Country Comparison > Manpower available for military service

RankCountryManpower available for military service
1China385,821,101
2India319,129,420
3United States73,270,043
4Indonesia65,847,171
5Brazil53,350,703
6Pakistan48,453,305
7Nigeria37,087,711
8Bangladesh36,520,491
9Russia34,132,156
10Mexico28,815,506
11Japan27,301,443
12Vietnam25,649,738
13Philippines25,614,135
14Iran23,619,215
15Turkey21,079,077
16Egypt21,012,199
17Ethiopia19,067,499
18Germany18,529,299
19Thailand17,689,921
20Congo, Democratic Republic of the15,980,106
21United Kingdom14,856,917
22Burma14,747,845
23France14,563,662
24Italy13,865,688
25South Africa13,439,781
26Korea, South13,185,794
27Spain11,759,557
28Colombia11,692,647
29Ukraine10,984,394
30Sudan10,433,973
31Algeria10,273,129
32Argentina10,038,967
33Tanzania9,985,445
34Kenya9,768,140
35Poland9,531,855
36Saudi Arabia8,644,522
37Morocco8,252,682
38Canada8,031,266
39Uzbekistan7,887,292
40Iraq7,767,329
41Malaysia7,501,518
42Peru7,385,588
43Uganda7,249,271
44Afghanistan7,056,339
45Venezuela7,013,854
46Nepal6,941,152
47Korea, North6,515,279
48Ghana6,268,191
49Taiwan6,183,567
50Syria5,889,837
51Yemen5,652,256
52Romania5,601,234
53Sri Lanka5,342,147
54Australia5,316,464
55Cote d'Ivoire5,247,522
56Madagascar4,900,729
57Cameroon4,667,251
58Mozambique4,613,367
59Chile4,324,732
60Kazakhstan4,163,629
61Netherlands3,911,098
62Cambodia3,883,724
63Burkina Faso3,735,735
64Ecuador3,728,906
65Malawi3,514,809
66Niger3,329,184
67Guatemala3,165,870
68Angola3,062,438
69Zambia3,041,069
70Cuba2,998,201
71Mali2,848,412
72Tunisia2,846,572
73Senegal2,699,196
74United Arab Emirates2,676,928
75Rwanda2,625,917
76Zimbabwe2,616,051
77Dominican Republic2,580,083
78Portugal2,566,264
79Czech Republic2,506,826
80Greece2,485,389
81Bolivia2,472,490
82Belarus2,401,785
83Haiti2,398,804
84Belgium2,359,232
85Guinea2,359,203
86Azerbaijan2,354,249
87Hungary2,349,948
88Somalia2,260,175
89Burundi2,182,327
90Benin2,095,373
91Chad2,090,244
92Sweden2,065,691
93Honduras2,045,914
94Tajikistan2,012,790
95Austria1,941,110
96Switzerland1,828,043
97Israel1,797,960
98Libya1,775,078
99Hong Kong1,704,090
100Paraguay1,678,335
101Jordan1,674,260
102Bulgaria1,637,470
103Togo1,577,572
104Laos1,574,362
105Papua New Guinea1,568,210
106Kyrgyzstan1,456,881
107Nicaragua1,452,107
108El Salvador1,449,214
109Slovakia1,405,310
110Turkmenistan1,380,794
111Eritrea1,350,446
112Singapore1,255,902
113Costa Rica1,255,798
114Denmark1,236,337
115Sierra Leone1,183,093
116Bosnia and Herzegovina1,180,829
117Ireland1,179,125
118Finland1,155,368
119Central African Republic1,149,856
120Moldova1,143,440
121Lebanon1,081,016
122Georgia1,080,840
123Norway1,079,043
124New Zealand1,019,798
125Croatia1,016,234
126Kuwait1,002,480
127Oman985,957
128Congo, Republic of the928,664
129Mongolia898,546
130Lithuania890,074
131Panama890,006
132Liberia815,826
133Armenia805,847
134Uruguay771,159
135Albania731,111
136Jamaica726,263
137Mauritania718,713
138Namibia568,231
139Botswana557,647
140Latvia546,090
141Macedonia532,196
142Bahrain508,863
143Slovenia477,592
144Lesotho472,456
145Gambia, The423,306
146Qatar389,487
147Gaza Strip385,961
148Guinea-Bissau370,790
149Gabon350,640
150Swaziland344,038
151Mauritius343,628
152Trinidad and Tobago341,764
153East Timor305,643
154Estonia291,801
155Fiji233,240
156Bhutan202,407
157Guyana189,840
158Comoros184,236
159Djibouti170,386
160Maldives156,319
161Equatorial Guinea151,147
162Macau150,780
163Solomon Islands142,913
164Suriname134,218
165Cape Verde132,087
166Luxembourg118,665
167Brunei112,688
168Malta95,499
169Bahamas, The85,568
170French Polynesia82,722
171Belize81,284
172Iceland75,337
173Barbados73,820
174New Caledonia68,219
175Vanuatu62,216
176Samoa47,906
177Saint Lucia41,414
178Sao Tome and Principe39,182
179Saint Vincent and the Grenadines27,809
180Grenada27,468
181Micronesia, Federated States of26,712
182Seychelles26,257
183Kiribati25,190
184Aruba24,891
185Tonga24,460
186Andorra22,390
187Antigua and Barbuda21,141
188Dominica19,075
189Marshall Islands16,446
190Greenland15,280
191Bermuda15,081
192Saint Kitts and Nevis13,506
193Cayman Islands12,238
194Faroe Islands11,831
195Liechtenstein8,009
196British Virgin Islands7,266
197Gibraltar7,037
198Palau6,987
199San Marino6,892
200Monaco5,749
201Anguilla3,641
202Nauru2,542
203Montserrat1,353

Definition: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012

See also: Manpower available for military service map

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