Country Comparison > Manpower fit for military service > TOP 50

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

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