This entry provides estimates of military and security services personnel strengths. The numbers are based on a wide-range of publicly available information. Unless otherwise noted, military estimates focus on the major services (army, navy, air force, and where applicable, gendarmeries) and do not account for activated reservists or delineate military service members assigned to joint staffs or defense ministries.This entry provides estimates of military and security services personnel strengths. The numbers are based on a wide-range of publicly available information. Unless otherwise noted, military estimates focus on the major services (army, navy, air force, and where applicable, gendarmeries) and do not account for activated reservists or delineate military service members assigned to joint staffs or defense ministries.

Topic: Afghanistanin May 2022, the de facto Ministry of Defense announced that approximately 130,000 troops had been recruited for a new "National Army" (2022)

note: as of 2022, there were also up to 10,000 foreign fighters in Afghanistan, most of whom were aligned with the Taliban

Topic: Albaniaapproximately 7,000 total active duty personnel (5,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 500 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Algeriaapproximately 140,000 ANP personnel (120,000 Army; 6,000 Navy; 14,000 Air Force); approximately 130,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 200,000 General Directorate of National Security (2022)

Topic: Angolaapproximately 101,000 active troops (95,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force); est. 10,000 Rapid Reaction Police (2021)

Topic: Antigua and Barbudaapproximately 200 active military personnel (2022)

Topic: Argentinaapproximately 82,000 active duty personnel (50,000 Army; 18,000 Navy, including about 3,500 marines); 14,000 Air Force); estimated 20,000 Gendarmerie (2022)

Topic: Armeniaapproximately 45,000 active troops (42,000 ground; 3,000 air/defense) (2021)

Topic: Australiathe Australian Defense Force has approximately 60,000 total active troops (30,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Austriaapproximately 25,000 total active duty personnel (20,000 Army; 5,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Azerbaijaninformation varies; approximately 65,000 total active troops (55,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force); approximately 15,000 Ministry of Internal Affairs troops (2021)

Topic: Bahamas, Theapproximately 1,500 total personnel (2022)

Topic: Bahraininformation varies; approximately 10,000 active personnel (7,500 Army; 1,000 Navy; 1,500 Air Force); est. 3,000 National Guard (2022)

Topic: Bangladeshinformation varies; approximately 165,000 total active personnel (135,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Barbadosapproximately 600 active personnel (2022)

Topic: Belarusapproximately 45,000 active duty troops; information on the individual services varies, but probably includes about 25,000 Army, 15,000 Air/Air Defense, and 5,000 Special Operations forces (2021)

Topic: Belgiumthe Belgian Armed Forces have approximately 25,000 active duty personnel (10,000 Land Component; 1,500 Marine Component; 5,000 Air Force Component; 1,500 Medical Service; 7,000 other, including joint staff, support, and training schools) (2022)

Topic: Belizeapproximately 1,300 BDF personnel; approximately 300 Belize Coast Guard (2022)

Topic: Beninthe Benin Armed Forces (FAB) are comprised of approximately 7,000 active duty troops; est. 5,000 Republican Police (2021)

Topic: Bermudathe Royal Bermuda Regiment has about 350 troops (2021)

Topic: Bhutanthe Royal Bhutan Army has an estimated 8,000 personnel (2022)

Topic: Boliviainformation varies widely; approximately 40,000 active troops (28,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 7,000 Air Force); note - a considerable portion of the Navy personnel are marines and naval police; approximately 40,000 National Police (2022)

Topic: Bosnia and Herzegovinaapproximately 9,000 active duty personnel (2022)

Topic: Botswanathe Botswana Defense Force (BDF) has approximately 9,000 active personnel (2021)

Topic: Brazilapproximately 360,000 active military personnel (220,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 70,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Bruneiapproximately 6,000 total active troops (4,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 1,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Bulgariaapproximately 28,000 active duty personnel (17,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 7,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Burkina Fasoapproximately 12,000 personnel (7,000 Army; 500 Air Force; 4,500 National Gendarmerie) (2021)

Topic: Burmaestimates vary widely, from approximately 300,000 to as many as 400,000 active duty personnel (2022)

Topic: Burundiapproximately 25,000 active duty troops, the majority of which are ground forces (2021)

