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Available Military Manpower by Country

Authored By Staff Writer | Last Updated: 12/2012

As the Soviets proved in World War 2, sometimes sheer numbers of participants matter for an acceptable outcome.

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Total available manpower proves critical in a drawn out conflict. For the purposes of the GFP ranking, a nation showcasing an inherently large population (as in China or India) has the theoretical benefit of committing more bodies to the fighting.


Available Military Manpower data through 2011.
1
749,610,775
2
615,201,057
3
145,212,012
4
129,075,188
5
106,784,621
6
93,351,401
7
72,319,838
8
69,117,271
9
59,179,064
10
53,608,446
11
50,649,196
12
50,645,430
13
46,247,556
14
41,637,773
15
41,157,220
16
38,794,315
17
36,417,842
18
35,444,716
19
29,164,233
20
28,802,096
21
27,869,443
22
25,913,422
23
25,609,290
24
23,420,272
25
22,964,245
26
22,244,394
27
20,387,681
28
19,998,101
29
19,234,397
30
18,830,448
31
15,786,816
32
15,246,507
33
15,229,095
34
14,817,517
35
14,559,549
36
14,179,515
37
13,709,758
38
12,933,972
39
12,190,243
40
11,550,588
41
11,039,416
42
11,030,173
43
10,433,186
44
8,576,686
45
5,024,561
46
4,955,213
47
4,650,921
48
4,062,455
49
3,851,544
50
3,658,577
51
3,614,595
52
3,511,190
53
3,490,000
54
3,489,272
55
3,353,687
56
3,285,575
57
2,460,519
58
2,261,561
59
2,202,871
60
2,196,365
61
2,130,253
62
2,033,589
63
1,789,738
64
1,619,438
65
1,552,091
66
1,255,902
67
890,006
68
555,059

Sources: US Library of Congress; CIA.gov/CIA World Factbook; EIA.gov; wikipedia.com; energy.eu; SIPRI.org. Some values estimated based on factors available when official sources are lacking.

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