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Number of active troops per country
This list of countries by size of armed forces displays national troop levels by active troop strength, number of Naval combatants, fighter aircraft and nuclear weapons. The list’s ranking however is based in the number of troops, not in the numbers of tanks, aircraft, ships or power of the armed forces. This list is indicative only, as strict comparisons cannot accurately be made. For example, "troop strength" in some forces might include administrative or paramilitary functions that in another country might be civilian roles and therefore excluded from the below figures.
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Rank (by number of active troops) |
- |
Country |
Active troops
(thousands) |
Reserve troops
(thousands) |
Defense budget (US$ BN) |
Tanks |
Aircraft carriers |
Cr |
D |
F |
Co |
NS |
S |
Air |
Nu |
-- |
|
World |
17,442 |
44,925 |
2,410.00 |
87,031 |
78 |
71 |
204 |
319 |
335 |
134 |
259 |
27,489 |
26,291 |
1. |
|
People's Republic of China ** |
2,250[1] |
800[2] |
61[3] |
7,580[2] |
0[4] |
14 |
26[5] |
49[6] |
14 |
8[7] |
55[8] |
1,971[9] |
400 [10] |
2. |
|
United States of America ** |
1,444[14] |
1,000 |
711 [15] |
7,821[2] |
12[2] |
14 |
23 |
34 |
48 |
74 |
14 |
3,704[2] |
9,200 [16] |
3. |
|
India ** |
1,325[17] |
1,160[17] |
32.7[18] |
5,000[2] |
1[19] |
23 |
32 |
41 |
50 |
41 |
16[20] |
1,500[21] |
150+ [22] |
4. |
|
Russia ** |
1,245[2] |
1,150 |
70[23] |
28,381[2] |
1 |
7 |
13[24] |
5[25] |
85[26] |
35[27] |
18[28] |
3,400[29] |
16,800[30] |
5. |
|
North Korea ** |
1,190[31] |
4,700 |
5.00 |
3,500[17] |
0 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
26 |
621 |
0-10 [32] |
6. |
|
Pakistan ** |
650[33] |
518 |
5.20 |
2,451[17] |
0 |
|
|
7[17] |
5 |
0 |
8[34] |
523 [35] |
55-90[36] |
7. |
|
Republic of Korea |
560 |
4,500 [37] |
29.53 |
2,300[17] |
0 |
|
6 |
12 |
24 |
|
11 |
388[38] |
0 |
8. |
|
Iran |
545[39] |
350[39] |
6.20[40] |
1,800 |
0 |
|
|
4 |
3 |
|
13 |
214 |
0 |
9. |
|
Egypt |
542 |
428 |
3.30 |
3,680 |
0 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
17 |
567 |
0 |
10. |
|
Vietnam |
484 |
408 |
3.2 |
1,829 |
0 |
|
|
6 |
5 |
|
2 |
459 |
0 |
11. |
|
Turkey |
514 |
378 |
22.56 |
4,205 |
0 |
|
|
18 |
6 |
|
14 |
902 |
NATO shared |
12. |
|
Myanmar |
428 |
- |
0.03 |
800 |
0 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
128 |
0 |
13. |
|
Colombia |
421[41] |
- |
3.30 |
350 |
0 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
4 |
30 |
0 |
14. |
|
Brazil |
370[42][43][44] |
1,115 |
24 |
601[45] |
1 |
0 |
1[46] |
11[47] |
5[48] |
0 |
5[49] |
171[50] |
0 |
15. |
|
Indonesia |
316 |
400 |
1.30 |
365 |
0 |
|
|
7 |
7 |
|
2 |
61 |
0 |
16. |
|
Thailand |
314 |
200 |
1.77 |
790 |
1 |
|
|
12 |
5 |
|
|
184 |
0 |
17. |
|
Syria |
296[51] |
132[51] |
1.85 |
4,100 |
0 |
|
|
5 |
7 |
|
3 |
472 |
0 |
18. |
|
Republic of China (Taiwan) |
290 |
1,657 |
10.5 |
926 |
0 |
|
4 |
21 |
|
|
4 |
388 |
0 |
19. |
|
Germany |
250 |
38 |
31.1[52] |
1,500 |
0 |
|
|
15 |
3 |
|
11 |
243 |
NATO shared |
20.]] |
|
Bangladesh |
246 |
50 |
6.81 |
332 |
0 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
125 |
0 |
|
21. |
|
Italy |
240 |
68 |
22.0[52] |
1,180 |
2 |
|
4 |
15 |
12 |
|
7 |
385 |
NATO shared |
22. |
|
Japan |
239 |
47 |
41.1[52] |
980[53] |
0 |
|
13[54] |
39[54] |
|
|
16[54] |
360[55] |
|
23. |
|
France ** |
225 |
100 |
37.9[52] |
1,021 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
|
368 |
300-350 [56] |
24. |
|
Israel # |
187 |
425 |
9.44 |
3,650[57] |
0 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
3 |
440[58] |
70-400[59] |
|
25. |
|
Poland |
155 |
188 |
10.79 |
947 |
0 |
|
|
5 |
3 |
|
5 |
102 |
0 |
26. |
|
Ukraine |
149 |
1,000 |
2.065 [60] |
3784 [61] |
0 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
351 |
0 |
27. |
|
Eritrea |
202 |
250 |
0.22 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
0 |
28. |
|
Morocco |
196 |
150 |
3.72 |
744 |
0 |
|
|
3[62] |
3[63] |
|
|
134 |
0 |
29. |
|
United Kingdom ** |
195 |
191 |
68.911 |
393 |
3 |
|
9 |
17 |
|
13[64] |
12 |
341 |
300 [56] |
30. |
|
Mexico |
192 |
300 |
6.07 |
435 |
0 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
107 |
0 |
31. |
|
Algeria |
230 |
150 |
4.99 |
900 |
0 |
|
|
6 |
32 |
|
8 |
350 |
0 |
32. |
|
Ethiopia |
182 |
|
0.29 |
400 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
0 |
33. |
|
Spain |
177 |
329 |
12.30 |
552 |
1 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
4 |
181 |
0 |
34. |
|
Greece |
177 |
58 |
5.2[52] |
867 |
0 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
8 |
235 |
NATO shared |
35. |
|
Sri Lanka |
157 |
|
0.60 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
32 |
0 |
36. |
|
Switzerland |
140 |
80 |
2.54 |
556 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
138 |
0 |