Topic: Cabo Verdeapproximately 1,200 personnel including about 100 in the Coast Guard (2022)

Topic: Cambodiainformation varies; approximately 110,000 total active troops including about 3,000 Navy and 1,000 Air Force; est. 10,000 Gendarmerie (2022)

Topic: Camerooninformation varies widely; approximately 40,000 active duty troops; (25,000 ground forces, including the BIR and Presidential Guard; 2,000 Navy; 1,000 Air Force; 12,000 Gendarmerie) (2021)

Topic: Canadaapproximately 70,000 total active personnel (23,000 Army; 12,000 Navy; 12,000 Air Force; 23,000 other) (2022)

note: the Army also has approximately 19,000 part-time volunteer soldiers in the Reserve Force, including about 5,500 Rangers

Topic: Central African Republicinformation varies; approximately 8,000 FACA troops; up to 2,000 Gendarmerie; approximately 2,000 Mixed Special Security Units (2021)

Topic: Chadlimited and varied information; approximately 30,000 active personnel (20-25,000 Ground Forces; 300 Air Force; 5-10,000 General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions); approximately 5,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 3,000 National Nomadic Guard of Chad (2021)

Topic: Chileapproximately 70,000 active armed forces personnel (40,000 Army; 20,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force); approximately 50,000 Carabineros (2022)

Topic: Chinaapproximately 2 million active duty troops (approximately 1 million Ground; 250,000 Navy/Marines; 350-400,000 Air Force; 120,000 Rocket Forces; 150-175,000 Strategic Support Forces); estimated 600-650,000 People’s Armed Police (2022)

Topic: Colombiaapproximately 260,000 total active troops (200,000 Army; 45,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines; 14,000 Air Force); approximately 170,000 National Police (2022)

Topic: ComorosComoran Defense Force has an estimated 600 personnel; est. 500 Comoran Federal Police (2021)

Topic: Congo, Democratic Republic of thelimited and widely varied information; approximately 100,000 active troops (mostly Army, but includes several thousand Navy and Air Force personnel, as well as about 10,000 Republican Guard; note -  Navy personnel includes naval infantry) (2021)

Topic: Congo, Republic of thethe Congolese Armed Forces (FAC) have approximately 12,000 active duty troops (8,000 Army; 800 Navy; 1,000 Air Force; 2,000 Gendarmerie) (2021)

Topic: Costa Rica12,500 Public Force personnel; approximately 500-600 Air, 500-600 Coast Guard, and 300-400 Border Police personnel (2022)

Topic: Cote d'Ivoireapproximately 25,000 active troops (23,000 Army, including about 2,000 Special Forces; 1,000 Navy; 1,000 Air Force); est. 5-10,000 Gendarmerie (2022)

Topic: Croatiaapproximately 15,000 active duty personnel (10,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 1,500 Air force; 2,000 joint/other) (2022)

Topic: Cubalimited available information; estimated 50,000 active personnel (approximately 40,000 Army; 3,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Cyprusapproximately 13,000 total active duty personnel (2022)

Topic: Czechiaapproximately 26,000 active personnel (20,000 Army; 6,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Denmarkapproximately 17,000 active duty personnel (10,000 Army; 3,500 Navy; 3,500 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Djiboutithe Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) have approximately 10,500 active troops (8,000 Army; 250 Naval; 250 Air; 2,000 Gendarmerie) (2021)

Topic: Dominican Republicinformation varies; approximately 60,000 active personnel (30,000 Army; 13,000 Navy; 17,000 Air Force); approximately 30,000 National Police (2022)

Topic: Ecuadorapproximately 40,000 active military personnel (25,000 Army; 9,000 Navy; 6,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Egyptinformation varies; approximately 450,000 total active personnel (325,000 Army; 18,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force; 75,000 Air Defense Command); approximately 300,000 Central Security Forces (2022)

Topic: El Salvadorapproximately 21,000 active military personnel (17,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2022)

note: in 2021, El Salvador announced intentions to double the size of the military, although no time frame was given

Topic: Equatorial Guineaapproximately 2,000 active duty troops; approximately 400 Gendarmerie (2021)

