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This entry provides estimates of military and security services personnel strengths. The numbers are based on a wide-range of publicly available information. Unless otherwise noted, military estimates focus on the major services (army, navy, air force, and where applicable, gendarmeries) and do not account for activated reservists or delineate military service members assigned to joint staffs or defense ministries.
Afghanistan
the Taliban claims that approximately 150,000 personnel had been recruited for a new National Army; it also claims that over 50,000 personnel had been trained for the police forces (2023)note: as of 2022, there were also up to 10,000 foreign fighters in Afghanistan, most of whom were aligned with the Taliban
Albania
approximately 7,000 total active-duty personnel (5,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 500 Air Force) (2023)Algeria
approximately 250,000 active armed forces personnel (100,000 Army, 15,000 Air Force/Air Defense, 10,000 Navy, 1,000 Republican Guard, 125,000 Gendarmerie); approximately 200,000 General Directorate of National Security (2023)Angola
approximately 100,000 active troops (mostly Army; 5-6,000 Air Force and Navy); estimated 10,000 Rapid Reaction Police (2023)Antigua and Barbuda
approximately 250 active military personnel (2024)Argentina
approximately 80,000 active-duty personnel (50,000 Army; 17,000 Navy, including about 3,500 marines); 13,000 Air Force); estimated 20,000 Gendarmerie (2023)Armenia
approximately 45,000 active troops (42,000 ground; 3,000 air/defense) (2023)Australia
approximately 60,000 active troops (30,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force) (2023)Austria
approximately 20-25,000 active-duty personnel (includes conscripts and active militia) (2023)Azerbaijan
estimates vary; approximately 60-75,000 active armed forces; approximately 15,000 Ministry of Internal Affairs troops (2023)Bahamas, The
approximately 1,700 active RBDF personnel (2024)Bahrain
information varies; approximately 10,000 active personnel (7,500 Army; 1,000 Navy; 1,500 Air Force); approximately 3,000 National Guard (2023)Bangladesh
information varies; approximately 160,000 total active personnel (130,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force) (2023)Barbados
approximately 600 active personnel (2023)Belarus
approximately 45-50,000 active-duty troops; information on the individual services varies, but reportedly includes about 25-30,000 Army, 15,000 Air/Air Defense, and 5,000 Special Operations forces (2023)Belgium
approximately 25,000 active-duty personnel (10,000 Land Component; 1,500 Marine Component; 5,000 Air Force Component; 1,500 Medical Component; 7,000 other, including joint staff, support, and training schools) (2023)Belize
approximately 1,500 BDF personnel; approximately 500 Coast Guard (2023)Benin
approximately 12,000 active-duty troops, including about 3,000 National Guard; estimated 5,000 Republican Police (2023)Bermuda
the Royal Bermuda Regiment has about 350 troops (2024)Bhutan
estimated 8,000 active personnel (2023)Bolivia
approximately 40,000 active-duty military personnel; approximately 40,000 National Police (2023)Bosnia and Herzegovina
approximately 10,000 active-duty personnel (2023)Botswana
approximately 9,000 active BDF personnel (2023)Brazil
approximately 360,000 active military personnel (220,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 70,000 Air Force); approximately 400,000 paramilitary security forces (2023)Brunei
approximately 7,000 total active-duty troops (2023)Bulgaria
approximately 30,000 active-duty personnel (19,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 7,000 Air Force) (2023)note: in 2021, Bulgaria released a 10-year defense plan which called for an active military strength of 43,000
Burkina Faso
approximately 15,500 personnel (10,000 Army; 500 Air Force; 5,000 National Gendarmerie) (2023)note: in 2022, government authorities announced a special recruitment for up to 6,000 additional soldiers and 1,500 gendarmes to assist with its fight against terrorist groups operating in the country; the government also put out a recruitment call for up to 100,000 VDP volunteers, and as of 2023 claimed about 50,000 had volunteered (the VDP's original recruited strength was 15,000)
