Field Listing :: Manpower fit for military service
This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for a country (defined as being ages 16-49) and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
Country
Manpower fit for military service
Afghanistan males age 16-49: 3,888,358
females age 16-49: 3,641,998 (2010 est.)
Albania males age 16-49: 802,097
females age 16-49: 768,953 (2010 est.)
Algeria males age 16-49: 8,481,036
females age 16-49: 8,508,245 (2010 est.)
American Samoa males age 16-49: 14,230
females age 16-49: 13,842 (2010 est.)
Andorra males age 16-49: 18,338
females age 16-49: 17,395 (2010 est.)
Angola males age 16-49: 1,506,489
females age 16-49: 1,451,427 (2010 est.)
Anguilla males age 16-49: 2,987
females age 16-49: 3,354 (2010 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda males age 16-49: 17,475
females age 16-49: 19,764 (2010 est.)
Argentina males age 16-49: 8,366,206
females age 16-49: 8,344,321 (2010 est.)
Armenia males age 16-49: 644,195
females age 16-49: 724,085 (2010 est.)
Aruba males age 16-49: 20,398
females age 16-49: 21,371 (2010 est.)
Australia males age 16-49: 4,377,411
females age 16-49: 4,210,442 (2010 est.)
Austria males age 16-49: 1,595,379
females age 16-49: 1,566,884 (2010 est.)
Azerbaijan males age 16-49: 1,753,878
females age 16-49: 1,958,408 (2010 est.)
Bahamas, The males age 16-49: 62,779
females age 16-49: 63,954 (2010 est.)
Bahrain males age 16-49: 170,633
females age 16-49: 146,243 (2010 est.)
Bangladesh males age 16-49: 25,310,750
females age 16-49: 32,154,153 (2010 est.)
Barbados males age 16-49: 58,532
females age 16-49: 58,542 (2010 est.)
Belarus males age 16-49: 1,708,634
females age 16-49: 2,043,083 (2010 est.)
Belgium males age 16-49: 1,949,361
females age 16-49: 1,891,966 (2010 est.)
Belize males age 16-49: 57,759
females age 16-49: 55,903 (2010 est.)
Benin males age 16-49: 1,331,242
females age 16-49: 1,345,145 (2010 est.)
Bermuda males age 16-49: 12,405
females age 16-49: 12,327 (2010 est.)
Bhutan males age 16-49: 153,985
females age 16-49: 140,437 (2010 est.)
Bolivia males age 16-49: 1,714,438
females age 16-49: 1,959,763 (2010 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina males age 16-49: 980,425
females age 16-49: 948,791 (2010 est.)
Botswana males age 16-49: 347,070
females age 16-49: 315,743 (2010 est.)
Brazil males age 16-49: 38,518,822
females age 16-49: 44,560,717 (2010 est.)
British Virgin Islands males age 16-49: 6,028
females age 16-49: 5,778 (2010 est.)
Brunei males age 16-49: 93,809
females age 16-49: 97,345 (2010 est.)
Bulgaria males age 16-49: 1,337,201
females age 16-49: 1,360,039 (2010 est.)
Burkina Faso males age 16-49: 2,280,776
females age 16-49: 2,278,474 (2010 est.)
Burma males age 16-49: 10,281,131
females age 16-49: 10,988,695 (2010 est.)
Burundi males age 16-49: 1,337,935
females age 16-49: 1,414,035 (2010 est.)
Cambodia males age 16-49: 2,751,618
females age 16-49: 2,835,807 (2010 est.)
Cameroon males age 16-49: 2,721,307
females age 16-49: 2,647,640 (2010 est.)
Canada males age 16-49: 6,642,190
females age 16-49: 6,402,896 (2010 est.)
Cape Verde males age 16-49: 103,894
females age 16-49: 114,721 (2010 est.)
Cayman Islands males age 16-49: 9,860
females age 16-49: 10,287 (2010 est.)
Central African Republic males age 16-49: 637,474
females age 16-49: 643,188 (2010 est.)
Chad males age 16-49: 1,141,776
females age 16-49: 1,354,111 (2010 est.)
