Place
|
Number of Active Military Personnel (2022)
|
Country
|
1.
|
2,035,000
|
China
|
2.
|
1,460,350
|
India
|
3.
|
1,395,350
|
United States
|
4.
|
1,280,000
|
North Korea
|
5.
|
900,000
|
Russia
|
6.
|
651,800
|
Pakistan
|
7.
|
610,000
|
Iran
|
8.
|
555,000
|
South Korea
|
9.
|
482,000
|
Vietnam
|
10.
|
438,500
|
Egypt
|
11.
|
395,500
|
Indonesia
|
12.
|
366,500
|
Brazil
|
13.
|
360,850
|
Thailand
|
14.
|
356,000
|
Myanmar
|
15.
|
355,200
|
Turkey
|
|
Place
|
Number of Active Military Personnel (2022)
|
Country
|
16.
|
257,000
|
Saudi Arabia
|
17.
|
255,950
|
Colombia
|
18.
|
255,000
|
Sri Lanka
|
19.
|
247,150
|
Japan
|
20.
|
216,000
|
Mexico
|
21.
|
203,250
|
France
|
22.
|
201,750
|
Eritrea
|
23.
|
196,600
|
Ukraine
|
24.
|
195,800
|
Morocco
|
25.
|
193,000
|
Iraq
|
26.
|
183,400
|
Germany
|
27.
|
169,500
|
Israel
|
28.
|
169,000
|
Syria
|
29.
|
169,000
|
Taiwan
|
30.
|
165,000
|
Afghanistan
|
|