Burma
estimates vary widely, from approximately 150,000 to as many as 400,000 active personnel (2023)Burundi
approximately 25-30,000 active-duty troops, the majority of which are ground forces (2023)Cabo Verde
the military has approximately 1,000-1,200 personnel (2023)Cambodia
information varies; approximately 100,000 total active troops including less than 5,000 Navy and Air Force personnel; approximately 10,000 Gendarmerie (2023)Cameroon
information varies; approximately 45-50,000 active-duty troops (30-35,000 ground forces, including the Rapid Intervention Battalion/BIR and Presidential Guard; 2,000 Navy; 1,000 Air Force; 10,000 Gendarmerie) (2023)note: the BIR has approximately 10,000 personnel
Canada
approximately 70,000 active armed forces personnel (23,000 Army; 12,000 Navy; 12,000 Air Force; 23,000 other) (2023)note: the Army also has approximately 19,000 part-time volunteer soldiers in the Reserve Force, including about 5,500 Rangers
Central African Republic
information varies; up to 15,000 FACA troops; approximately 8,000 Gendarmerie and 10,000 National Police (2023)Chad
limited and varied information; estimated to have up to 35,000 active ANT personnel (approximately 25-30,000 Ground Forces, 5,000 GDSSIE, and a few hundred Air Force); approximately 5,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 3,000 Nomadic Guard (2023)Chile
approximately 80,000 active armed forces personnel (45,000 Army; 25,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force); approximately 50,000 Carabineros (2023)China
approximately 2 million active-duty troops (approximately 1 million Ground; 250,000 Navy/Marines; 350-400,000 Air Force; 120,000 Rocket Forces; 150-175,000 Strategic Support Forces); estimated 600-650,000 People’s Armed Police (2023)Colombia
information varies; approximately 290,000 active troops (225,000 Army; 50,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines; 15,000 Air Force); approximately 180,000 National Police (2023)Comoros
estimated 600 Defense Force personnel; estimated 500 Federal Police (2023)Congo, Democratic Republic of the
estimates vary; up to 140,000 active troops, including approximately 10,000 Republican Guard (2023)Congo, Republic of the
approximately 12,000 active-duty troops (including 2,000 Gendarmerie) (2023)Costa Rica
15-17,000 Ministry of Public Security personnel (2024)Cote d'Ivoire
approximately 25,000 active troops (23,000 Army, including about 2,000 Special Forces; 1,000 Navy; 1,000 Air Force); 5-10,000 Gendarmerie (2023)Croatia
approximately 15,000 active-duty personnel (10,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 1,500 Air force; 2,000 joint/other) (2023)Cuba
limited available information; estimated 50,000 active personnel, including approximately 40,000 Army (2023)Cyprus
approximately 15,000 total active-duty personnel (2023)Czechia
approximately 30,000 active personnel (24,000 Army; 6,000 Air Force) (2023)Denmark
approximately 17,000 active-duty personnel (10,000 Army; 3,500 Navy; 3,500 Air Force) (2023)Djibouti
approximately 10,000 active-duty military personnel; approximately 2,000 Gendarmerie (2023)Dominican Republic
information varies; approximately 60,000 active personnel (30,000 Army; 13,000 Navy; 17,000 Air Force); approximately 35,000 National Police (2023)Ecuador
approximately 40,000 active military personnel (25,000 Army; 9,000 Navy; 6,000 Air Force) (2023)Egypt
information varies; approximately 450,000 active-duty personnel (325,000 Army; 18,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force; 75,000 Air Defense Command); approximately 300,000 Central Security Forces personnel (2023)El Salvador
approximately 25,000 active military personnel (21,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2023)Equatorial Guinea
approximately 1,500 active-duty troops; approximately 500 Gendarmerie (2023)Eritrea
limited available information; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel (2023)Estonia
approximately 7,000 active-duty personnel; approximately 15,000 Defense League (2023)note: the Estonian Defense Forces rely largely on reservists who have completed compulsory conscription in the previous 10 years to fill out its active duty and Territorial Defense units during a crisis; there are more than 40,000 trained reservists and approximately 230,000 Estonians are enrolled in the mobilization registry
