| # | Flag | Country | Armed forces personnel, totalArmed forces personnel, total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3,031,000 | 2017 | |
| 2 | China | 2,695,000 | 2017 | |
| 3 | North Korea | 1,469,000 | 2017 | |
| 4 | Russia | 1,454,000 | 2017 | |
| 5 | United States | 1,359,000 | 2017 | |
| 6 | Pakistan | 936,000 | 2017 | |
| 7 | Egypt | 836,000 | 2017 | |
| 8 | Brazil | 730,000 | 2017 | |
| 9 | Indonesia | 676,000 | 2017 | |
| 10 | South Korea | 634,000 | 2017 | |
| 11 | Iran | 563,000 | 2017 | |
| 12 | Vietnam | 522,000 | 2017 | |
| 13 | Myanmar | 513,000 | 2017 | |
| 14 | Turkey | 512,000 | 2017 | |
| 15 | Colombia | 481,000 | 2017 | |
| 16 | Thailand | 455,000 | 2017 | |
| 17 | Italy | 347,000 | 2017 | |
| 18 | Venezuela | 343,000 | 2017 | |
| 19 | Mexico | 336,000 | 2017 | |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 323,000 | 2017 | |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 317,000 | 2017 | |
| 22 | Algeria | 317,000 | 2017 | |
| 23 | France | 307,000 | 2017 | |
| 24 | Ukraine | 297,000 | 2017 | |
| 25 | Japan | 261,000 | 2017 | |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 252,000 | 2017 | |
| 27 | Morocco | 246,000 | 2017 | |
| 28 | Syria | 239,000 | 2017 | |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 221,000 | 2017 | |
| 30 | Nigeria | 215,000 | 2017 | |
| 31 | Iraq | 209,000 | 2017 | |
| 32 | Eritrea | 202,000 | 2017 | |
| 33 | Spain | 196,000 | 2017 | |
| 34 | Cambodia | 191,000 | 2017 | |
| 35 | Poland | 191,000 | 2017 | |
| 36 | South Sudan | 185,000 | 2017 | |
| 37 | Germany | 180,000 | 2017 | |
| 38 | Israel | 178,000 | 2017 | |
| 39 | Peru | 158,000 | 2017 | |
| 40 | Belarus | 155,000 | 2017 | |
| 41 | Philippines | 153,000 | 2017 | |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 148,000 | 2017 | |
| 43 | Greece | 146,000 | 2017 | |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 138,000 | 2017 | |
| 45 | Malaysia | 136,000 | 2017 | |
| 46 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 134,000 | 2017 | |
| 47 | Laos | 129,000 | 2017 | |
| 48 | Romania | 126,000 | 2017 | |
| 49 | Sudan | 124,000 | 2017 | |
| 50 | Chile | 122,000 | 2017 | |
| 51 | Angola | 117,000 | 2017 | |
| 52 | Jordan | 116,000 | 2017 | |
| 53 | Nepal | 112,000 | 2017 | |
| 54 | Argentina | 105,000 | 2017 | |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 82,000 | 2017 | |
| 56 | Singapore | 81,000 | 2017 | |
| 57 | South Africa | 80,000 | 2017 | |
| 58 | Lebanon | 80,000 | 2017 | |
| 59 | Cuba | 76,000 | 2017 | |
| 60 | Canada | 72,000 | 2017 | |
| 61 | Bolivia | 71,000 | 2017 | |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 71,000 | 2017 | |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 71,000 | 2017 | |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 68,000 | 2017 | |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 63,000 | 2017 | |
| 66 | Australia | 58,000 | 2017 | |
| 67 | Portugal | 52,000 | 2017 | |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 51,000 | 2017 | |
| 69 | Armenia | 49,000 | 2017 | |
| 70 | Tunisia | 48,000 | 2017 | |
| 71 | Oman | 47,000 | 2017 | |
| 72 | Uganda | 46,000 | 2017 | |
| 73 | Guatemala | 43,000 | 2017 | |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 42,000 | 2017 | |
| 75 | El Salvador | 42,000 | 2017 | |
| 76 | Ecuador | 41,000 | 2017 | |
| 77 | Netherlands | 41,000 | 2017 | |
| 78 | Hungary | 40,000 | 2017 | |
| 79 | Yemen | 40,000 | 2017 | |
| 80 | Chad | 35,000 | 2017 | |
| 81 | Rwanda | 35,000 | 2017 | |
| 82 | Lithuania | 34,000 | 2017 | |
| 83 | Serbia | 32,000 | 2017 | |
| 84 | Belgium | 32,000 | 2017 | |
