List_of_countries_by_size_of_armed_forces

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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.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Rank	-	Country	Active troops (thousands)	Reserve troops (thousands)	Defense budget (US$ BN)	Tanks	AC	Cr	D	F	Co	NS	S	Air	Nu
--		World	19,597	47,234	1,200.00	93,866	33	29	195	421	384	134	307	19,532	26,841
1.		People\'s Republic of China **	2,255http://www.mongabay.com/reference/new_profiles/496.html	500	80.00http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance.pdf	7,580http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance.pdf	0	0	28	43	70	10	46	3,079http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance_powers.pdf	200 http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/nuclear/nucstock-7.html
2.		United States **	1,380http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/MILITARY/rg0708.pdf	1,458	623.00	7,620http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance.pdf	12http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance.pdf	22	52	30	46	72Nuclear Submarines Worldwide: Current force structure and future developments - Bellona.org	5http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/ Hazegray.org]	2,604http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance.pdf	9,200 http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/nuclear/nucstock-1.html
3.		India **	1,325http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance_powers.pdf	1,155	26.50http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-32231720080229	4,160http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance.pdf	1	0	8	13	24	0	16	886http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance_powers.pdf	70-120http://www.nationmaster.com/country/in-india/mil-military
4.		North Korea **	1,106	4,700	5.00	3,500http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance_powers.pdf	0	0	0	2		0	26	621	1-10 http://www.nationmaster.com/country/kn-korea-north/mil-military
5.		Russia **	1,037http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance.pdf	20,000	65.00http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance.pdf	23,381http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance.pdf	1	5	17	15	66	28	42	2,118http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance.pdf	16,000http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/nuclear/nucstock-3.html
6.		South Korea	687	4,500 http://www.mongabay.com/reference/new_profiles/398sk.html	29.53	2,300http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance_powers.pdf	0	0	7	9	28	0	20	468 http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/rokaf-equipment.htm	0
7.		Pakistan **	619	528	4.80	2,461http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance_powers.pdf	0	0	0	7http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance_powers.pdf	5	0	5Pakistan Current CapabilitiesLast of three Agosta 90B submarines for Pakistan, launched[August 10 2006]	327 http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/air-force-equipment.htm	30-50 http://www.nationmaster.com/country/pk-pakistan/mil-military
8.		Myanmar	492	-	0.03	800	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	128	0
9.		Vietnam	484	3,000	1.34	1,829	0	0	0	6	5	0	2	211	0
10.		Egypt	450	254	3.30	3,680	0	0	0	10	3	0	4	567	0
11.		Iran	420http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance.pdf	350	6.30	1,693http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/ground-equipment.htm	0	0	0http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/ships.htm	3http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/ships.htm	3	0	6http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/ships.htm	302http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/airforce-equipment.htm	0
12.		Turkey	402http://www.mongabay.com/reference/new_profiles/395.html	378	15.16	4,205	0	0	0	19	6	0	14	424	0
13.		Ukraine	361	1,000	1.52	889	0	0	0	2		0	0	330	0
14.		Indonesia	316	400	1.30	365	0	0	0	11	23	0	2	61	0
15.		Thailand	314	200	1.77	790	1	0	0	10	7	0	0	184	0
16.		Syria	296	354	0.85	4,000	0	0	0	2		0	0	144	0
17.		Taiwan	290	1,657	10.5	926	0	0	4	21		0	4	390	0
18.		Brazil	287	1,115	24.4	331	1	0	0	11		0	5	180	0
19.		Germany	285	338	42.80	408	0	0	0	15	3	0	12	243	0
20.		France **	259	100	70.36	1,021	1	1	12	11	9	10	0	444	350 http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/nuclear/nucstock-6.html
21.		Colombia	255 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080304/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_troops	62 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080304/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_troops	3.30	0	0	0	3	12		0	4	30	0
22.		Japan	239	47	41.75	980http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/ground.htm	0	0	44http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/ship.htm	0http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/ship.htm	0	0	16http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/ship.htm	360http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/japan/aircraft.htm
23.		Poland	230	65	9.65	947	0	0	1	2	3	0	5	102	0
24.		Italy	230	65	32.60	320	2	0	2	12	7	0	8	206	0
25.		Eritrea	202	250	0.22		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
27.		Morocco	196	150	2.30	744	0	0	0	3http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/	3http://www.meretmarine.com/article.cfm?id=106539	0		156	0
28.		United Kingdom **	195	233	67.66http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/Organisation/KeyFactsAboutDefence/DefenceSpending.htm	543	4	0	8	17		14	0	374	200 http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/nuclear/nucstock-6.html
29.		Mexico	192	300	6.07	0	0	0	0	4		0	0	107	0
30.		Israel #	187	425	9.44	3,650http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/army-equipment.htm	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	416http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/iaf-equipment.htm	75-200