Topic: Eritrealimited available information; estimated 150,000-200,000 personnel, including about 2,000 in the naval and air forces (2021)

Topic: Estoniaapproximately 7,000 active duty personnel; approximately 15,000 Defense League (2022)

Topic: Eswatiniapproximately 3,000 active personnel (2021)

Topic: Ethiopiainformation varies; prior to the 2020-21 Tigray conflict, approximately 150,000 active duty troops, including about 3,000 Air Force personnel (no personnel numbers available for the newly-established Navy) (2021)

Topic: Fijiapproximately 4,000 active personnel (2022)

Topic: Finlandapproximately 22,000 total active duty personnel (15,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Franceapproximately 205,000 active duty troops (115,000 Army; 35,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force; 15,000 other, such as joint staffs, administration, logistics, procurement, medical service, etc.); approximately 100,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 75,000 National Guard (2022)

Topic: Gabonapproximately 6,500 active duty troops including the Republican Guard and Gendarmerie (2021)

Topic: Gambia, Theinformation varies; approximately 2,000 total active troops (2021)

Topic: Gaza Stripthe military wing of HAMAS has an estimated 20-25,000 fighters (2021)

Topic: Georgiainformation varies; approximately 30,000 troops, including active National Guard forces (2021)

Topic: Germanyapproximately 184,000 active duty personnel (63,000 Army; 16,000 Navy; 27,000 Air Force; 27,000 Joint Support Service; 20,000 Medical Service, 16,000 Cyber and Information Space Command; 15,000 other, including central staff, support, etc.) (2022)

note: Germany in 2020 announced it planned to increase the size of the military to about 200,000 troops by 2025

Topic: Ghanaapproximately 14,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Greeceapproximately 125,000 active duty personnel (90,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 20,000 Air Force); approximately 35,000 National Guard (2022)

Topic: Guatemalainformation varies; approximately 20,000 active military personnel (18,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Naval Forces; 1,000 Air Forces); approximately 30,000 National Civil Police (2022)

Topic: GuineaGuinean National Armed Forces are comprised of approximately 12,000 active personnel 
(9,000 Army; 400 Navy; 800 Air Force; 300 BASP; 1,500 Gendarmerie) (2022)

Topic: Guinea-Bissauapproximately 4,000 total active troops, including a few hundred air and naval personnel (2022)

Topic: Guyanaapproximately 4,000 active military personnel (2022)

Topic: Haitiapproximately 1,200 FAdH troops (the force is planned to eventually have around 5,000 personnel); approximately 16,000 National Police (2022)

Topic: Hondurasapproximately 16,000 active personnel (7,500 Army; 1,500 Navy, including about 1,000 marines; 2,000 Air Force; 5,000 Military Police of Public Order); approximately 18,000 National Police (2022)

Topic: Hungaryapproximately 21,000 active duty troops (16,000 Army; 5,000 Air Force) (2022)

note: in 2017, Hungary announced plans to increase the number of active soldiers to around 37,000, but did not give a timeline

Topic: Icelandthe Icelandic Coast Guard has approximately 250 personnel (2022)

Topic: Indiainformation varies; approximately 1.45 million active personnel (est. 1.25 million Army; 65,000 Navy; 140,000 Air Force; 12,000 Coast Guard) (2022)

Topic: Indonesiaapproximately, 400,000 active duty troops (300,000 Army; 60,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines; 30,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Iraninformation varies; approximately 550-600,000 total active personnel; approximately 400,000 Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (350,000 Ground Forces; 18,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force/Air Defense Forces); approximately 150-190,000 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (100-150,000 Ground Forces; 20,000 Navy; 15,000 Aerospace Force; 5-15,000 Qods Force); est. 90,000 active Basij Paramilitary Forces (2021)

Topic: Iraqinformation varies; approximately 200,000 personnel under the Ministry of Defense (190,000 Army/Aviation Command/Special Forces; 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air/Air Defense Forces); approximately 25,000 National-Level Security Forces (10,000 Iraqi Counterterrorism Service; 10,000 Presidential Brigades; 5,000 Prime Minister’s Special Forces Division); Ministry of Peshmerga: approximately 150,000-plus (45-50,000 Regional Guard Brigades; 40-45,000 Unit 70 Forces; 65-70,000 Unit 80 Forces); estimated 100-160,000 Popular Mobilization Forces (2022)