| 85 | Burundi | 31,000 | 2017 | |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 31,000 | 2017 | |
| 87 | Sweden | 30,000 | 2017 | |
| 88 | Kenya | 29,000 | 2017 | |
| 89 | Tanzania | 28,000 | 2017 | |
| 90 | Ivory Coast | 27,000 | 2017 | |
| 91 | Paraguay | 27,000 | 2017 | |
| 92 | Panama | 26,000 | 2017 | |
| 93 | Georgia | 26,000 | 2017 | |
| 94 | Finland | 25,000 | 2017 | |
| 95 | Kuwait | 25,000 | 2017 | |
| 96 | Cameroon | 24,000 | 2017 | |
| 97 | Honduras | 23,000 | 2017 | |
| 98 | Norway | 23,000 | 2017 | |
| 99 | Czech Republic | 23,000 | 2017 | |
| 100 | Madagascar | 22,000 | 2017 | |
| 101 | Uruguay | 22,000 | 2017 | |
| 102 | Qatar | 22,000 | 2017 | |
| 103 | Austria | 21,000 | 2017 | |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 21,000 | 2017 | |
| 105 | Mauritania | 21,000 | 2017 | |
| 106 | Switzerland | 21,000 | 2017 | |
| 107 | Somalia | 20,000 | 2017 | |
| 108 | Senegal | 19,000 | 2017 | |
| 109 | Bahrain | 19,000 | 2017 | |
| 110 | Croatia | 18,000 | 2017 | |
| 111 | Mali | 18,000 | 2017 | |
| 112 | Mongolia | 18,000 | 2017 | |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 17,000 | 2017 | |
| 114 | Namibia | 16,000 | 2017 | |
| 115 | Zambia | 16,000 | 2017 | |
| 116 | Republic of Macedonia | 16,000 | 2017 | |
| 117 | Ghana | 16,000 | 2017 | |
| 118 | Cyprus | 16,000 | 2017 | |
| 119 | Slovakia | 16,000 | 2017 | |
| 120 | Denmark | 15,000 | 2017 | |
| 121 | Malawi | 15,000 | 2017 | |
| 122 | Djibouti | 13,000 | 2017 | |
| 123 | Guinea | 13,000 | 2017 | |
| 124 | Benin | 12,000 | 2017 | |
| 125 | Republic of the Congo | 12,000 | 2017 | |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 12,000 | 2017 | |
| 127 | Montenegro | 12,000 | 2017 | |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11,000 | 2017 | |
| 129 | Burkina Faso | 11,000 | 2017 | |
| 130 | Mozambique | 11,000 | 2017 | |
| 131 | Niger | 10,000 | 2017 | |
| 132 | Togo | 10,000 | 2017 | |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 10,000 | 2017 | |
| 134 | Republic of Ireland | 9,000 | 2017 | |
| 135 | Botswana | 9,000 | 2017 | |
| 136 | Sierra Leone | 9,000 | 2017 | |
| 137 | New Zealand | 9,000 | 2017 | |
| 138 | Albania | 9,000 | 2017 | |
| 139 | Central African Republic | 8,000 | 2017 | |
| 140 | Brunei | 8,000 | 2017 | |
| 141 | Gabon | 7,000 | 2017 | |
| 142 | Slovenia | 7,000 | 2017 | |
| 143 | Moldova | 7,000 | 2017 | |
| 144 | Latvia | 6,000 | 2017 | |
| 145 | Bhutan | 6,000 | 2000 | |
| 146 | Estonia | 6,000 | 2017 | |
| 147 | Maldives | 5,000 | 2000 | |
| 148 | Jamaica | 4,000 | 2017 | |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,000 | 2017 | |
| 150 | Fiji | 4,000 | 2017 | |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 4,000 | 2017 | |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,000 | 2017 | |
| 153 | Swaziland | 3,000 | 1999 | |
| 154 | Guyana | 3,000 | 2017 | |
| 155 | Mauritius | 3,000 | 2017 | |
| 156 | Malta | 2,000 | 2017 | |
| 157 | Suriname | 2,000 | 2017 | |
| 158 | East Timor | 2,000 | 2017 | |
| 159 | Belize | 2,000 | 2017 | |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 2,000 | 2017 | |
| 161 | Lesotho | 2,000 | 2017 | |
| 162 | Liberia | 2,000 | 2017 | |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,000 | 2017 | |
| 164 | Gambia | 1,000 | 2017 | |
| 165 | The Bahamas | 1,000 | 2017 | |
| 166 | Barbados | 1,000 | 2017 | |
| 167 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 1,000 | 1999 | |
| 168 | Cape Verde | 1,000 | 2017 | |
| 169 | Seychelles | 0 | 2017 | |
| 170 | Libya | 0 | 2014 | |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2017 | |
| 172 | Haiti | 0 | 2017 | |
| 173 | Iceland | 0 | 2017 |