K | 2020 | |
| UruguayURY | 22K | 2020 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 21K | 2020 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 21K | 2020 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 20K | 2020 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 20K | 2020 | |
| BahrainBHR | 19K | 2020 | |
| SenegalSEN | 19K | 2020 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 18K | 2020 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 18K | 2020 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 17K | 2020 | |
| GhanaGHA | 16K | 2020 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 16K | 2020 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 16K | 2020 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 16K | 2020 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 15K | 2020 | |
| MalawiMWI | 15K | 2020 | |
| SwedenSWE | 15K | 2020 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 14K | 2020 | |
| CyprusCYP | 13K | 2020 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 13K | 2020 | |
| GuineaGIN | 13K | 2020 | |
| BeninBEN | 12K | 2020 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 12K | 2020 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 12K | 2020 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 12K | 2020 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 11K | 2020 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 11K | 2020 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 11K | 2020 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 10K | 2020 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 10K | 2020 | |
| NigerNER | 10K | 2020 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 10K | 2020 | |
| TogoTGO | 10K | 2020 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 9K | 2020 | |
| IrelandIRL | 9K | 2020 | |
| LatviaLVA | 9K | 2020 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 9K | 2020 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 8K | 2020 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 8K | 2020 | |
| EstoniaEST | 7K | 2020 | |
| GabonGAB | 7K | 2020 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 7K | 2020 | |
| BhutanBTN | 6K | 2000 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 6K | 2020 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 6K | 2020 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 5K | 2000 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 5K | 2020 | |
| FijiFJI | 4K | 2020 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 4K | 2020 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 4K | 2020 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 4K | 2020 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 3K | 2020 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 3K | 2020 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 3K | 1999 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 2K | 2020 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 2K | 2020 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 2K | 2020 | |
| LesothoLSO | 2K | 2020 | |
| MaltaMLT | 2K | 2020 | |
| SurinameSUR | 2K | 2020 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 2K | 2020 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 1K | 2020 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 1K | 2020 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 1K | 2020 | |
| HaitiHTI | 1K | 2020 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 1K | 2020 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 1K | 1999 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 0 | 2020 | |
| IcelandISL | 0 | 2020 | |
| LibyaLBY | 0 | 2020 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 0 | 2020 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 0 | 2020 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)