Chile males age 16-49: 3,599,328
females age 16-49: 3,544,156 (2010 est.)
China males age 16-49: 314,668,817
females age 16-49: 298,745,786 (2010 est.)
Colombia males age 16-49: 8,957,960
females age 16-49: 9,763,655 (2010 est.)
Comoros males age 16-49: 130,064
females age 16-49: 140,600 (2010 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the males age 16-49: 9,301,818
females age 16-49: 9,440,111 (2010 est.)
Congo, Republic of the males age 16-49: 557,764
females age 16-49: 546,755 (2010 est.)
Cook Islands males age 16-49: 2,272
females age 16-49: 2,222 (2010 est.)
Costa Rica males age 16-49: 1,044,923
females age 16-49: 1,026,432 (2010 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire males age 16-49: 3,242,965
females age 16-49: 3,069,569 (2010 est.)
Croatia males age 16-49: 770,574
females age 16-49: 844,594 (2010 est.)
Cuba males age 16-49: 2,516,543
females age 16-49: 2,450,902 (2010 est.)
Cyprus males age 16-49: 271,692
females age 16-49: 236,908 (2010 est.)
Czech Republic males age 16-49: 2,086,662
females age 16-49: 2,003,055 (2010 est.)
Denmark males age 16-49: 1,013,814
females age 16-49: 1,001,411 (2010 est.)
Djibouti males age 16-49: 110,441
females age 16-49: 147,939 (2010 est.)
Dominica males age 16-49: 15,963
females age 16-49: 15,426 (2010 est.)
Dominican Republic males age 16-49: 2,090,785
females age 16-49: 1,957,233 (2010 est.)
Ecuador males age 16-49: 2,770,465
females age 16-49: 3,217,235 (2010 est.)
Egypt males age 16-49: 17,733,851
females age 16-49: 16,942,010 (2010 est.)
El Salvador males age 16-49: 1,056,532
females age 16-49: 1,356,824 (2010 est.)
Equatorial Guinea males age 16-49: 109,311
females age 16-49: 111,543 (2010 est.)
Eritrea males age 16-49: 864,608
females age 16-49: 920,104 (2010 est.)
Estonia males age 16-49: 213,740
females age 16-49: 255,926 (2010 est.)
Ethiopia males age 16-49: 11,466,713
females age 16-49: 12,444,706 (2010 est.)
Faroe Islands males age 16-49: 9,792
females age 16-49: 8,354 (2010 est.)
Fiji males age 16-49: 195,414
females age 16-49: 206,386 (2010 est.)
Finland males age 16-49: 958,949
females age 16-49: 916,818 (2010 est.)
France males age 16-49: 12,053,912
females age 16-49: 11,763,951 (2010 est.)
French Polynesia males age 16-49: 66,451
females age 16-49: 65,306 (2010 est.)
Gabon males age 16-49: 198,970
females age 16-49: 192,807 (2010 est.)
Gambia, The males age 16-49: 238,006
females age 16-49: 248,065 (2010 est.)
Gaza Strip males age 16-49: 324,203
females age 16-49: 308,835 (2010 est.)
Georgia males age 16-49: 901,307
females age 16-49: 946,357 (2010 est.)
Germany males age 16-49: 15,564,748
females age 16-49: 14,723,200 (2010 est.)
Ghana males age 16-49: 4,022,056
females age 16-49: 4,101,964 (2010 est.)
Gibraltar males age 16-49: 5,955
females age 16-49: 5,687 (2010 est.)
Greece males age 16-49: 2,050,018
females age 16-49: 2,033,450 (2010 est.)
Greenland males age 16-49: 10,833
females age 16-49: 11,439 (2010 est.)
Grenada males age 16-49: 22,487
females age 16-49: 22,535 (2010 est.)
Guam males age 16-49: 37,983
females age 16-49: 36,469 (2010 est.)
Guatemala males age 16-49: 2,494,903
females age 16-49: 2,827,208 (2010 est.)
Guernsey males age 16-49: 12,404
females age 16-49: 12,510 (2010 est.)
Guinea males age 16-49: 1,443,655
females age 16-49: 1,483,676 (2010 est.)