Topic: Irelandapproximately 8,500 active duty personnel (6,800 Army; 900 Naval Service; 800 Air Corps) (2022)

Topic: Israelapproximately 173,000 active personnel (130,000 Ground Forces; 9,000 Naval; 34,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Italyapproximately 170,000 active personnel (100,000 Army; 30,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force); approximately 108,000 Carabinieri (2022)

Topic: Jamaicaapproximately 4,000 total active personnel (2022)

Topic: Japanapproximately 244,000 active personnel (150,000 Ground; 45,000 Maritime; 45,000 Air; 4,000 Joint Forces); 14,000 Coast Guard (2022)

Topic: Jordanapproximately 90,000 active JAF personnel (77,000 Army; 500 Navy; 12,500 Air Force); approximately 15,000 Gendarmerie Forces (2022)

Topic: Kazakhstaninformation varies; approximately 40,000 active duty personnel (25,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Naval Forces; 12,000 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2022)

Topic: Kenyaapproximately 24,000 personnel (20,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Korea, Northinformation varies widely; estimated 1.15 million active troops (950,000 Army; 120,000 Air Force; 60,000 Navy; 10,000 Strategic Missile Forces); estimated 200,000 internal security forces (2022)

Topic: Korea, Southapproximately 555,000 active duty personnel (420,000 Army; 70,000 Navy, including about 30,000 Marines; 65,000 Air Force) (2022)

note: South Korea intended to reduce the size of its military to about 522,000 by 2022

Topic: Kosovothe Kosovo Security Force (KSF) has approximately 3,500 personnel; note - Kosovo plans for the KSF to eventually number around 5,000 troops (2021)

Topic: Kuwaitthe Kuwaiti Armed Forces have approximately 17,000 active personnel (12,500 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,500 Air Force); approximately 6,500 National Guard; note – Army figures include the Kuwait Amiri Guard Authority (estimated 500 personnel) and the 25th Commando Brigade (strength not available) (2022)

Topic: Kyrgyzstanapproximately 12,000 active duty troops (8,500 Land Forces; 2,500 Air Force/Air Defense; 1,000 National Guard) (2022)

Topic: Laosinformation is limited and estimates vary; approximately 30,000 active duty troops (26,000 Army; 4,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Latviaapproximately 7,500 active duty troops (6,500 Land Forces; 500 Naval Force/Coast Guard; 500 Air Force; note - some Land Forces are considered joint forces); 8,200 National Guard (2022)

Topic: Lebanonapproximately 80,000 active troops (77,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 1,500 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Lesothoapproximately 2,000 personnel (2021)

Topic: Liberiaapproximately 2,000 personnel (2021)

Topic: Libyaestimates not available

Topic: Lithuaniaapproximately 17,000 active duty personnel (13,500 Army, including about 5,000 National Defense Voluntary Forces; 500 Navy; 1,000 Air Force; 2,000 other, including special operations forces, logistics support, training, etc); estimated 11,000 Riflemen Union (2022)

Topic: Luxembourgapproximately 900 active personnel (2022)

Topic: Madagascarapproximately 13,000 personnel (12,000 Army; 500 Navy; 500 Air Force); est. 10,000 Gendarmerie (2022)

Topic: Malawiinformation varies; approximately 8,000 total personnel (including about 200 air and 200 marine forces) (2021)

Topic: Malaysiaapproximately 115,000 active duty troops (80,000 Army; 18,000 Navy; 17,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Maldivesapproximately 2,500 personnel (2022)

Topic: Maliinformation varies; approximately 20,000 active FAMa personnel (includes up to 2,000 Air Force); estimated 5,000 Gendarmerie; estimated 10,000 National Guard (2022)

Topic: Maltaapproximately 2,000 active duty personnel (2021)

Topic: Mauritaniaapproximately 16,000 active personnel (15,000 Army; 700 Navy; 300 Air Force); est. 3,000 Gendarmerie; est. 2,000 National Guard (2022)

