# List of global manpower fit for military service

The following list projects the total number of people around the globe that are eligible for military service. The estimates are drawn from demographic projections in the CIA World Factbook as of 2009. As defined by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, "fit for military service" means all citizens of a country (both male and female) between the ages of 16 and 49 that are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons.
| Country | Males | Females |
| Afghanistan | 4,371,193 | 4,072,945 |
| Albania | 800,665 | 768,536 |
| Algeria | 8,317,473 | 8,367,005 |
| American Samoa | 13,875 | 13,517 |
| Andorra | 18,617 | 17,613 |
| Angola | 1,467,833 | 1,411,468 |
| Anguilla | 2,955 | 3,308 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 17,271 | 19,586 |
| Argentina | 8,264,853 | 8,268,498 |
| Armenia | 642,734 | 729,047 |
| Aruba | 20,287 | 21,232 |
| Australia | 4,341,591 | 4,179,659 |
| Austria | 1,607,456 | 1,576,335 |
| Azerbaijan | 1,727,464 | 1,944,260 |
| Bahamas, The | 50,764 | 51,690 |
| Bahrain | 171,004 | 144,555 |
| Bangladesh | 24,946,041 | 31,409,069 |
| Barbados | 58,596 | 58,866 |
| Belarus | 1,720,049 | 2,069,898 |
| Belgium | 1,962,409 | 1,905,178 |
| Belize | 56,135 | 54,732 |
| Benin | 1,279,053 | 1,292,438 |
| Bermuda | 12,496 | 12,486 |
| Bhutan | 150,210 | 135,991 |
| Bolivia | 1,666,697 | 1,906,396 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 991,953 | 959,226 |
| Botswana | 341,190 | 315,588 |
| Brazil | 38,043,555 | 44,267,520 |
| Brunei | 92,543 | 95,301 |
| Bulgaria | 1,351,312 | 1,381,017 |
| Burkina Faso | 2,197,557 | 2,191,978 |
| Burma | 9,146,312 | 9,520,852 |
| Burundi | 1,124,072 | 1,102,729 |
| Cambodia | 2,673,383 | 2,763,256 |
| Cameroon | 2,645,601 | 2,574,948 |
| Canada | 6,647,513 | 6,413,748 |
| Cape Verde | 84,967 | 90,154 |
| Cayman Islands | 9,735 | 10,145 |
| Central African Republic | 552,907 | 512,611 |
| Chad | 1,103,006 | 1,315,620 |
| Chile | 3,573,165 | 3,523,649 |
| China | 314,459,083 | 296,763,134 |
| Colombia | 8,212,944 | 10,045,435 |
| Comoros | 125,747 | 135,707 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8,925,355 | 9,047,356 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 538,202 | 527,649 |
| Cook Islands | 2,334 | 2,286 |
| Costa Rica | 971,224 | 936,978 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 3,122,106 | 2,936,391 |
| Croatia | 770,798 | 849,957 |
| Cuba | 2,532,495 | 2,468,631 |
| Cyprus | 165,615 | 159,362 |
| Czech Republic | 2,095,038 | 2,011,531 |
| Denmark | 1,013,223 | 998,837 |
| Djibouti | 55,173 | 52,825 |
| Dominica | 15,821 | 15,291 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,056,774 | 1,921,836 |
| Ecuador | 2,708,470 | 3,165,489 |
| Egypt | 18,490,522 | 17,719,905 |
| El Salvador | 1,201,290 | 1,547,278 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 105,468 | 107,919 |
| Eritrea | 834,018 | 887,495 |
| Estonia | 216,483 | 260,408 |
| Ethiopia | 11,078,847 | 12,017,073 |
| Faroe Islands | 9,759 | 8,311 |
| Fiji | 192,363 | 204,410 |
| Finland | 962,479 | 920,297 |
