India has the highest Military Personnel (2020) of any country, at 3,068,000 personnel. It is followed by China (2,535,000) and North Korea (1,469,000).
| 1 | India | 3,068,000 |
| 2 | China | 2,535,000 |
| 3 | North Korea | 1,469,000 |
| 4 | Russia | 1,454,000 |
| 5 | United States of America | 1,395,000 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 943,000 |
| 7 | Egypt | 836,000 |
| 8 | Brazil | 762,000 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 676,000 |
| 10 | Iran | 650,000 |
| 11 | South Korea | 569,000 |
| 12 | Vietnam | 522,000 |
| 13 | Turkey | 512,000 |
| 14 | Myanmar | 463,000 |
| 15 | Iraq | 459,000 |
| 16 | Thailand | 455,000 |
| 17 | Colombia | 428,000 |
| 18 | Venezuela | 343,000 |
| 19 | Mexico | 341,000 |
| 20 | Italy | 338,000 |
| 21 | Algeria | 326,000 |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 317,000 |
| 23 | France | 304,000 |
| 24 | Ukraine | 298,000 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 282,000 |
| 26 | Syria | 269,000 |
| 27 | Japan | 261,000 |
| 28 | Morocco | 246,000 |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 227,000 |
| 30 | Nigeria | 223,000 |
| 31 | Eritrea | 202,000 |
| 32 | Spain | 199,000 |
| 33 | Cambodia | 191,000 |
| 34 | Poland | 189,000 |
| 35 | Germany | 183,000 |
| 36 | Israel | 178,000 |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 165,000 |
| 38 | Belarus | 158,000 |
| 39 | Peru | 158,000 |
| 40 | Philippines | 157,000 |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 153,000 |
| 42 | Greece | 147,000 |
| 43 | Sudan | 144,000 |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 138,000 |
| 45 | Malaysia | 136,000 |
| 46 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 134,000 |
| 47 | Laos | 129,000 |
| 48 | Romania | 128,000 |
| 49 | Angola | 117,000 |
| 50 | Jordan | 116,000 |
| 51 | Chile | 114,000 |
| 52 | Nepal | 112,000 |
| 53 | Argentina | 103,000 |
| 54 | South Africa | 89,000 |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 82,000 |
| 56 | Lebanon | 80,000 |
| 57 | Cuba | 76,000 |
| 58 | Canada | 72,000 |
| 59 | Bolivia | 71,000 |
| 60 | Dominican Rep. | 71,000 |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 71,000 |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 68,000 |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 63,000 |
| 64 | Australia | 60,000 |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 57,000 |
| 66 | Portugal | 52,000 |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 51,000 |
| 68 | Tunisia | 48,000 |
| 69 | Armenia | 47,000 |
| 70 | Oman | 47,000 |
| 71 | Hungary | 46,000 |
| 72 | Uganda | 46,000 |
| 73 | Chad | 45,000 |
| 74 | Guatemala | 43,000 |
| 75 | Ecuador | 42,000 |
| 76 | El Salvador | 42,000 |
| 77 | Mali | 41,000 |
| 78 | Netherlands | 41,000 |
| 79 | Yemen | 40,000 |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 37,000 |
| 81 | Lithuania | 37,000 |
| 82 | Rwanda | 35,000 |
| 83 | Cameroon | 34,000 |
| 84 | Serbia | 32,000 |
| 85 | Burundi | 31,000 |
| 86 | Paraguay | 29,000 |
| 87 | Panama | 28,000 |
| 88 | Tanzania | 28,000 |
| 89 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27,000 |
| 90 | Czechia | 27,000 |
| 91 | Georgia | 26,000 |
| 92 | Kuwait | 25,000 |
| 93 | Norway | 25,000 |
| 94 | Belgium | 24,000 |
| 95 | Kenya | 24,000 |
| 96 | Austria | 23,000 |
| 97 | Honduras | 23,000 |
| 98 | Finland | 22,000 |
| 99 | Madagascar | 22,000 |
| 100 | Qatar | 22,000 |
| 101 | Uruguay | 22,000 |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 21,000 |
| 103 | Mauritania | 21,000 |
| 104 | Croatia | 20,000 |
| 105 | Switzerland | 20,000 |
| 106 | Senegal | 19,000 |
| 107 | Mongolia | 18,000 |
| 108 | Slovakia | 18,000 |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 17,000 |
| 110 | Ghana | 16,000 |
| 111 | Namibia | 16,000 |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 16,000 |
| 113 | Zambia | 16,000 |
| 114 | Denmark | 15,000 |
| 115 | Malawi | 15,000 |
| 116 | Sweden | 15,000 |
| 117 | Somalia | 14,000 |
| 118 | Cyprus | 13,000 |
| 119 | Djibouti | 13,000 |
| 120 | Guinea | 13,000 |
| 121 | Benin | 12,000 |
| 122 | Congo | 12,000 |
| 123 | Montenegro | 12,000 |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 12,000 |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herz. | 11,000 |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 11,000 |
| 127 | Mozambique | 11,000 |
| 128 | Central African Rep. | 10,000 |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 10,000 |
| 130 | New Zealand | 10,000 |
| 131 | Niger | 10,000 |
| 132 | Togo | 10,000 |
| 133 | Botswana | 9,000 |
| 134 | Ireland | 9,000 |
| 135 | Latvia | 9,000 |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 9,000 |
| 137 | Albania | 8,000 |
| 138 | Brunei | 8,000 |
| 139 | Estonia | 7,000 |
| 140 | Gabon | 7,000 |
| 141 | Slovenia | 7,000 |
| 142 | Bhutan | 6,000 |
| 143 | Jamaica | 6,000 |
| 144 | Moldova | 6,000 |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,000 |
| 146 | Fiji | 4,000 |
| 147 | Gambia | 4,000 |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,000 |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 4,000 |
| 150 | eSwatini | 3,000 |
| 151 | Guyana | 3,000 |
| 152 | Bahamas | 2,000 |
| 153 | Belize | 2,000 |
| 154 | Lesotho | 2,000 |
| 155 | Liberia | 2,000 |
| 156 | Suriname | 2,000 |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 2,000 |
| 158 | Eq. Guinea | 1,000 |
| 159 | Haiti | 1,000 |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 1,000 |
| 161 | Iceland | 0 |
| 162 | Libya | 0 |
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