Topic: Mauritiusapproximately 1,700 Special Mobile Force; approximately 800 National Coast Guard (2022)

Topic: Mexicoinformation varies; approximately 218,000 armed forces personnel (160,000 Army; 8,000 Air Force; 50,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines); approximately 110,000 National Guard personnel (2022)

Topic: Moldovaapproximately 6,000 active troops (2021)

Topic: Mongoliaestimates vary; approximately 9,000 active duty troops (2022)

Topic: Montenegroapproximately 2,000 active duty troops (2022)

Topic: Moroccoapproximately 200,000 active personnel (175,000 Army; 10,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force); est. 20,000 Gendarmerie; est. 5,000 Mobile Intervention Corps (2021)

Topic: Mozambiqueinformation limited and varied; approximately 12,000 personnel (11,000 Army and about 1,000 Air Force and Navy) (2021)

Topic: Namibiainformation varies; approximately 12,500 personnel (11,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 500 Air Force) (2021)

Topic: Nepalapproximately 95,000 active troops (including a small air wing of about 500 personnel) (2022)

Topic: Netherlandsapproximately 40,000 active duty personnel (20,000 Army; 7,500 Navy; 6,500 Air Force; 6,000 Constabulary) (2022)

note: the Navy includes about 2,300 marines

Topic: New Zealandthe New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) has about 9,500 active duty troops (4,700 Army; 2,300 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Nicaraguaapproximately 12,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 800 Navy; 1,200 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Nigerinformation varies; approximately 12,000 active troops (est. 8,000 Army; 200 Air Force; 4,000 Gendarmerie); est. 3,000 National Guard (2022)

Topic: Nigeriainformation varies; approximately 135,000 active personnel (100,000 Army; 20,000 Navy/Coast Guard; 15,000 Air Force); est. 80,000 Security and Civil Defense Corps (2022)

Topic: North Macedoniaapproximately 6,000 active duty personnel (2022)

Topic: Norwayapproximately 23,000 active personnel (8,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 4,000 Air Force; 7,000 other, including special operations, cyber, joint staff, intelligence, logistics support, active Home Guard, etc.); approximately 40,000 Home Guard (2022)

Topic: Omanapproximately 40,000 total active troops (25,000 Army, 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 5,000 Royal Guard) (2022)

Topic: Pakistaninformation varies; approximately 630,000 active personnel (550,000 Army; 30,000 Navy; 50,000 Air Force); approximately 150,000 Frontier Corps and Pakistan Rangers (2022)

Topic: Panamaapproximately 20,000 National Police; 4,000 National Border Service; 3,000 National Air-Naval Service (2022)

Topic: Papua New Guineaapproximately 3,000 active duty troops (2022)

Topic: Paraguayapproximately 15,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 3,500 Navy; 1,500 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Peruinformation varies; approximately 95,000 active personnel (60,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 4,000 naval infantry and 1,000 Coast Guard; 10,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Philippinesapproximately 130,000 active duty personnel (90,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 8,000 marines; 15,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Polandapproximately 120,000 active duty personnel (65,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force; 3,000 Special Forces; 25,000 joint service/other; 5,000 Territorial Defense Forces); approximately 25,000 other Territorial Defense Forces (reserves) (2022)

note: in June 2019, the Polish Government approved a plan to increase the size of the military over a period of 10 years to over 200,000 troops, including doubling the size of the Territorial Defense Forces; in 2021, it announced additional plans to increase the size of military to over 300,000 personnel

Topic: Portugalthe Portuguese Armed Forces have approximately 27,000 active duty personnel (14,000 Army; 7,000 Navy, including about 1,000 marines; 6,000 Air Force); 24,500 National Republican Guard (military personnel) (2022)

Topic: Qatarinformation varies; approximately 15,000 active personnel (10,000 Land Force, including Emiri Guard; 3,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Romaniaapproximately 75,000 active duty personnel (58,000 Land Forces; 7,000 Naval Forces; 10,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Russiainformation varies; approximately 850,000 total active duty troops (300,000 Ground Troops; 40,000 Airborne Troops; 150,000 Navy; 160,000 Aerospace Forces; 70,000 Strategic Rocket Forces; approximately 20,000 special operations forces; approximately 100,000 other uniformed personnel (command and control, cyber, support, logistics, security, etc.); estimated 200-250,000 Federal National Guard Troops (2021)

