Largest Active Military Forces

The 20 countries with the largest active military personnel in the world. China leads with over 2 million active troops, followed by India at 1.5 million and the United States at 1.34 million. North Korea and Russia round out the top five with over 1.2 million each.

Data
# Country Active Personnel
1China2,035,000
2India1,500,700
3United States1,340,150
4North Korea1,280,000
5Russia1,264,000
6Ukraine677,000
7Pakistan660,000
8Iran610,000
9Ethiopia503,000
10South Korea450,000
11Vietnam450,000
12Egypt438,500
13Indonesia433,700
14Brazil374,500
15Thailand360,850
16Turkey355,200
17Eritrea301,750
18Mexico301,000
19Colombia285,000
20Sri Lanka260,450