Active troops per thousand citizens

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This is a resorted version of the information presented on the List of countries by number of active troops page. All data is taken from that page (though there is no guarantee that this page has been updated as recently as it has).

The ranks of the countries are (arbitrarily) per the lower end of any ranges of troops/1000.

Rank Rank by active troops Flag Nation Active Troops Reserve Force Paramilitary Total Active troops per 1000
1 5 North Korea North Korea 1,106,000 4,700,000 189,000 5,995,000 49.03
2 22 Eritrea Eritrea 202,000 N/A N/A 202,000 45.90
3 41 Switzerland Switzerland 120,000 100,000 N/A 220,000 29.24
4 28 Israel Israel 186,500 1,226,903 N/A 1,413,403 27.51
5 121 Djibouti Djibouti 9,850 N/A N/A N/A 20.70
6 69-70 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 50,500 N/A N/A N/A 19.70
7 131 Brunei Brunei 7,000 700 3,750 11,450 18.80
8 53 Lebanon Lebanon 72,100 N/A N/A N/A 18.80
9 42 Jordan Jordan 100,500 N/A N/A N/A 17.40
10 13 Syria Syria 319,000 N/A 108,000 427,000 16.89
11 29 Greece Greece 177,600 N/A N/A N/A 16.60
12 52 Singapore Singapore 72,500 312,500 96,300 481,300 16.40
13 114-115 Bahrain Bahrain 11,200 N/A N/A N/A 16.30
14 60-61 Armenia Armenia 60,000 32,000 N/A 92,000 15.00
15 112-113 Qatar Qatar 12,400 N/A N/A N/A 14.40
16 7 South Korea South Korea 687,000 4,500,000 4,500 5,191,500 14.20
17 75 Oman Oman 41,700 N/A N/A N/A 13.90
18 49 Libya Libya 76,000 N/A N/A N/A 13.20
19 119 Cyprus Cyprus 10,000 N/A N/A N/A 12.80
20 16 Republic of China Republic of China 290,000 1,657,500 26,650 1,974,150 12.70
Rank Rank by active troops Flag Nation Active Troops Reserve Force Paramilitary Total Active troops per 1000
21 34 Angola Angola 129,000 - 131,000 N/A N/A N/A 11.50 - 11.70
22 10 Myanmar Myanmar 485,000 0 250 485,250 11.40
23 8 Turkey Turkey 680,000 380,000 N/A 1,060,000 11.36
24 6 Iran Iran 768,000 700,000 11,000,000 12,468,000 11.22
25 38 Cambodia Cambodia 124,300 0 67,000 191,000 9.19
26 4 Russia Russia 1,240,000 2,000,000 N/A 3,240,000 8.80
27 35-38 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 126,400 575,000 N/A 701,400 8.40
28 69-70 Burundi Burundi 50,500 N/A N/A N/A 7.93
29 32 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 152,300 N/A N/A N/A 7.59
30 51 Belarus Belarus 72,940 N/A N/A N/A 7.08
31 92 Uruguay Uruguay 24,000 0 920 24,920 7.03
32 50 Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 74,200 N/A N/A N/A 6.85
33 67-68 Bulgaria Bulgaria 51,000 N/A N/A N/A 6.85
34 104 Kuwait Kuwait 15,500 N/A N/A N/A 6.64
35 123 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 9,250 N/A N/A N/A 6.53
36 110-111 Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia 12,850 N/A N/A N/A 6.28
37 15 Ukraine Ukraine 295,500 N/A N/A 295,500 6.23
38 95 Albania Albania 22,000 N/A N/A N/A 6.17
39 67-68 Rwanda Rwanda 51,000 N/A N/A N/A 6.04
40 25 Morocco Morocco 196,000 N/A N/A N/A 5.99
Rank Rank by active troops Flag Nation Active Troops Reserve Force Paramilitary Total Active troops per 1000
41 84 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 29,000 N/A N/A N/A 5.86
42 12 Egypt Egypt 450,000 254,000 405,000 1,109,000 5.81
43 11 Vietnam Vietnam 484,000 4,000,000 40,000 4,524,000 5.79
44 89 Norway Norway 27,600 N/A N/A N/A 5.79
45 62 Czech Republic Czech Republic 57,050 N/A N/A N/A 5.57
46 160 Seychelles Seychelles 450 N/A N/A N/A 5.54
47 124 Botswana Botswana 9,000 N/A N/A N/A 5.49
48 148 Malta Malta 2,140 N/A N/A N/A 5.37
49 87 Finland Finland 34,700 490,000 N/A 524,700 5.17
