El personal de las fuerzas armadas es el personal militar en actividad, incluidas las fuerzas paramilitares en los casos en que el entrenamiento, la organización, el equipamiento y el control sugieren que pueden emplearse para apoyar o reemplazar a las fuerzas militares regulares.
Instituto Internacional de Estudios Estratégicos, The Military Balance. Licencia: CC BY-4.0Unidad de medida: número
| País | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| México | 341,000 | 328,000 | 348,000 |
| Argentina | 103,000 | 103,000 | 105,200 |
| Brasil | 762,000 | 762,000 | 761,500 |
| Canadá | 72,000 | 72,000 | 72,400 |
| Chile | 114,000 | 122,000 | 122,200 |
| Colombia | 428,000 | 481,000 | 481,200 |
| Estados Unidos | 1,395,000 | 1,388,000 | 1,379,800 |
| Perú | 158,000 | 158,000 | 158,000 |
| Afganistán | 165,000 | 278,000 | 272,900 |
| Albania | 8,000 | 8,000 | 9,000 |
| Alemania | 183,000 | 184,000 | 181,400 |
| Angola | 117,000 | 117,000 | 117,000 |
| Antigua y Barbuda | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arabia Saudita | 282,000 | 252,000 | 252,000 |
| Argelia | 326,000 | 317,000 | 317,000 |
| Armenia | 47,000 | 49,000 | 48,800 |
| Australia | 60,000 | 59,000 | 58,100 |
| Austria | 23,000 | 22,000 | 22,850 |
| Azerbaiyán | 82,000 | 82,000 | 81,950 |
| Bahamas | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,300 |
| Bangladesh | 227,000 | 227,000 | 227,050 |
| Barbados | 1,000 | 1,000 | 610 |
| Bahrein | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,200 |
| Bélgica | 24,000 | 26,000 | 31,500 |
| Belice | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,500 |
| Benin | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,250 |
| Belarús | 158,000 | 155,000 | 155,350 |
| Bolivia | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,100 |
| Bosnia y Herzegovina | 11,000 | 11,000 | 10,500 |
| Botswana | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,200 |
| Bulgaria | 37,000 | 37,000 | 36,950 |
| Burkina Faso | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,200 |
| Burundi | 31,000 | 51,000 | 51,050 |
| Bhután | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cabo Verde | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,200 |
| Camboya | 191,000 | 191,000 | 191,300 |
| Camerún | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,400 |
| Qatar | 22,000 | 22,000 | 21,500 |
| Chad | 45,000 | 45,000 | 32,850 |
| China | 2,535,000 | 2,535,000 | 2,695,000 |
| Chipre | 13,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| Comoras | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Congo, República del | 12,000 | 0 | 12,000 |
| Congo, República Democrática del | 134,000 | 134,000 | 134,250 |
| Corea, República de | 569,000 | 613,000 | 608,000 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 27,000 | 134,000 | 27,000 |
| Costa Rica | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Croacia | 20,000 | 18,000 | 18,200 |
| Dinamarca | 15,000 | 15,000 | 14,500 |
| Dominica | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 42,000 | 42,000 | 41,250 |
| Egipto, República Árabe de | 836,000 | 836,000 | 835,500 |
| El Salvador | 42,000 | 42,000 | 41,500 |
| Emiratos Árabes Unidos | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 |
| Eslovenia | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,250 |
| España | 199,000 | 199,000 | 196,350 |
| Estonia | 7,000 | 7,000 | 6,700 |
| Etiopía | 138,000 | 138,000 | 138,000 |
| Fiji | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,040 |
| Filipinas | 157,000 | 155,000 | 153,350 |
| Finlandia | 22,000 | 27,000 | 25,200 |
| Francia | 304,000 | 304,000 | 304,800 |
| Gabón | 7,000 | 7,000 | 6,700 |
| Gambia | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Georgia | 26,000 | 26,000 | 25,650 |
| Ghana | 16,000 | 16,000 | 15,500 |
| Granada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grecia | 147,000 | 147,000 | 147,850 |
| Guatemala | 43,000 | 43,000 | 43,050 |
| Guinea | 13,000 | 13,000 | 12,700 |
| Guinea Ecuatorial | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,450 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,450 |
| Guyana | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,400 |
| Haití | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 |
| Honduras | 23,000 | 23,000 | 22,950 |
| Hungría | 46,000 | 40,000 | 39,800 |
| India | 3,068,000 | 3,045,000 | 3,026,500 |
| Indonesia | 676,000 | 676,000 | 675,500 |
| Irán, República Islámica del | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 |
| Iraq | 459,000 | 341,000 | 336,000 |
| Irlanda | 9,000 | 9,000 | 8,650 |
| Islandia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Islas Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Islas Salomón | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel | 178,000 | 178,000 | 177,500 |