Guinea-Bissau males age 16-49: 199,771
females age 16-49: 206,240 (2010 est.)
Guyana males age 16-49: 132,188
females age 16-49: 147,296 (2010 est.)
Haiti males age 16-49: 1,573,371
females age 16-49: 1,591,942 (2010 est.)
Honduras males age 16-49: 1,483,292
females age 16-49: 1,502,788 (2010 est.)
Hong Kong males age 16-49: 1,405,324
females age 16-49: 1,526,196 (2010 est.)
Hungary males age 16-49: 1,884,232
females age 16-49: 1,923,902 (2010 est.)
Iceland males age 16-49: 62,705
females age 16-49: 61,392 (2010 est.)
India males age 16-49: 244,727,406
females age 16-49: 235,662,750 (2010 est.)
Indonesia males age 16-49: 53,624,156
females age 16-49: 52,879,309 (2010 est.)
Iran males age 16-49: 17,844,536
females age 16-49: 17,312,808 (2010 est.)
Iraq males age 16-49: 6,402,171
females age 16-49: 6,232,674 (2010 est.)
Ireland males age 16-49: 858,317
females age 16-49: 855,125 (2010 est.)
Isle of Man males age 16-49: 14,748
females age 16-49: 14,392 (2010 est.)
Israel males age 16-49: 1,496,542
females age 16-49: 1,425,537 (2010 est.)
Italy males age 16-49: 11,092,984
females age 16-49: 10,452,910 (2010 est.)
Jamaica males age 16-49: 581,033
females age 16-49: 590,437 (2010 est.)
Japan males age 16-49: 22,564,075
females age 16-49: 21,720,375 (2010 est.)
Jersey males age 16-49: 16,853
females age 16-49: 16,737 (2010 est.)
Jordan males age 16-49: 1,416,681
females age 16-49: 1,358,608 (2010 est.)
Kazakhstan males age 16-49: 2,902,859
females age 16-49: 3,543,467 (2010 est.)
Kenya males age 16-49: 6,162,904
females age 16-49: 5,904,173 (2010 est.)
Kiribati males age 16-49: 17,941
females age 16-49: 19,758 (2010 est.)
Korea, North males age 16-49: 4,127,999
females age 16-49: 4,522,707 (2010 est.)
Korea, South males age 16-49: 10,929,625
females age 16-49: 10,264,608 (2010 est.)
Kosovo males age 16-49: 429,645
females age 16-49: 389,071 (2010 est.)
Kuwait males age 16-49: 979,832
females age 16-49: 539,574 (2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstan males age 16-49: 1,101,709
females age 16-49: 1,243,904 (2010 est.)
Laos males age 16-49: 1,056,050
females age 16-49: 1,121,640 (2010 est.)
Latvia males age 16-49: 406,592
females age 16-49: 456,071 (2010 est.)
Lebanon males age 16-49: 917,404
females age 16-49: 940,238 (2010 est.)
Lesotho males age 16-49: 267,825
females age 16-49: 273,348 (2010 est.)
Liberia males age 16-49: 510,337
females age 16-49: 527,737 (2010 est.)
Libya males age 16-49: 1,490,011
females age 16-49: 1,436,613 (2010 est.)
Liechtenstein males age 16-49: 6,559
females age 16-49: 6,782 (2010 est.)
Lithuania males age 16-49: 674,265
females age 16-49: 734,806 (2010 est.)
Luxembourg males age 16-49: 96,585
females age 16-49: 95,519 (2010 est.)
Macau males age 16-49: 124,074
females age 16-49: 149,799 (2010 est.)
Macedonia males age 16-49: 442,953
females age 16-49: 425,981 (2010 est.)
Madagascar males age 16-49: 3,268,291
females age 16-49: 3,541,256 (2010 est.)
Malawi males age 16-49: 2,048,900
females age 16-49: 1,960,258 (2010 est.)
Malaysia males age 16-49: 5,612,642
females age 16-49: 5,501,129 (2010 est.)
Maldives males age 16-49: 137,181
females age 16-49: 83,837 (2010 est.)
Mali males age 16-49: 1,760,901
females age 16-49: 1,900,025 (2010 est.)
