Country Comparison > Manpower fit for military service > TOP 100

Rank	Country	Manpower fit for military service
1	China	318,265,024
2	India	249,531,568
3	United States	60,620,144
4	Indonesia	54,264,300
5	Brazil	38,993,988
6	Pakistan	37,945,440
7	Bangladesh	30,486,086
8	Mexico	23,239,866
9	Russia	22,597,728
10	Japan	22,390,432
11	Nigeria	20,839,976
12	Vietnam	20,405,848
13	Iran	20,149,222
14	Philippines	20,142,940
15	Egypt	18,060,544
16	Turkey	17,664,510
17	Germany	15,027,886
18	Thailand	13,308,372
19	United Kingdom	12,255,452
20	France	12,025,341
21	Ethiopia	11,868,084
22	Italy	11,247,446
23	Korea, South	10,864,566
24	Burma	10,451,515
25	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	10,168,258
26	Spain	9,603,939
27	Colombia	9,150,400
28	Algeria	8,622,897
29	Argentina	8,458,362
30	Poland	7,817,556
31	South Africa	7,617,063
32	Saudi Arabia	7,365,624
33	Morocco	7,026,016
34	Ukraine	6,893,551
35	Canada	6,633,472
36	Iraq	6,591,185
37	Uzbekistan	6,566,118
38	Sudan	6,475,530
39	Kenya	6,361,268
40	Malaysia	6,247,306
41	Tanzania	5,860,339
42	Peru	5,788,629
43	Venezuela	5,614,743
44	Nepal	5,260,878
45	Taiwan	5,074,173
46	Syria	5,055,510
47	Korea, North	4,836,567
48	Romania	4,550,409
49	Australia	4,411,958
50	Uganda	4,313,068
51	Sri Lanka	4,177,432
52	Ghana	4,136,406
53	Yemen	4,056,944
54	Afghanistan	4,050,222
55	Chile	3,621,475
56	Netherlands	3,479,509
57	Madagascar	3,390,071
58	Cote d'Ivoire	3,360,087
59	Kazakhstan	2,909,999
60	Ecuador	2,834,213
61	Cameroon	2,794,998
62	Mozambique	2,677,473
63	Cambodia	2,638,167
64	Guatemala	2,590,843
65	Cuba	2,446,131
66	Tunisia	2,397,716
67	Burkina Faso	2,366,168
68	United Arab Emirates	2,229,366
69	Niger	2,194,570
70	Dominican Republic	2,188,358
71	Malawi	2,132,909
72	Portugal	2,103,080
73	Czech Republic	2,072,267
74	Greece	2,032,378
75	Belgium	1,934,957
76	Hungary	1,902,639
77	Mali	1,825,779
78	Senegal	1,788,493
79	Azerbaijan	1,773,993
80	Bolivia	1,762,260
81	Zambia	1,745,656
82	Sweden	1,709,055
83	Belarus	1,693,626
84	Rwanda	1,685,066
85	Haiti	1,666,324
86	Austria	1,579,862
87	Angola	1,546,781
88	Zimbabwe	1,528,166
89	Honduras	1,525,578
90	Israel	1,517,510
91	Libya	1,511,144
92	Guinea	1,493,991
93	Switzerland	1,493,509
94	Tajikistan	1,490,267
95	Jordan	1,439,192
96	Paraguay	1,409,859
97	Burundi	1,398,769
98	Serbia	1,395,426
99	Hong Kong	1,387,213
100	Benin	1,385,065

Definition: This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020