Paramilitary Force by Country

Total Available Paramilitary Force Strength by Country - Dec. 31, 2022

This data ranks countries based on their available paramilitary force strength, offering a unique perspective on global security and defence dynamics.

Dec 31, 2022 No. of Individuals
1st
  Bangladesh 		6800000
2nd
  India 		2527000
3rd
  Venezuela 		1600000
4th
  Cuba 		1146000
5th
  China 		625000
6th
  Pakistan 		500000
7th
  Brazil 		400000
8th
  Yemen 		375000
9th
  Egypt 		300000
10th
  Indonesia 		280000
11th
  Russia 		250000
12th
  Algeria 		200000
12th
  North Korea 		200000
13th
  Colombia 		185000
14th
  South Africa 		180000
15th
  France 		175000
16th
  Turkey 		150000
17th
  Iraq 		130000
18th
  Saudi Arabia 		125000
19th
  Belarus 		110000
20th
  Italy 		107000
21st
  Laos 		100000
21st
  Malaysia 		100000
21st
  Mexico 		100000
22nd
  Iran 		90000
23rd
  Nigeria 		80000
23rd
  Spain 		80000
24th
  South Korea 		75000
25th
  Afghanistan 		60000
26th
  Sudan 		55000
27th
  Peru 		50000
27th
  Chile 		50000
27th
  Myanmar 		50000
27th
  Philippines 		50000
27th
  Syria 		50000
27th
  Ukraine 		50000
28th
  Norway 		40000
28th
  Vietnam 		40000
29th
  Greece 		35000
29th
  Libya 		35000
30th
  Poland 		32500
31st
  Kazakhstan 		32000
32nd
  Dominican Republic 		30000
32nd
  Guatemala 		30000
33rd
  Panama 		27000
34th
  Lebanon 		25000
34th
  Morocco 		25000
35th
  Portugal 		24700
36th
  Honduras 		23000
37th
  Sweden 		22000
38th
  Argentina 		20000
39th
  Estonia 		16000
40th
  El Salvador 		15000
40th
  Jordan 		15000
40th
  Kenya 		15000
40th
  Azerbaijan 		15000
40th
  Romania 		15000
41st
  Japan 		14000
41st
  Finland 		14000
42nd
  Cameroon 		12500
43rd
  United Arab Emirates 		12000
43rd
  Hungary 		12000
44th
  Taiwan 		11500
45th
  Lithuania 		11000
45th
  Sri Lanka 		11000
46th
  Kyrgyzstan 		10000
46th
  Madagascar 		10000
46th
  Mongolia 		10000
46th
  Montenegro 		10000
46th
  Nepal 		10000
46th
  Paraguay 		10000
46th
  Singapore 		10000
46th
  Tunisia 		10000
46th
  Uzbekistan 		10000
46th
  Zimbabwe 		10000
46th
  Angola 		10000
46th
  Cambodia 		10000
46th
  DR Congo 		10000
47th
  Latvia 		8200
48th
  Israel 		8000
49th
  Ivory Coast 		7000
49th
  Kuwait 		7000
50th
  Thailand 		6000
50th
  Oman 		6000
51st
  Tajikistan 		5500
51st
  Canada 		5500
52nd
  Georgia 		5400
53rd
  Qatar 		5000
53rd
  Slovenia 		5000
53rd
  Turkmenistan 		5000
53rd
  Chad 		5000
53rd
  Mauritania 		5000
53rd
  Namibia 		5000
53rd
  Netherlands 		5000
53rd
  Serbia 		5000
54th
  Armenia 		4300
55th
  North Macedonia 		4000
56th
  Niger 		3000
56th
  Bahrain 		3000
57th
  Croatia 		2000
57th
  Gabon 		2000
57th
  Republic of the Congo 		2000
57th
  Mali 		2000
58th
  Uganda 		1500
58th
  Uruguay 		1500
59th
  Tanzania 		1000
59th
  Central African Republic 		1000
59th
  Moldova 		1000
59th
  Zambia 		1000
60th
  Ecuador 		500
60th
  Albania 		500
61st
  Burkina Faso 		250
62nd
  Mozambique 		0
62nd
  New Zealand 		0
62nd
  Nicaragua 		0
62nd
  Senegal 		0
62nd
  Sierra Leone 		0
62nd
  Slovakia 		0
62nd
  Somalia 		0
62nd
  South Sudan 		0
62nd
  Suriname 		0
62nd
  Switzerland 		0
62nd
  United Kingdom 		0
62nd
  United States 		0
62nd
  Ireland 		0
62nd
  Iceland 		0
62nd
  Ghana 		0
62nd
  Kosovo 		0
62nd
  Ethiopia 		0
62nd
  Eritrea 		0
62nd
  Denmark 		0
62nd
  Czech Republic 		0
62nd
  Bulgaria 		0
62nd
  Botswana 		0
62nd
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 		0
62nd
  Bolivia 		0
62nd
  Bhutan 		0
62nd
  Benin 		0
62nd
  Belize 		0
62nd
  Belgium 		0
62nd
  Austria 		0
62nd
  Australia 		0
62nd
  Germany 		0
62nd
  Liberia 		0
62nd
  Luxembourg 		0