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Manpower Fit for Military Service by Country

Authored By Staff Writer | Last Updated: 12/2012

Because having the most people isn't always enough if the population is not fit for the fight.

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Wars ultimately come down to manpower and, from this, the portion of the population that is actually able to assist in the war effort (able-bodied souls for fighting, production, etc...). Manpower Fit for Military Service is used by the GFP final ranking to further refine a nation's overall military strength.


Manpower Fit for Military Service data through 2011.
1
618,588,627
2
489,571,520
3
120,022,084
4
107,538,660
5
83,835,650
6
75,326,989
7
48,882,415
8
46,812,553
9
43,930,753
10
41,570,732
11
41,503,949
12
40,707,659
13
39,556,497
14
35,305,381
15
35,005,326
16
29,538,413
17
27,490,939
18
24,757,344
19
24,035,131
20
23,747,168
21
22,596,141
22
21,033,275
23
19,012,160
24
18,737,449
25
18,720,867
26
16,872,822
27
15,686,055
28
15,583,917
29
14,093,327
30
13,043,443
31
13,023,141
32
13,012,902
33
12,468,138
34
12,422,580
35
11,689,577
36
11,208,390
37
10,066,704
38
10,025,261
39
9,939,661
40
9,058,289
41
8,651,943
42
8,173,839
43
7,847,309
44
7,182,574
45
4,121,084
46
4,048,930
47
3,812,225
48
3,359,487
49
3,133,992
50
3,072,125
51
2,970,078
52
2,963,642
53
2,952,959
54
2,842,896
55
2,823,692
56
2,751,841
57
2,105,973
58
2,018,481
59
1,868,134
60
1,862,631
61
1,824,686
62
1,754,458
63
1,610,442
64
1,482,827
65
1,459,583
66
1,364,118
67
1,303,928
68
462,150

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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