37. |
|
Azerbaijan |
126 |
575 |
2[65] |
600+ |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
198 |
0 |
38. |
|
Saudi Arabia |
124 |
75 |
27.20 |
1055[66] |
0 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
291 |
0 |
39. |
|
Sudan |
117 |
|
0.58 |
200 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
0 |
40. |
|
Philippines |
113 |
403 |
1.34 |
126 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
13 |
|
|
43 |
0 |
41. |
|
Malaysia |
110 |
|
1.69 |
48 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
6 |
|
3 |
93 |
0 |
42. |
|
Peru |
110 |
188 |
0.82 |
300 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
|
|
6 |
|
0 |
43. |
|
Jordan |
100 |
35 |
1.39 |
1,179 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
101 |
0 |
44. |
|
Angola |
100 |
|
2.00 |
300 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
65 |
0 |
45. |
|
Venezuela |
100 |
280 |
4.00 |
194 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
76 |
0 |
46. |
|
Canada |
62[67] |
25[67] |
7.5[52] |
166 |
0 |
|
3 |
12 |
|
|
4 |
138 |
NATO shared |
47. |
|
Romania |
93 |
|
2.90 |
340 |
0 |
|
|
3 |
4 |
|
1 |
48 |
0 |
48. |
|
Nepal |
90 |
|
0.10 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
49. |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
83 |
|
0.103 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
50. |
|
Chile |
80 |
50 |
5.19 |
320 |
0 |
|
|
7 |
7 |
|
4 |
58 |
0 |
51. |
|
Belarus |
79 |
289 |
0.471[52] |
1,608 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
212 |
0 |
52. |
|
Nigeria |
78 |
|
0.73 |
|
0 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
0 |
|
53. |
|
Libya |
76 |
45 |
1.30 |
800 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
|
215 |
0 |
54. |
|
Serbia |
75 |
200 |
1.4 |
860 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
0 |
55. |
|
Cambodia |
124 |
|
0.11 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
56. |
|
Lebanon |
72 |
|
0.54 |
310 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
57. |
|
Argentina |
71 |
|
4.30 |
348 |
|
|
|
4 |
9 |
|
3 |
66 |
0 |
58. |
|
Afghanistan |
70 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
59. |
|
Kazakhstan |
65 |
|
|
1,266 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
181 |
0 |
60. |
|
Yemen |
40 |
|
|
1,250 |
0 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
463 |
0 |
61. |
|
Rwanda |
61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62. |
|
Armenia |
60 |
32 |
0.495[68] |
110 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
0 |
63. |
|
South Africa |
60 |
|
3.70 |
168 |
0 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
2 |
43 |
0 |
64. |
|
Singapore |
60 |
312 |
|
100 |
0 |
|
|
6 |
6 |
|
4 |
119 |
0 |
65. |
|
Uganda |
60 |
|
0.10 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
66. |
|
Ecuador |
59 |
100 |
0.91 |
140 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
6 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
67. |
|
Czech Republic |
57 |
|
1.164[52] |
179 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
0 |
68. |
|
Australia |
54 |
20 |
23.18 |
210 |
0 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
6 |
160 |
0 |
69. |
|
Netherlands |
53 |
32 |
10.8 |
110 |
0 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
90 |
NATO shared |
70. |
|
Uzbekistan |
53 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
71.= |
|
Bulgaria |
51 |
303 |
0.406[52] |
560 |
0 |
|
|
5 |
3 |
|
1 |
88 |
0 |
71.= |
|
Croatia |
51 |
|
1.089[52] |
200 |
0 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
1 |
24 |
0 |
73. |
|
United Arab Emirates |
50 |
|
|
436 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
80 |
0 |
74. |
|
Cuba |
46 |
12 |
0.20 |
1600 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
110 |
0 |
75. |
|
Portugal |
45 |
|
|
100 |
0 |
|
|
5 |
7 |
|
2 |
40 |
0 |
76. |
|
Oman |
42 |
|
|
35 |
0 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
0 |
77. |
|
Belgium |
41 |
|
3.4[52] |
|
0 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
68 |
NATO shared |
78. |
|
Burundi |
40 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
79. |
|
Finland |
37 |
485 |
1.929[52] |
124 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
63 |
0 |
80. |
|
Tunisia |
35 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
56 |
0 |
81. |
|
Austria |
34 |
|
1.8[52] |
233 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
0 |
82. |
|
Sweden |
34 |
262 |
6.70 |
160 |
0 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
5 |
138 |
0 |
83. |
|
Hungary |
33 |
|
0.745[52] |
12 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
0 |
84. |
|
Zimbabwe |
32 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
85. |
|
Bolivia |
32 |
40 |
0.147 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
0 |
86. |
|
Guatemala |
31 |
35 |
0.12 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