Eswatini
approximately 3,000 active-duty personnel (2022)Ethiopia
information varies; prior to the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict, approximately 150,000 active-duty troops (2023)European Union
the 27 EU countries have a cumulative total of approximately 1.34 million active-duty troops; the largest EU country military forces belong to France, Germany, and Italy (2023)note: the combined forces of NATO have approximately 3.3 million active duty personnel
Fiji
approximately 4,000 active personnel (2023)Finland
approximately 30,000 active-duty personnel (22,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2023)note: active-duty figures include about 21,000 conscripts carrying out their obligated military service (approximately 17,000 Army; 3,500 Navy; 1,000 Air Force)
France
approximately 210,000 active-duty troops (120,000 Army; 35,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force; 15,000 other, such as joint staffs, administration, logistics, procurement, medical service, etc.); approximately 100,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 75,000 National Guard (2023)Gabon
approximately 6,500 active-duty troops including the Republican Guard and Gendarmerie (2023)Gambia, The
estimated 3,000 military personnel (2023)Gaza Strip
the military wing of HAMAS has an estimated 20-25,000 fighters (2023)Georgia
estimates vary; approximately 30,000 troops, including active National Guard forces (2023)note: in December 2020, the Parliament of Georgia adopted a resolution determining that the Georgian Defense Forces would have a maximum peacetime strength of 37,000 troops
Germany
approximately 185,000 active-duty armed forces personnel (62,000 Army; 16,000 Navy; 27,000 Air Force; 20,000 Medical Service, 14,000 Cyber and Information Space Command; 45,000 other, including central staff, support, logistics, etc.) (2023)Ghana
approximately 14,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2023)Gibraltar
the Royal Gibraltar Regiment has more than 400 personnel (2023)Greece
approximately 120,000 active-duty personnel (85,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 20,000 Air Force); approximately 35,000 National Guard (2023)Guatemala
information varies; approximately 20,000 active military personnel (18,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Naval Forces; 1,000 Air Forces); approximately 30,000 National Civil Police (2023)Guinea
approximately 12,000 active personnel, including about 1,500 Gendarmerie (2023)Guinea-Bissau
approximately 4,000 active troops, including a few hundred air and naval personnel (2023)Guyana
approximately 3,500 active-duty military personnel (2024)Haiti
up to 2,000 military troops (the force is planned to eventually have around 5,000 personnel); estimates for the National Police range from a low of 9,000 to a high of about 13,000 (2023)Honduras
approximately 16,000 active personnel (7,500 Army; 1,500 Navy, including about 1,000 marines; 2,000 Air Force; 5,000 Military Police of Public Order); approximately 18,000 National Police (2023)Hungary
approximately 25,000 active-duty troops (20,000 Army; 5,000 Air Force) (2023)note: in 2017, Hungary announced plans to increase the number of active soldiers to around 37,000 but did not give a timeline
India
information varies; approximately 1.5 million active personnel (approximately 1.25 million Army; 65,000 Navy; 140,000 Air Force; 12,000 Coast Guard) (2023)Indonesia
approximately 400,000 active-duty troops (300,000 Army; 60,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines; 30,000 Air Force) (2023)Iran
information varies; up to 600,000 active armed forces personnel; approximately 400,000 Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (350,000 Ground Forces; 18,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force/Air Defense Forces); approximately 150-190,000 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (100-150,000 Ground Forces; 20,000 Navy; 15,000 Aerospace Force; 5-15,000 Qods Force); estimated 90,000 active Basij Paramilitary Forces (2023)Iraq