Topic: Rwandathe Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) has approximately 33,000 active personnel (32,000 Army; 1,000 Air Force) (2021)

Topic: Saint Kitts and Nevisthe SKNDF has approximately 400 personnel (2021)

Topic: Sao Tome and Principethe FASTP has approximately 400-500 personnel (2021)

Topic: Saudi Arabiathe Saudi military forces have about 225,000 active troops; approximately 125,000 under the Ministry of Defense (75,000 Land Forces; 15,000 Naval Forces; 35,000 Air Force/Air Defense/Strategic Missile Forces) and approximately 100,000 in the Saudi Arabia National Guard (SANG) (2021)

note: SANG also has an irregular force (Fowj), primarily Bedouin tribal volunteers, with a total strength of approximately 25,000

Topic: Senegalapproximately 19,000 active personnel (12,000 Army; 1,000 Navy/Coast Guard; 1,000 Air Force; 5,000 National Gendarmerie) (2022)

Topic: Serbiainformation varies; approximately 25,000 active duty troops (15,000 Land Forces; 5,000 Air/Air Defense; 5,000 other); approximately 3,000 Gendarmerie (2022)

Topic: Seychellesapproximately 500 personnel (2022)

Topic: Sierra Leoneapproximately 9,000 personnel, mostly ground forces (2022)

Topic: Singaporeinformation varies; approximately 60,000 active duty troops (45,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Slovakiaapproximately 14,000 active duty personnel (8,000 Land Forces; 4,000 Air Forces; 2,000 other, including staff, special operations, and support forces) (2022)

Topic: Sloveniaapproximately 6,000 active duty troops (2022)

Topic: Somaliaestimates vary widely, from a low of about 10,000 to a high of some 25,000 due to inconsistent internal reporting and the ongoing attempts to integrate various militias (2021)

note 1: in 2017, the Somali Government announced a plan for the SNA to eventually number about 18,000 troops; the same plan called for 32,000 federal and regional police

note 2: estimates for the number of militia forces operating in the country run as high as 50,000

Topic: South Africathe South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is comprised of approximately 75,000 personnel (40,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force; 8,000 Military Health Service; 10,000 other, including administrative, logistics, military police); 180,000 South African Police Service (2021)

Topic: South Sudanestimated 150-200,000 active personnel, mostly ground forces with small contingents of air and riverine forces (2022)

note: some active SSPDF personnel may be militia; the National Unified Forces will have about 80,000 troops from the SSPDF and armed opposition groups when it is formed

Topic: Spainapproximately 120,000 active duty troops (75,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 5,000 marines; 20,000 Air Force); 80,000 Guardia Civil (2022)

Topic: Sri Lankaapproximately 240,000 total personnel (170,000 Army; 40,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force); approximately 11,000 Special Task Force personnel (2022)

Topic: Sudaninformation varies widely; estimated 100-125,000 SAF troops; approximately 30-40,000 Rapid Support Forces (2022)

Topic: Surinameapproximately 2,000 total personnel (2022)

Topic: Swedenapproximately 15,000 continuous service/full-time troops (7,000 Army; 3,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force; 2,000 other, including staff, logistics, support, medical, cyber, intelligence, etc); approximately 21,000 Home Guard; approximately 12,000 temporary service personnel (2022)

note: Swedish Armed Forces' (SAF) personnel are divided into continuously serving (full-time) and temporary service troops (part-timers who serve periodically and have another main employer or attend school); additional personnel have signed service agreements with the SAF and mostly serve in the Home Guard; the SAF also has about 9,000 civilian employees

Topic: Switzerlandthe Swiss Armed Forces maintain a full-time professional cadre of about 4,000 personnel along with approximately 18-20,000 conscripts brought in annually for 18-23 weeks of training; approximately 120,000 reserve forces (2021)

Topic: Syriacurrent estimates not available; since the start of the civil war in 2011, the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) have taken significant losses in personnel due to casualties and desertions; prior to the civil war, the SAF had approximately 300,000 active duty troops, including 200-225,000 Army, plus about 300,000 reserve forces (2022)

note: pro-government and pro-Iranian militias probably number in the tens of thousands