| France | 12,087,606 | 11,811,260 |
| French Polynesia | 65,408 | 64,421 |
| Gabon | 195,519 | 190,519 |
| Gambia, The | 238,454 | 253,680 |
| Gaza Strip | 312,003 | 297,380 |
| Georgia | 908,282 | 959,290 |
| Germany | 15,747,493 | 14,899,416 |
| Ghana | 3,849,113 | 3,840,083 |
| Gibraltar | 5,234 | 5,242 |
| Greece | 2,067,878 | 2,050,289 |
| Greenland | 10,809 | 11,437 |
| Grenada | 20,483 | 20,923 |
| Guam | 37,563 | 36,083 |
| Guatemala | 2,401,297 | 2,725,572 |
| Guernsey | 12,447 | 12,566 |
| Guinea | 1,396,278 | 1,435,387 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 194,110 | 200,660 |
| Guyana | 150,307 | 144,622 |
| Haiti | 1,518,840 | 1,530,043 |
| Honduras | 1,397,938 | 1,402,398 |
| Hong Kong | 1,421,406 | 1,543,443 |
| Hungary | 1,887,755 | 1,934,019 |
| Iceland | 62,576 | 61,159 |
| India | 237,042,868 | 243,276,310 |
| Indonesia | 52,997,922 | 52,503,046 |
| Iran | 17,658,573 | 17,148,290 |
| Iraq | 6,203,425 | 6,065,009 |
| Ireland | 857,162 | 854,416 |
| Isle of Man | 14,691 | 14,338 |
| Israel | 1,474,966 | 1,404,712 |
| Italy | 11,197,487 | 10,574,250 |
| Jamaica | 573,520 | 586,426 |
| Japan | 22,757,136 | 21,920,703 |
| Jersey | 16,920 | 16,826 |
| Jordan | 1,593,919 | 1,382,097 |
| Kazakhstan | 2,888,931 | 3,550,014 |
| Kenya | 5,935,480 | 5,662,755 |
| Kiribati | 18,129 | 20,643 |
| Korea, North | 4,104,964 | 4,492,374 |
| Korea, South | 10,991,263 | 10,356,604 |
| Kosovo | 428,685 | 388,848 |
| Kuwait | 935,525 | 519,854 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1,083,777 | 1,229,406 |
| Laos | 1,023,205 | 1,085,197 |
| Latvia | 410,374 | 463,144 |
| Lebanon | 948,765 | 954,663 |
| Lesotho | 267,083 | 240,868 |
| Liberia | 387,417 | 382,334 |
| Libya | 1,466,578 | 1,409,684 |
| Liechtenstein | 6,584 | 6,801 |
| Lithuania | 677,689 | 743,468 |
| Luxembourg | 95,840 | 94,641 |
| Macau | 122,962 | 148,809 |
| Madagascar | 3,150,043 | 3,404,988 |
| Malawi | 1,732,621 | 1,562,107 |
| Malaysia | 5,493,946 | 5,409,524 |
| Maldives | 138,746 | 82,247 |
| Mali | 1,649,772 | 1,579,601 |
| Malta | 80,186 | 76,426 |
| Marshall Islands | 13,041 | 13,199 |
| Mauritania | 450,289 | 544,598 |
| Mauritius | 277,690 | 282,211 |
| Mayotte | 35,849 | 34,456 |
| Mexico | 22,541,654 | 25,149,027 |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 21,845 | 23,401 |
| Moldova | 877,665 | 987,356 |
| Monaco | 5,495 | 5,406 |
| Mongolia | 706,774 | 740,550 |
| Montenegro | 154,029 | 136,847 |
| Montserrat | 1,126 | 1,226 |
| Morocco | 7,779,589 | 7,881,024 |
| Mozambique | 2,366,897 | 2,209,764 |
| Namibia | 329,614 | 294,490 |
| Nauru | 2,592 | 2,966 |
| Nepal | 4,886,103 | 5,525,764 |
| Netherlands | 3,224,790 | 3,143,096 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 46,461 | 47,325 |
| New Caledonia | 48,288 | 48,959 |
| New Zealand | 837,553 | 825,981 |
| Nicaragua | 1,277,878 | 1,339,413 |
| Niger | 2,019,553 | 2,046,906 |
| Nigeria | 19,763,535 | 18,850,650 |
| North Macedonia | 444,247 | 427,556 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 19,209 | 33,074 |
| Norway | 888,219 | 863,255 |
| Oman | 675,454 | 563,890 |