information varies; approximately 200,000 personnel under the Ministry of Defense (190,000 Army/Aviation Command/Special Forces; 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air/Air Defense Forces); approximately 25,000 National-Level Security Forces; estimated 125,000 Popular Mobilization ForcesMinistry of Peshmerga: approximately 150,000 (45-50,000 Regional Guard Brigades; 40-45,000 Unit 70 Forces; 65-70,000 Unit 80 Forces) (2023)
Ireland
approximately 8,000 active-duty personnel (2023)Israel
approximately 170,000 active-duty personnel (130,000 Ground Forces; 10,000 Naval; 30,000 Air Force) (2023)Italy
approximately 170,000 active personnel (100,000 Army; 30,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force); approximately 108,000 Carabinieri (2024)Jamaica
approximately 5,000 personnel (2023)Japan
approximately 230-240,000 active personnel (145-150,000 Ground; 40-45,000 Maritime; 40-45,000 Air); 14,000 Coast Guard (2023)Jordan
approximately 100,000 active-duty armed forces personnel (85,000 Army; 14,000 Air Force; 1,000 Navy); approximately 15,000 Gendarmerie Forces (2023)Kazakhstan
information varies; approximately 40,000 active-duty personnel (25,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Naval Forces; 12,000 Air and Air Defense Forces); approximately 30,000 National Guard (2023)Kenya
approximately 24,000 personnel (20,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2023)Korea, North
information varies; estimated 1-1.2 million active-duty troops; estimated 200,000 internal security forces (2023)Korea, South
approximately 500,000 active-duty personnel (365,000 Army; 70,000 Navy, including about 30,000 Marines; 65,000 Air Force) (2023)Kosovo
approximately 3,300 KSF personnel, including about 800 reserves (2023)Kuwait
approximately 17,000 active-duty armed forces personnel (12,500 Army, including the Amiri Guard and 25th Commando Brigade; 2,000 Navy; 2,500 Air Force); approximately 7,000 National Guard (2023)Kyrgyzstan
approximately 15,000 active-duty troops (9,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Air Force/Air Defense; 3,000 National Guard) (2023)Laos
limited and varied information; estimated 30,000 active-duty troops (26,000 Army; 4,000 Air Force) (2023)Latvia
approximately 7,200 regular military forces; approximately 10,000 National Guard (2024)Lebanon
approximately 75,000 active troops (72,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 1,500 Air Force) (2023)Lesotho
approximately 2,000 personnel (2023)Liberia
approximately 2,000 active personnel (2023)Libya
estimates not availableLithuania
approximately 17,000 active-duty personnel (13,000 Army, including about 5,000 National Defense Voluntary Forces and 2,500 conscripts); 500 Navy; 1,000 Air Force; 2,500 other, including special operations forces, logistics support, training, etc) (2023)Luxembourg
approximately 900 active-duty personnel (2023)Madagascar
estimated 13,000 personnel (12,000 Army; 500 Navy; 500 Air Force); estimated 10,000 Gendarmerie (2023)Malawi
estimated 10,000 active military personnel (2023)Malaysia
approximately 110,000 active-duty troops (80,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force) (2023)Maldives
approximately 3-4,000 personnel (2023)Mali
information varies; estimated 35-40,000 total active military and paramilitary personnel, including approximately 20-25,000 FAMa (up to 2,000 Air Force), 5-7,000 Gendarmerie, and 10,000 National Guard (2023)Malta
approximately 2,000 active-duty personnel (2023)Mauritania
approximately 16,000 Mauritanian Armed Forces personnel (15,000 Army; 700 Navy; 300 Air Force); estimated 3,000 Gendarmerie; estimated 2,000 National Guard (2023)Mexico
information varies; approximately 225,000 armed forces personnel (165,000 Army; 10,000 Air Force; 50,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines); approximately 110,000 National Guard personnel (2023)Moldova
approximately 6,500 active-duty troops; approximately 2,000 Carabinieri (2023)Mongolia
information varies; approximately 9,000 active duty troops (2023)Montenegro
approximately 2,000 active-duty troops (2023)Morocco
approximately 200,000 active personnel (175,000 Army; 10,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force); estimated 20,000 Gendarmerie; estimated 5,000 Mobile Intervention Corps; estimated 25-30,000 Auxiliary Forces (2023)Mozambique