50 103 Mauritania Mauritania 15,750 N/A N/A N/A 5.10
51 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 19,800 N/A N/A N/A 4.92
52 21 Thailand Thailand 206,000 200,000 113,700 519,700 4.80
53 2 United States United States 1,419,683 1,433,600 53,000 2,906,453 4.76
54 48 Chile Chile 77,300 50,000 36,800 164,100 4.75
55 37 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 124,500 N/A N/A N/A 4.71
56 83 Laos Laos 29,100 0 100,000 129,100 4.68
57 23 Colombia Colombia 200,000 0 121,000 321,000 4.66
58 97 Croatia Croatia 20,800 N/A N/A N/A 4.63
59 61 Ecuador Ecuador 59,500 100,000 270 159,770 4.45
60 124 Namibia Namibia 9,000 N/A N/A N/A 4.43
Rank Rank by active troops Flag Nation Active Troops Reserve Force Paramilitary Total Active troops per 1000
61 45 Romania Romania 97,200 N/A N/A N/A 4.35
62 57-58 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 65,800 N/A N/A N/A 4.33
63 19 France France 259,050 N/A N/A 259,050 4.27
64 73 Portugal Portugal 44,900 N/A N/A N/A 4.25
65 78 Austria Austria 34,600 N/A N/A N/A 4.23
66 30 Poland Poland 163,000 N/A N/A N/A 4.22
67 94 Denmark Denmark 22,880 N/A N/A N/A 4.21
68 150 Suriname Suriname 1,840 0 0 1,840 4.20
69 136 Estonia Estonia 5,510 N/A N/A N/A 4.13
70 72 Cuba Cuba 46,000 39,000 26,500 111,500 4.05
71 95 Slovakia Slovakia 22,000 N/A N/A N/A 4.05
72 39 Malaysia Malaysia 110,000 51,600 20,100 181,000 3.97
73 76 Belgium Belgium 40,800 N/A N/A N/A 3.94
74 142 Fiji Fiji 3,500 6,000 0 9,500 3.92
75 35 Algeria Algeria 127,500 N/A N/A N/A 3.92
76 9 Pakistan Pakistan 642,000 528,000 307,500 1,477,500 3.87
77 155 Belize Belize 1,050 700 0 1,750 3.76
78 101 Georgia (country) Georgia 17,500 N/A N/A N/A 3.74
79 43 Peru Peru 100,000 188,000 77,000 365,000 3.58
80 80 Bolivia Bolivia 31,500 0 37,100 68, 600 3.56
Rank Rank by active troops Flag Nation Active Troops Reserve Force Paramilitary Total Active troops per 1000
81 111-112 Lithuania Lithuania 12,700 N/A N/A N/A 3.53
82 33 Spain Spain 150,700 N/A N/A N/A 3.49
83 77 Tunisia Tunisia 35,000 N/A N/A N/A 3.47
84 18 Germany Germany 284,500 N/A N/A 284,500 3.45
85 24 Italy Italy 200,000 N/A N/A 200,000 3.42
86 139 Gabon Gabon 4,700 N/A N/A N/A 3.38
87 79 Hungary Hungary 33,400 N/A N/A N/A 3.31
88 119 Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 10,000 N/A N/A N/A 3.29
89 46 Venezuela Venezuela 82,300 8,000 0 90,300 3.24
90 64 Netherlands Netherlands 53,130 N/A N/A N/A 3.24
91 56-57 Yemen Yemen 66,700 N/A N/A N/A 3.22
92 106-115 Liberia Liberia 11,000 - 15,000 N/A N/A N/A 3.16 - 4.31
93 27 United Kingdom United Kingdom 190,000 60,000 0 250,000 3.14
94 82 Chad Chad 30,350 N/A N/A N/A 3.09
95 127 Mongolia Mongolia 8,600 137,000 7,200 152,800 3.08
96 86 Sweden Sweden 27,600 N/A N/A N/A 3.07
97 99 Paraguay Paraguay 18,600 164,500 14,800 197,900 2.93
98 154 Cape Verde Cape Verde 1,200 N/A N/A N/A 2.87
99 157 The Bahamas Bahamas 860 0 0 860 2.85
100 90 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 24,500 0 15,000 39,500 2.74
Rank Rank by active troops Flag Nation Active Troops Reserve Force Paramilitary Total Active troops per 1000
101 65 Australia Australia 51,800 21,600 0 73,400 2.64
102 41 Sudan Sudan 104,500 N/A N/A N/A 2.60
103 106-107 Nicaragua Nicaragua 14,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.56
104 118 Republic of Ireland Ireland 10,460 15,000 N/A N/A 2.53
105 146 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 2,700 0 0 2,700 2.48
106 161 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 170 0 0 170 2.47
107 152 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 1,320 N/A N/A N/A 2.46
