Armed forces personnel, total - Defense & arms trade - Public Sector - World Development Indicators



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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.
Armed forces personnel, total - Defense & arms trade - Public Sector - World Development Indicators (2008)

Rank

Country

Value

1Low & middle income21,745,250
2Middle income17,484,250
3Lower middle income11,803,900
4East Asia & Pacific6,817,000
5High income5,724,092
6Upper middle income5,680,350
7High income: OECD4,605,342
8Low income4,261,000
9South Asia4,121,000
10Middle East & North Africa3,505,000
11Europe & Central Asia3,372,500
12China2,885,000
13India2,582,000
14Least developed countries: UN classification2,513,000
15Latin America & Caribbean2,399,300
16Euro area1,714,362
17United States1,540,000
18Sub-Saharan Africa1,530,450
19Russia1,476,000
20Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)1,263,000
21High income: nonOECD1,118,750
22Pakistan921,000
23Egypt866,000
24Brazil721,000
25North Korea692,000
26South Korea692,000
27Turkey613,000
28Indonesia582,000
29Iraq577,000
30Iran563,000
31Burma513,000
32Vietnam495,000
33Italy436,000
34Thailand421,000
35Colombia411,000
36Syria401,000
37France353,000
38Algeria334,000
39Mexico286,000
40Morocco246,000
41Germany244,000
42Japan242,000
43Saudi Arabia238,000
44Spain223,000
45Bangladesh221,000
46Ukraine215,000
47Sri Lanka213,000
48Eritrea202,000
49Cambodia191,000
50Peru191,000
51Israel185,000
52Belarus183,000
53Singapore167,000
54Nigeria162,000
55Greece161,000
56United Kingdom160,000
57Romania153,000
58Democratic Republic of the Congo151,000
59Philippines147,000
60Poland143,000
61Yemen138,000
62Ethiopia138,000
63Malaysia134,000
64Nepal131,000
65Laos129,000
66Sudan127,000
67Angola117,000
68Venezuela115,000
69Jordan111,000
70Argentina107,000
71Chile103,000
72Portugal91,000
73Uzbekistan87,000
74Bolivia83,000
75Azerbaijan82,000
76Kazakhstan81,000
77Libya76,000
78Cuba76,000
79Lebanon76,000
80Bulgaria75,000
81Dominican Republic65,000
82Canada64,000
83South Africa62,000
84Ecuador58,400
85West Bank and Gaza56,000
86Australia55,000
87Afghanistan53,000
88United Arab Emirates51,000
89Burundi51,000
90Zimbabwe51,000
91Tunisia48,000
92Netherlands47,000
93Uganda47,000
94Oman47,000
95Armenia42,000
96Belgium39,000
97Hungary37,000
98Austria35,000
99Rwanda35,000
100Chad35,000
101Guatemala35,000
102Georgia33,000
103El Salvador33,000
104Finland32,000
105Denmark30,000
106Kenya29,000
107Tanzania28,000
108Czech Republic27,000
109Paraguay26,000
110Uruguay25,900
111Serbia24,000
112Lithuania24,000
113Switzerland23,000
114Kuwait23,000
115Cameroon23,000
116Croatia22,000
117Turkmenistan22,000
118Madagascar22,000
119Kyrgyzstan21,000
120Mauritania21,000
121Honduras20,000
122Macedonia19,000
123Bahrain19,000
124Ivory Coast19,000
125Senegal19,000
126Guinea19,000
127Norway19,000
128Sweden17,600
129Slovakia17,000
130Mongolia17,000
131Tajikistan17,000
132Latvia16,000
133Zambia16,000
134Montenegro15,000
135Namibia15,000
136Albania14,500
137Ghana14,000
138Djibouti13,000
139Slovenia12,000
140Nicaragua12,000
141Panama12,000
142Qatar12,000
143Republic of the Congo12,000
144Mali12,000
145Burkina Faso11,250
146Mozambique11,000
147Botswana11,000
148Sierra Leone11,000
149Cyprus10,750
150Ireland10,000
151Niger10,000
152Costa Rica10,000
153Togo9,750
154Bosnia and Herzegovina9,000
155Brunei Darussalam9,000
156New Zealand9,000
157Benin8,000
158Moldova8,000
159Malawi7,000
160Gabon7,000
161Estonia7,000
162Guinea-Bissau6,000
163Trinidad and Tobago4,000
164Fiji4,000
165Papua New Guinea3,000
166Central African Republic3,000
167Guyana3,000
168Jamaica3,000
169Suriname2,000
170Malta2,000
171Mauritius2,000
172Liberia2,000
173Lesotho2,000
174Luxembourg1,612
175Equatorial Guinea1,000
176Timor-Leste1,000
177Gambia1,000
178Belize1,000
179Barbados1,000
180Bahamas1,000
181Cape Verde1,000
182Seychelles450
183Iceland130
184Haiti0
185Antigua and Barbuda0
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