information limited and varied; estimated 12,000 active personnel (11,000 Army and about 1,000 Air Force and Navy) (2023)Namibia
information varies; approximately 12,500 personnel (11,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 500 Air Force) (2023)Nepal
approximately 95,000 active troops (including a small air wing of about 500 personnel) (2023)Netherlands
approximately 48,000 active-duty personnel (20,000 Army; 9,000 Navy; 7,000 Air Force; 7,000 Constabulary; 5,000 other) (2023)note: the total figures include about 6,000 reservists on active duty; the Navy has about 2,300 marines
New Zealand
approximately 12,200 active-duty troops including active reservists (6,600 Army; 2,800 Navy; 2,800 Air Force) (2023)Nicaragua
approximately 12,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 800 Navy; 1,200 Air Force) (2023)Niger
information varies; estimated 30-35,000 active FAN troops; estimated 5-10,000 paramilitary Gendarmerie and National Guard personnel (2023)note: in 2020, the Nigerien Government announced it intended to increase the size of the FAN to 50,000 by 2025
Nigeria
information varies; approximately 135,000 active-duty armed forces personnel (100,000 Army; 20,000 Navy/Coast Guard; 15,000 Air Force); approximately 80,000 Security and Civil Defense Corps; approximately 370,000 police (2023)North Macedonia
approximately 7,000 active-duty personnel (2023)Norway
approximately 27,000 active personnel (9,000 Army; 4,300 Navy; 4,700 Air Force; 9,000 other, including special operations, cyber, joint staff, intelligence, logistics support, active Home Guard, etc.); approximately 40,000 Home Guard (2024)note: active personnel include about 10,000 conscripts
Oman
approximately 40,000 active-duty troops (25,000 Army, 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 5,000 Royal Guard) (2023)Pakistan
information varies; approximately 630,000 active-duty personnel (550,000 Army; 30,000 Navy; 50,000 Air Force); approximately 150,000 Frontier Corps and Pakistan Rangers (2023)Panama
approximately 27,000 Ministry of Public Security personnel (2023)Papua New Guinea
approximately 2,500 active-duty PNGDF troops (2023)Paraguay
approximately 20,000 active-duty personnel (13,500 Army; 4,000 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2023)Peru
information varies; approximately 95,000 active-duty personnel (60,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 4,000 naval infantry and 1,000 Coast Guard; 10,000 Air Force) (2023)Philippines
approximately 140,000 active-duty personnel (100,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 8,000 Marine Corps; 15,000 Air Force) (2023)Poland
approximately 120,000 active-duty personnel (65,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force; 3,000 Special Forces; 30,000 joint service/other); approximately 40,000 Territorial Defense Forces (2023)note: in June 2019, the Polish Government approved a plan to increase the size of the military over a period of 10 years to over 200,000 troops, including doubling the size of the Territorial Defense Forces; in 2021, it announced further plans to increase the size of the military to over 300,000 personnel
Portugal
approximately 25,000 active-duty personnel (12,000 Army; 7,000 Navy, including about 1,000 marines; 6,000 Air Force); 24,500 National Republican Guard (military personnel) (2023)Qatar
information varies; approximately 15,000 active-duty personnel (10,000 Land Force, including Emiri Guard; 3,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2023)Romania
approximately 75,000 active-duty military personnel (58,000 Land Forces; 7,000 Naval Forces; 10,000 Air Force) (2023)Russia
prior to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, approximately 900,000 active-duty troops (350,000 Ground Troops; 40,000 Airborne Troops; 150,000 Navy; 160,000 Aerospace Forces; 70,000 Strategic Rocket Forces; approximately 20,000 special operations forces; approximately 100,000 other uniformed personnel (command and control, cyber, support, logistics, security, etc.); estimated 350,000-plus Federal National Guard Troops (2023)note 1: in December 2022, the Russian Government announced a target level of 1.15 million total troops and subsequently announced further plans to expand the size of the armed forces to 1.5 million by 2026