Topic: Taiwanapproximately 170,000 active duty troops (90,000 Army; 40,000 Navy, including approximately 10,000 marines; 40,000 Air Force) (2022)

note: Taiwan trains about 120,000 reservists annually, but in 2022 announced intentions to increase that figure to 260,000

Topic: Tajikistanapproximately 9,500 active troops (8,000 Land and Mobile Forces; 1,500 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2022)

Topic: Tanzaniaapproximately 25,000 active personnel (21,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Naval Forces; 3,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Thailandestimates vary widely; approximately 300,000 active duty personnel (200,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force); estimated 20,000 Thai Rangers; estimated 5,000 Internal Security Operations Command personnel (2022)

Topic: Timor-Lesteapproximately 2,000 personnel (2022)

Topic: Togoapproximately 10-11,000 personnel (7,000 Army; 500 Air and Navy; 3,000 Gendarmerie) (2022)

note: in January 2022, the Togolese Government announced its intent to boost the size of the FAT to more than 20,000 by 2025

Topic: Tongaapproximately 650 personnel (2022)

Topic: Trinidad and Tobagoapproximately 4,500 TTDF personnel (2022)

Topic: Tunisiaapproximately 35,000 active personnel (25,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force); est. 10,000 National Guard (2022)

Topic: Turkey (Turkiye)approximately 445,000 active duty personnel (350,000 Army; 45,000 Navy; 50,000 Air Force); approximately 150,000 Gendarmerie (2022)

Topic: Turkmenistaninformation varies; estimated 30,000 active troops (est. 25,000 National Army; 1,000 Navy; 4,000 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2022)

Topic: Ugandainformation varies; approximately 45-50,000 troops, including about 1,000-1,500 air and marine personnel; approximately 20-30,000 personnel in the Local Defense Units (2022)

Topic: Ukraineprior to the Russian invasion, approximately 200,000 active troops (125,000 Army; 25,000 Airborne/Air Assault Forces; 2,000 Special Operations Forces; 10,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force); approximately 50,000 National Guard (Feb 2022)

Topic: United Arab Emiratesapproximately 65,000 total active personnel (45,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 12,000 Presidential Guard) (2022)

Topic: United Kingdomapproximately 153,000 regular forces (81,000 Army; 34,000 Navy, including about 7,000 Royal Marines; 38,000 Air Force) (2022)

note: the military also has approximately 40-45,000 reserves and other personnel on active duty

Topic: United Statesthe US Armed Forces have approximately 1.39 million active duty personnel (475,000 Army; 345,000 Navy; 335,000 Air Force (includes about 8,000 Space Force); 180,000 Marine Corps; 40,000 Coast Guard); 335,000 Army National Guard; 105,000 Air National Guard (2022)

Topic: Uruguayapproximately 22,000 active personnel (14,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2022)

Topic: Uzbekistaninformation varies; approximately 60,000 total active troops, including 10-15,000 Air Force (2022)

Topic: Venezuelainformation varies; approximately 125-150,000 active personnel, including about 25-30,000 National Guard; approximately 200-225,000 Bolivarian Militia (2022)

Topic: Vietnaminformation is limited and estimates vary; approximately 470,000 active duty troops (400,000 ground; 40,000 naval; 30,000 air); estimated 40,000 Border Defense Force and Coast Guard (2022)

Topic: West Bankthe Palestinian Authority Security Forces have approximately 30,000 active personnel (2022)

Topic: Worldestimated 20 million active duty military (2021)

Topic: Yemeninformation limited and widely varied; ROYG: up to 300,000 estimated military, paramilitary, and militia forces; UAE- and Saudi-backed forces: estimated 150-200,000 trained fighters; Huthis: up to 200,000 estimated fighters (2021)

Topic: Zambiathe Zambia Defense Force (ZDF) has approximately 17,000 active troops (15,000 Army; 2,000 Air) (2022)

Topic: Zimbabweinformation varies; approximately 30,000 active duty troops, including about 4,000 Air Force personnel (2022)