Bhutan Military Size 1985-2025

Bhutan military size for 2000 was 6,000.00, a 14.29% decline from 1999.
  • Bhutan military size for 1999 was 7,000.00, a 0% increase from 1998.
  • Bhutan military size for 1998 was 7,000.00, a 16.67% increase from 1997.
  • Bhutan military size for 1997 was 6,000.00, a 20% increase from 1996.
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.

Military Size (Number of People)

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Annual % Change

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Country Rankings
Country Name Military Size (Number of People)
China 3,910,000
India 2,372,000
Euro Area 1,995,300
United States 1,454,800
Russia 1,427,100
North Korea 1,244,000
Pakistan 900,000
Turkey 827,700
Iran 753,000
South Korea 687,500
Egypt 678,500
Brazil 673,200
Vietnam 524,000
Italy 503,100
Indonesia 492,000
Iraq 479,000
Myanmar 429,100
Syrian Arab Republic 424,800
Ukraine 420,400
Thailand 416,600
Afghanistan 400,000
France 389,400
Cambodia 360,000
Ethiopia 352,500
Algeria 305,200
Romania 282,900
Japan 248,700
Colombia 247,000
Spain 241,800
Morocco 240,500
Poland 238,800
Germany 221,100
Saudi Arabia 217,000
United Kingdom 212,500
Mexico 207,800
Sri Lanka 203,600
Eritrea 200,000
Peru 193,000
Israel 180,500
Singapore 168,500
Greece 163,200
Jordan 148,900
Philippines 148,500
Bangladesh 137,000
Yemen 136,300
Serbia 135,700
Lao PDR 129,100
Sudan 119,500
Angola 117,500
Chile 116,500
Malaysia 116,100
Bulgaria 113,800
Nigeria 106,500
Argentina 102,300
Croatia 101,000
Kazakhstan 98,500
Democratic Republic of Congo 92,900
Belarus 91,100
Portugal 90,500
Nepal 90,000
Sweden 88,300
Azerbaijan 87,100
Cuba 84,500
Uzbekistan 79,100
Venezuela 79,000
Lebanon 76,600
Libya 76,500
Bosnia 76,000
Rwanda 76,000
South Africa 71,600
Bolivia 69,600
Canada 68,500
Albania 67,500
UAE 66,000
Czech Republic 63,300
Zimbabwe 61,800
Ecuador 57,800
Hungary 57,800
Netherlands 57,100
Guatemala 52,900
Australia 51,600
Uganda 50,600
Somalia 50,000
Oman 47,900
Tunisia 47,000
Burundi 45,500
Armenia 42,300
Slovak Republic 41,200
Austria 40,500
Dominican Republic 39,500
Belgium 39,300
Tanzania 35,400
Finland 35,100
Paraguay 35,000
Chad 34,600
Georgia 33,400
El Salvador 28,800
Madagascar 28,500
Switzerland 27,700
Kenya 27,200
Norway 27,000
Uruguay 24,600
North Macedonia 23,500
Zambia 23,000
Cameroon 22,100
Denmark 21,800
Bahrain 21,200
Mauritania 20,700
Kuwait 20,300
Guinea 19,300
Lithuania 16,600
Mongolia 16,300
Nicaragua 16,000
Costa Rica 15,400
Senegal 15,400
Mali 15,200
Republic of Congo 15,000
Liberia 15,000
Turkmenistan 14,500
Honduras 14,300
Kyrgyz Republic 14,000
Slovenia 13,500
Moldova 12,900
Djibouti 12,600
Qatar 12,300
Panama 11,800
Ireland 11,500
Burkina Faso 11,300
Cyprus 10,800
Niger 10,700
Botswana 10,000
Guinea-Bissau 9,300
New Zealand 9,200
Namibia 9,100
Brunei 8,800
Latvia 8,500
Ghana 8,000
Togo 7,800
Estonia 7,600
Trinidad and Tobago 7,500
Benin 7,300
Tajikistan 7,200
Gabon 6,700
Mozambique 6,100
Bhutan 6,000
Malawi 6,000
Central African Republic 5,400
Haiti 5,300
Maldives 5,000
Papua New Guinea 4,400
Sierra Leone 3,800
Fiji 3,500
Bahamas 3,200
Guyana 3,100
Jamaica 3,000
Malta 2,100
Lesotho 2,000
Suriname 2,000
Mauritius 1,800
Equatorial Guinea 1,600
Luxembourg 1,400
Cabo Verde 1,200
Belize 1,100
Gambia 800
Barbados 600
Seychelles 500
Antigua and Barbuda 200
Iceland 100