0 |
87. |
|
Chad |
30 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
0 |
88. |
|
Laos |
29 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
89. |
|
Norway |
28 |
219 |
6.2[69] |
136 |
0 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
6 |
57 |
0 |
90. |
|
Tanzania |
27 |
|
|
96 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
91. |
|
Slovakia |
26 |
|
|
487 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
92. |
|
Turkmenistan |
26 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
93. |
|
Dominican Republic |
24 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
94. |
|
Kenya |
24 |
|
|
76 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
0 |
95. |
|
Uruguay |
24 |
|
0.25 |
85 |
0 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
28 |
0 |
96. |
|
Cameroon |
23 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
97. |
|
Denmark |
23 |
65 |
2.70[52] |
57 |
0 |
|
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
48 |
0 |
98. |
|
Zambia |
22 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
99. |
|
Albania |
20 |
0 |
0.102[52] |
435 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
100. |
|
Paraguay |
19 |
15 |
0.125 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
101. |
|
Kosovo |
2.5[70] |
0.8 |
? |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
102. |
|
Cyprus |
|
|
0.51[52] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
103. |
|
Bosnia |
|
|
0.405[52] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
104. |
|
Estonia |
|
|
0.061[52] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
105. |
|
Macedonia |
|
|
0.072[52] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
106. |
|
Ireland |
|
|
0.737[52] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
107. |
|
Latvia |
|
|
0.04[52] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
[52]
[edit] Breakdown of aircraft
All information is gathered from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, otherwise where noted.
- * - Estimated combined number
- ** - Declared nuclear weapon state.
- # - Neither confirms nor denies possession of nuclear weapons.
- AC/LPH - Aircraft Carriers/Landing Platform Helicopter
- Cr - Cruisers
- D - Destroyers
- F - Frigates
- Co - Corvettes
- NS - Nuclear submarines
- S - Conventional submarines
- Nu - Nuclear Weapons
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ China: National Security
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The Asian Conventional Military Balance in 2006 Retrieved on 03-27-08
- ^ The FY 2009 Pentagon Spending Request - Global Military Spending http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/policy/securityspending/articles/fy09_dod_request_global/ Center for Arms Control and Non/Proliferation study
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/world/asia/18china.html
- ^ http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/surface/default.asp
- ^ http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/surface/default.asp
- ^ http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/sub/default.asp
- ^ http://www.sinodefence.com/navy/sub/default.asp
- ^ http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/fighter/default.asp
- ^ Nuclear Stockpiles: P.R. China, warheads and megatonnage, various estimates
- ^ http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/MILITARY/rg0708.pdf
- ^ The FY 2009 Pentagon Spending Request - Global Military Spending http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/policy/securityspending/articles/fy09_dod_request_global/ Center for Arms Control and Non/Proliferation study
- ^ Nuclear Stockpiles: United States, warheads and megatonnage, various estimates
- ^ http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/MILITARY/ms0.pdf
- ^ The FY 2009 Pentagon Spending Request - Global Military Spending http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/policy/securityspending/articles/fy09_dod_request_global/ Center for Arms Control and Non/Proliferation study
- ^ Nuclear Stockpiles: United States, warheads and megatonnage, various estimates
- ^ a b c d e f The Asian Conventional Military Balance in 2006 II Retrieved on 03-27-08
- ^ India's defence budget rises, but problems remain | Business | Reuters
- ^ R 22 Viraat
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Indian Air Force Combat Jets in USAF Exercise", Armed Forces International Retrieved 21st Dec 2008
- ^ "Current World Nucleur Arsenal"
- ^ The FY 2009 Pentagon Spending Request - Global Military Spending http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/policy/securityspending/articles/fy09_dod_request_global/ Center for Arms Control and Non/Proliferation study
- ^ http://www.warfare.ru/?lang=&linkid=1720&catid=243&type=destroyers
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