108 104 El Salvador El Salvador 15,650 9,900 12,000 37,550 2.31
109 58-59 Nepal Nepal 63,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.28
110 84 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 29,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.28
111 31 Ethiopia Ethiopia 162,500 N/A N/A N/A 2.22
112 60-61 Uganda Uganda 60,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.20
113 159 Barbados Barbados 610 430 0 1,040 2.18
114 106-110 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 13,000 - 14,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.16 - 2.33
115 81 Guatemala Guatemala 31,400 35,000 19,000 85,400 2.14
116 138 Latvia Latvia 4,880 N/A N/A N/A 2.13
117 116 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 10,900 N/A N/A N/A 2.12
118 151 Guyana Guyana 1,600 1,500 1,500 4,600 2.09
119 55-60 Afghanistan Afghanistan 60,000 - 70,000 N/A N/A N/A 2.00 - 2.34
120 156 Luxembourg Luxembourg 900 N/A N/A N/A 1.92
Rank Rank by active troops Flag Nation Active Troops Reserve Force Paramilitary Total Active troops per 1000
121 20 Japan Japan 239,000 44,395 12,250 295,645 1.88
122 64-71 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 50,000 - 55,000 N/A N/A N/A 1.86 - 2.05
123 26 Mexico Mexico 192,770 300,000 11,000 503,770 1.82
124 54 Argentina Argentina 71,400 0 31,240 102,640 1.81
125 113-114 Honduras Honduras 12,000 60,000 8,000 N/A 1.72
126 1 People's Republic of China People's Republic of China 2,255,000 800,000 11,500,000 14,555,000 1.71
127 44 Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 97,800 N/A N/A N/A 1.63
128 100 Zambia Zambia 18,100 N/A N/A N/A 1.61
129 66-67 Canada Canada 52,300 36,900 9,350 98,550 1.61
130 133 Moldova Moldova 6,910 N/A N/A N/A 1.55
131 17 Brazil Brazil 287,000 1,115,000 385,600 1,787,600 1.55
132 128 Togo Togo 8,550 N/A N/A N/A 1.50
133 93 Cameroon Cameroon 23,100 N/A N/A N/A 1.41
134 63 South Africa South Africa 55,750 N/A N/A N/A 1.26
135 14 Indonesia Indonesia 302,000 400,000 280,000 982,000 1.25
136 107-109 Senegal Senegal 13,620 N/A N/A N/A 1.22
137 134 Slovenia Slovenia 6,550 N/A N/A N/A 1.21
138 40 Philippines Philippines 106,000 131,000 44,000 281,000 1.21
139 3 India India 1,414,000 800,000 1,089,700 3,303,700 1.20
140 149 Lesotho Lesotho 2,000 N/A N/A N/A 1.07
Rank Rank by active troops Flag Nation Active Troops Reserve Force Paramilitary Total Active troops per 1000
141 145 Jamaica Jamaica 2,830 953 0 3,783 1.04
142 122 Guinea Guinea 9,700 N/A N/A N/A 1.02
143 102 Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 17,050 N/A N/A N/A 0.99
144 36 Bangladesh Bangladesh 125,500 N/A N/A N/A 0.87
145 135 Tajikistan Tajikistan 6,000 N/A N/A N/A 0.84
146 117 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 10,800 N/A N/A N/A 0.78
147 108-110 Madagascar Madagascar 13,500 N/A N/A N/A 0.75
148 87 Tanzania Tanzania 27,000 N/A N/A N/A 0.73
149 91 Kenya Kenya 24,120 N/A N/A N/A 0.71
150 147 Central African Republic Central African Republic 2,550 N/A N/A N/A 0.67
151 153 East Timor Timor-Leste 1,250 0 0 1,250 0.62
152 140 Benin Benin 4,550 N/A N/A N/A 0.61
152 47 Nigeria Nigeria 78,500 N/A N/A N/A 0.61
154 130 Mali Mali 7,350 N/A N/A N/A 0.60
155 144 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 3,100 0 0 3,100 0.56
156 158 The Gambia Gambia 800 N/A N/A N/A 0.50
157 126 New Zealand New Zealand 8,700 10,800 N/A N/A 0.47
158 137 Malawi Malawi 5,300 N/A N/A N/A 0.44
159 129 Mozambique Mozambique 8,200 N/A N/A N/A 0.42
160 141 Niger Niger 4,300 N/A N/A N/A 0.37
161 131 Ghana Ghana 7,000 N/A N/A N/A 0.33
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