| Italia | 338,000 | 342,000 | 341,500 |
| Jamaica | 6,000 | 6,000 | 5,950 |
| Japón | 261,000 | 261,000 | 261,150 |
| Jordania | 116,000 | 116,000 | 101,500 |
| Kazajstán | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,000 |
| Kenya | 24,000 | 29,000 | 29,100 |
| Kirguistán | 21,000 | 21,000 | 20,900 |
| Kiribati | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuwait | 25,000 | 25,000 | 24,500 |
| Lesotho | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Letonia | 9,000 | 6,000 | 6,900 |
| Líbano | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Liberia | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,100 |
| Libia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lituania | 37,000 | 37,000 | 39,550 |
| Luxemburgo | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,900 |
| Macedonia del Norte | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| Madagascar | 22,000 | 22,000 | 21,500 |
| Malasia | 136,000 | 136,000 | 136,000 |
| Malawi | 15,000 | 15,000 | 14,700 |
| Maldivas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malí | 41,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 |
| Malta | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,750 |
| Marruecos | 246,000 | 246,000 | 245,800 |
| Mauricio | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Mauritania | 21,000 | 21,000 | 20,850 |
| Micronesia (Estados Federados de) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mongolia | 18,000 | 18,000 | 17,700 |
| Montenegro | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,350 |
| Mozambique | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,200 |
| Namibia | 16,000 | 16,000 | 15,900 |
| Nepal | 112,000 | 112,000 | 111,600 |
| Nicaragua | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| Níger | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,300 |
| Nigeria | 223,000 | 223,000 | 223,000 |
| Noruega | 25,000 | 23,000 | 23,250 |
| Nueva Zelandia | 10,000 | 9,000 | 9,400 |
| Omán | 47,000 | 47,000 | 46,600 |
| Países Bajos | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,410 |
| Pakistán | 943,000 | 943,000 | 944,800 |
| Palau | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panamá | 28,000 | 28,000 | 26,000 |
| Papua Nueva Guinea | 4,000 | 4,000 | 3,600 |
| Paraguay | 29,000 | 29,000 | 28,950 |
| Polonia | 189,000 | 189,000 | 196,700 |
| Portugal | 52,000 | 52,000 | 52,250 |
| Reino Unido | 153,000 | 149,000 | 148,450 |
| República Centroafricana | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,150 |
| República Checa | 27,000 | 25,000 | 22,245 |
| República Eslovaca | 18,000 | 16,000 | 15,850 |
| República de Moldova | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,150 |
| República Democrática Popular Lao | 129,000 | 129,000 | 129,100 |
| República Dominicana | 71,000 | 71,000 | 71,050 |
| Rwanda | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| Rumania | 128,000 | 126,000 | 126,600 |
| Federación de Rusia | 1,454,000 | 1,454,000 | 1,454,000 |
| Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Kitts y Nevis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Vicente y las Granadinas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Lucía | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santo Tomé y Príncipe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senegal | 19,000 | 19,000 | 18,600 |
| Serbia | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,150 |
| Seychelles | 0 | 0 | 420 |
| Sierra Leona | 9,000 | 9,000 | 8,500 |
| Singapur | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 |
| República Federal de Somalia | 14,000 | 20,000 | 19,800 |
| Sri Lanka | 317,000 | 317,000 | 317,000 |
| Sudáfrica | 89,000 | 90,000 | 89,650 |
| Sudán | 144,000 | 124,000 | 124,300 |
| Suecia | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,150 |
| Suiza | 20,000 | 20,000 | 21,450 |
| Suriname | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,840 |
| Tailandia | 455,000 | 455,000 | 454,850 |
| Tanzanía | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Tayikistán | 17,000 | 17,000 | 16,800 |
| Timor-Leste | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,200 |
| Togo | 10,000 | 10,000 | 9,550 |
| Tonga | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trinidad y Tobago | 5,000 | 5,000 | 4,050 |
| Túnez | 48,000 | 48,000 | 47,800 |
| Turquía | 512,000 | 512,000 | 512,200 |
| Ucrania | 298,000 | 311,000 | 297,000 |
| Uganda | 46,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 |
| Uruguay | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,100 |
| Uzbekistán | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viet Nam | 522,000 | 522,000 | 522,000 |
| Yemen, Rep. del | 40,000 | 40,000 | 20,000 |
| Zambia | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,100 |
| Zimbabwe | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 |