Rwanda
approximately 33,000 active RDF personnel (32,000 Army; 1,000 Air Force) (2023)Saint Kitts and Nevis
less than 500 active personnel (2023)Sao Tome and Principe
the FASTP has approximately 500 personnel (2023)Saudi Arabia
the Saudi Armed Forces have about 250,000 total active troops; approximately 125,000 under the Ministry of Defense (75,000 Land Forces; 15,000 Naval Forces, including about 3,000 marines; 35,000 Air Force/Air Defense/Strategic Missile Forces) and up to 125,000 in the Saudi Arabia National Guard (SANG) (2023)note: SANG also has an irregular force (Fowj), primarily Bedouin tribal volunteers, with a total strength of approximately 25,000
Senegal
approximately 27,000 active personnel (15,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 1,500 Air Force; 16,000 National Gendarmerie); 15,000 National Police (2023)Serbia
approximately 25,000 active-duty troops (15,000 Land Forces; 5,000 Air/Air Defense; 5,000 other); approximately 3,000 Gendarmerie (2023)Seychelles
approximately 500-1,000 personnel (2023)Sierra Leone
approximately 8,500 personnel, mostly ground forces (2023)Singapore
information varies; approximately 60,000 active-duty troops (45,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force) (2023)Slovakia
approximately 14,000 active-duty personnel (8,000 Land Forces; 4,000 Air Forces; 2,000 other, including staff, special operations, and support forces) (2023)Slovenia
approximately 6,000 active-duty troops (2023)Somalia
estimates vary; approximately 20,000 regular military personnel (2023)note 1: in January 2023, the Somali Government said the SNA would have 24,000 trained and equipped troops by 2024; it aims to also have about 40,000 police
note 2: as of 2022, there were estimates of up to 50,000 militia forces operating in the country
South Africa
approximately 75,000 active-duty personnel (40,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force; 8,000 Military Health Service; 10,000 other, including administrative, logistics, military police); 180,000 South African Police Service (2023)South Sudan
estimated 150-200,000 active personnel, mostly ground forces with small contingents of air and riverine forces (2023)note: some active SSPDF personnel may be militia; the National/Necessary Unified Forces (NUF) are expected to have up to 80,000 personnel when training and integration is completed; the first batch of approximately 20,000 NUF personnel completed training in late 2022
Spain
approximately 120,000 active-duty troops (72,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 5,500 marines; 23,000 Air and Space Force); 80,000 Guardia Civil (2023)note: military figures include about 3,500 Emergency Response Unit and 1,500-2,000 Royal Guard personnel
Sri Lanka
approximately 260,000 total personnel (200,000 Army; 30,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force); approximately 11,000 Special Task Force personnel (2023)note: in January 2023, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defense announced plans to decrease the size of the Army to 135,000 by 2024 and 100,000 by 2030
Sudan
estimates vary widely; up to 200,000 SAF personnel; the strength of the RSF ranges from a low of about 30,000 to as many as 100,000 fighters; up to 80,000 Central Reserve Police (2023)Suriname
approximately 2,000 total personnel (2023)Sweden
the SAF has about 25,000 active-duty personnel: approximately 14,000 continuous service/full-time and approximately 11,000 temporary service; approximately 21,000 Home Guard (some on active duty) (2023)note 1: SAF personnel are divided into continuously serving (full-time) and temporary service troops (part-timers who serve periodically and have another main employer or attend school); additional personnel have signed service agreements with the SAF and mostly serve in the Home Guard; the SAF also has about 9,000 civilian employees
note 2: in 2021, Sweden announced plans that increase the total size of the armed forces to about 100,000 personnel by 2030
Switzerland
approximately 100,000, including cadre/professionals, conscripts, and militia; the Swiss Armed Forces consist of a small core of cadre/professional personnel along with a mix of militia and 18-20,000 conscripts brought in each year for training (2023)Syria