| Pakistan | 33,690,322 | 32,602,910 |
| Palau | 5,177 | 3,936 |
| Panama | 705,160 | 710,521 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,110,175 | 1,127,758 |
| Paraguay | 1,363,746 | 1,390,799 |
| Peru | 5,920,716 | 6,359,803 |
| Philippines | 19,169,298 | 20,636,853 |
| Poland | 7,898,892 | 7,888,035 |
| Portugal | 2,103,558 | 2,049,032 |
| Puerto Rico | 699,784 | 790,482 |
| Qatar | 318,388 | 136,841 |
| Romania | 4,542,720 | 4,604,484 |
| Russia | 21,098,306 | 27,968,883 |
| Rwanda | 1,452,768 | 1,456,207 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1,594 | 1,340 |
| Saint Helena | 1,586 | 1,600 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8,159 | 8,517 |
| Saint Lucia | 32,094 | 36,110 |
| Saint Martin | 6,336 | 6,925 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1,427 | 1,406 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22,975 | 22,250 |
| Samoa | 43,169 | 40,957 |
| San Marino | 5,343 | 6,048 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 35,216 | 38,329 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7,486,622 | 5,652,819 |
| Senegal | 2,038,508 | 2,207,510 |
| Serbia | 1,415,007 | 1,379,541 |
| Seychelles | 19,702 | 19,780 |
| Sierra Leone | 692,469 | 762,239 |
| Singapore | 1,033,961 | 1,104,952 |
| Slovakia | 1,165,470 | 1,152,941 |
| Slovenia | 402,484 | 390,559 |
| Solomon Islands | 121,368 | 122,821 |
| Somalia | 1,301,026 | 1,351,649 |
| South Africa | 7,641,557 | 6,518,793 |
| Spain | 8,139,020 | 7,899,157 |
| Sri Lanka | 4,498,667 | 4,693,895 |
| Sudan | 5,836,971 | 5,942,043 |
| Suriname | 107,367 | 111,000 |
| Swaziland | 124,132 | 118,570 |
| Sweden | 1,705,746 | 1,645,070 |
| Switzerland | 1,510,259 | 1,475,993 |
| Syria | 4,360,934 | 4,344,895 |
| Taiwan | 5,106,730 | 5,008,563 |
| Tajikistan | 1,428,218 | 1,603,779 |
| Tanzania | 5,473,552 | 5,493,188 |
| Thailand | 13,086,106 | 14,126,398 |
| Timor-Leste | 230,534 | 238,610 |
| Togo | 929,395 | 943,967 |
| Tonga | 26,471 | 27,715 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 276,224 | 271,677 |
| Tunisia | 2,569,403 | 2,489,651 |
| Turkey | 17,223,506 | 16,995,299 |
| Turkmenistan | 1,024,884 | 1,147,714 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,937 | 4,648 |
| Tuvalu | 2,462 | 2,631 |
| Uganda | 3,996,597 | 3,899,717 |
| Ukraine | 7,056,742 | 9,234,591 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,081,491 | 788,632 |
| United Kingdom | 12,123,900 | 11,616,769 |
| United States | 59,764,677 | 59,437,663 |
| Uruguay | 708,545 | 693,622 |
| Uzbekistan | 6,340,446 | 6,559,769 |
| Vanuatu | 41,533 | 42,837 |
| Venezuela | 5,391,582 | 5,873,563 |
| Vietnam | 19,190,676 | 20,768,508 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 5,979 | 5,738 |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | 17,820 | 21,193 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 3,273 | 3,297 |
| West Bank | 545,653 | 515,102 |
| Western Sahara | 52,267 | 59,221 |
| Yemen | 3,733,704 | 3,773,626 |
| Zambia | 1,364,173 | 1,245,220 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,198,727 | 1,436,232 |