31.		Ethiopia	182		0.29	400	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	0
32.		Spain	177	329	12.30	552	1	0	0	11	0	0	4	181	0
33.		Greece	177	291	7.64	1,552	0	0	0	14		0	8	305	0
34.		Sri Lanka	157		0.60		0	0	0	0	3	0	0	32	0
35.		Switzerland	140	80	2.54	556	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	138	0
36.		Bangladesh	137		0.83	180http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/060626_asia_balance.pdf	0	0	0	5	0		0	125	0
37.		Algeria	127		2.99		0	0	0			0			0
38.		Azerbaijan	126	300	1.10	361	0	0				0		85	0
39.		Saudi Arabia	124	75	27.20	1055http://www.mongabay.com/reference/new_profiles/391sa.html	0	0	0	7		0	0	291	0
40.		Sudan	117		0.58	200	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	0
41.		Philippines	113	403	1.34	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0
42.		Malaysia	110		1.69		0	0	0	4	4	0	1	93	0
43.		Peru	110	188	0.82	300	0	1	1	8		0	6		0
44.		Jordan	100	35	1.39	1,179	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	101	0
45.		Angola	100		2.00	300	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	0
46.		Venezuela	100 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080304/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_troops	280 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080304/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_troops	4.00		0	0	0	6		0	2	76	0
47.		Romania	93		2.90	340	0	0	0	3	4	0		48	0
48.		Nepal	90		0.10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49.		Democratic Republic of the Congo	83		0.103		0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
50.		Chile	80	50	5.19	320	0	0	0	7	7	0	4	58	0
51.		Belarus	79	289	0.42	1,608	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	212	0
52.		Nigeria	78		0.73		0	0	0	1	1	0		0
53.		Libya	76		1.30		0	0	0			0			0
54.		Cambodia	124		0.11		0	0	0			0			0
55.		Lebanon	72		0.54	310	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56.		Argentina	71		4.30	200	0	0	1	4	9	0	3	66	0
57.		Afghanistan	70				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
58.		Kazakhstan	65				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
59.		Yemen	65			1,000	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	109	0
60.		Canada	62	35	18.00	86	0	0	3	12		0	4	119	0
61.		Rwanda	61
62.		ArmeniaNagorno-Karabakh Defense Army - Active personnel: 18,500-20,000. The Karabakh army\'s heavy military hardware includes: 316 tanks, 324 armored vehicles, 322 artillery pieces of calibers over 122 mm, 44 multiple rocket launchers, and a new anti-aircraft defense system	60	32	0.135	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	0
63.		South Africa	60		3.70	168	0	0	0	4		0	2	43	0
64.		Singapore	60	312		100	0	0	0	6	6	0	4	119	0
65.		Uganda	60		0.10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66.		Ecuador	59	100	0.91	140	0	0	0	2	6	0	2		0
67.		Czech Republic	57		2.17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
68.		Australia	54	20	23.18	210	0	0	0	13	0	0	6	160	0
69.		Netherlands	53	32	10.8	88	0	0	0	6	0	0	4	90	0
70.		Uzbekistan	53				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
71.=		Bulgaria	51				0	0	0			0		34	0
71.=		Croatia	51			200	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	24	0
73.		United Arab Emirates	50			436	0	0	0			0	0	80	0
74.		Cuba	46	12	0.20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	0
75.		Portugal	45			100	0	0	0	5	7	0	2	40	0
76.		Oman	42			35	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0
77.		Belgium	41		4.00		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	68	0
78.		Burundi	40				0	0	0	0		0	0		0
79.		Finland	37	485	9.80	124	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	0
80.		Tunisia	35				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	0
81.		Austria	34			233	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
82.		Sweden	34	262	6.70	160	0	0	0	0	11	0	5	138	0
83.		Hungary	33		1.35	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
84.		Zimbabwe	32				0	0	0	0		0			0
85.		Bolivia	32	40	0.147			0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
86.		Guatemala	31	35	0.12		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
87.		Chad	30				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
88.		Laos	29				0	0	0	0		0			0
89.		Norway	28	219	3.10	136	0	0	0	3		0	6	57	0
90.		Tanzania	27			96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
91.		Slovakia	26			487	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
92.		Turkmenistan	26				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
93.		Dominican Republic	24				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
94.		Kenya	24			76	0	0	0	0		0	0	15	0
95.		Uruguay	24		0.25	85	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	28	0
96.		Cameroon	23				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
97.		Denmark	23	65	2.50	57	0	0	2	4	3	0		48	0
98.		Zambia	22				0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
99.		Albania	20	0	0.056	435	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
100.		Paraguay	19	15	0.125	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Contents 1 See also 2 Note 3 References 4 External Links

See also

• List of countries by number of active troops
• List of countries by number of total troops
• List of countries by military expenditures

Note

• ** - Declared nuclear weapon state.
• # - Neither confirms nor denies possession of nuclear weapons.
• AC/LPH - Aircraft Carriers/Landing Platforn Helicopter
• Cr - Cruisers
• D - Destroyers
• F - Frigates
• Co - Corvettes
• NS - Nuclear submarines
• S - Conventional submarines

References

External Links

• Global security website
• World Military Guide
• PRC official website
• Indian Ministry of Defence
• The World Fact Book - South Africa
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