current estimates not available; the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) are rebuilding after suffering significant casualties and desertions since the start of the civil war in 2011; prior to the civil war, the SAF had approximately 300,000 troops, including 200-225,000 Army, plus about 300,000 reserve forces (2023)note: pro-government militia and auxiliary forces probably number in the tens of thousands
Taiwan
approximately 180,000 active-duty troops (95,000 Army; 45,000 Navy, including approximately 10,000 marines; 40,000 Air Force) (2023)note: Taiwan trains about 120,000 reservists annually, but in 2022 announced intentions to increase that figure to 260,000
Tajikistan
approximately 10,000 active-duty troops (8,000 Land and Mobile Forces; 2,000 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2023)Tanzania
approximately 25,000 active-duty personnel (21,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Naval Forces; 3,000 Air Force) (2023)Thailand
estimated 350,000 active-duty personnel (250,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force); approximately 230,000 Royal Thai Police (2023)Timor-Leste
approximately 1,500-2,000 personnel (2023)Togo
estimated 15,000 active-duty personnel, including approximately 3,000 Gendarmerie (2023)note: in January 2022, the Togolese Government announced its intent to boost the size of the FAT to more than 20,000 by 2025
Tonga
approximately 500-700 personnel (2023)Trinidad and Tobago
approximately 5,000 TTDF personnel (2023)Tunisia
approximately 35,000 active-duty personnel (25,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force); estimated 10,000 National Guard (2023)Turkey (Turkiye)
approximately 450,000 active-duty personnel (350,000 Army; 50,000 Navy; 50,000 Air Force); approximately 150,000 Gendarmerie (2023)Turkmenistan
information varies; estimated 35,000 active-duty troops (30,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 4,000 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2023)Uganda
approximately 45-50,000 active-duty troops (2023)Ukraine
at least 700,000 under arms, including the Armed Forces, Territorial Defense Forces, National Guard, and State Border Guard (2022)note 1: following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, President ZELENSKY announced a general mobilization of the country; prior to the invasion, approximately 200,000 active Armed Forces troops (125,000 Army; 25,000 Airborne/Air Assault Forces; 2,000 Special Operations Forces; 10,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force); approximately 50,000 National Guard; approximately 40,000 State Border Guard
United Arab Emirates
approximately 65,000 active personnel (45,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 12,000 Presidential Guard) (2023)United Kingdom
approximately 145,000 regular forces (80,000 Army including the Gurkhas; 33,000 Navy including the Royal Marines; 32,000 Air Force) (2023)note: the military also has approximately 40-45,000 reserves and other personnel on active duty
United States
approximately 1.31 million active-duty personnel (446,000 Army; 328,000 Navy; 317,000 Air Force; 9,00 Space Force; 167,000 Marine Corps; 40,000 Coast Guard); 330,000 Army National Guard; 105,000 Air National Guard (2024)Uruguay
approximately 23,000 active-duty personnel (15,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2023)Uzbekistan
information varies; approximately 50-60,000 active-duty troops, including 10-15,000 Air Force (2023)Venezuela
information varies; approximately 125-150,000 active military personnel, including about 25-30,000 National Guard; approximately 200-225,000 Bolivarian Militia; approximately 45,000 National Police (2023)note: in December 2022, President Nicolas MADURO announced that the National Police would be increased to 100,000 in 2024
Vietnam
information is limited and varied; estimated 450,000 active-duty troops; estimated 40,000 Border Defense Force and Coast Guard (2023)West Bank
the PA Security Forces have approximately 28,000 active personnel (2023)World
approximately 20 million active-duty military personnel worldwide (2023)note: the largest militaries in the world based on personnel numbers belong to China, India, the US, North Korea, and Russia