Malta males age 16-49: 79,961
females age 16-49: 76,067 (2010 est.)
Marshall Islands males age 16-49: 13,277
females age 16-49: 13,374 (2010 est.)
Mauritania males age 16-49: 464,959
females age 16-49: 562,765 (2010 est.)
Mauritius males age 16-49: 279,405
females age 16-49: 283,023 (2010 est.)
Mayotte males age 16-49: 37,001
females age 16-49: 36,018 (2010 est.)
Mexico males age 16-49: 22,893,649
females age 16-49: 25,401,642 (2010 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of males age 16-49: 21,909
females age 16-49: 23,410 (2010 est.)
Moldova males age 16-49: 877,031
females age 16-49: 979,128 (2010 est.)
Monaco males age 16-49: 4,680
females age 16-49: 4,691 (2010 est.)
Mongolia males age 16-49: 715,585
females age 16-49: 748,083 (2010 est.)
Montenegro males age 16-49: 151,798
females age 16-49: 134,267 (2010 est.)
Montserrat males age 16-49: 1,127
females age 16-49: 1,217 (2010 est.)
Morocco males age 16-49: 6,960,026
females age 16-49: 7,307,491 (2010 est.)
Mozambique males age 16-49: 2,448,161
females age 16-49: 2,269,562 (2010 est.)
Namibia males age 16-49: 341,783
females age 16-49: 304,496 (2010 est.)
Nauru males age 16-49: 2,683
females age 16-49: 3,059 (2010 est.)
Nepal males age 16-49: 5,053,600
females age 16-49: 5,730,116 (2010 est.)
Netherlands males age 16-49: 3,213,954
females age 16-49: 3,133,972 (2010 est.)
Netherlands Antilles males age 16-49: 46,824
females age 16-49: 47,447 (2010 est.)
New Caledonia males age 16-49: 49,173
females age 16-49: 49,619 (2010 est.)
New Zealand males age 16-49: 840,977
females age 16-49: 828,081 (2010 est.)
Nicaragua males age 16-49: 1,318,762
females age 16-49: 1,374,652 (2010 est.)
Niger males age 16-49: 2,104,378
females age 16-49: 2,129,985 (2010 est.)
Nigeria males age 16-49: 20,298,351
females age 16-49: 19,355,456 (2010 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands males age 16-49: 9,359
females age 16-49: 12,385 (2010 est.)
Norway males age 16-49: 888,310
females age 16-49: 864,344 (2010 est.)
Oman males age 16-49: 816,579
females age 16-49: 622,927 (2010 est.)
Pakistan males age 16-49: 35,774,936
females age 16-49: 34,572,451 (2010 est.)
Palau males age 16-49: 5,223
females age 16-49: 3,949 (2010 est.)
Panama males age 16-49: 719,761
females age 16-49: 719,444 (2010 est.)
Papua New Guinea males age 16-49: 1,103,479
females age 16-49: 1,107,479 (2010 est.)
Paraguay males age 16-49: 1,375,610
females age 16-49: 1,400,597 (2010 est.)
Peru males age 16-49: 6,045,256
females age 16-49: 6,501,224 (2010 est.)
Philippines males age 16-49: 19,650,825
females age 16-49: 21,029,243 (2010 est.)
Poland males age 16-49: 7,860,841
females age 16-49: 7,828,221 (2010 est.)
Portugal males age 16-49: 2,104,945
females age 16-49: 2,034,912 (2010 est.)
Puerto Rico males age 16-49: 704,833
females age 16-49: 788,234 (2010 est.)
Qatar males age 16-49: 320,277
females age 16-49: 138,558 (2010 est.)
Romania males age 16-49: 4,513,619
females age 16-49: 4,566,620 (2010 est.)
Russia males age 16-49: 20,746,777
females age 16-49: 27,174,148 (2010 est.)
Rwanda males age 16-49: 1,641,563
females age 16-49: 1,696,514 (2010 est.)
Saint Barthelemy males age 16-49: 1,543
females age 16-49: 1,303 (2010 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha males age 16-49: 1,575
females age 16-49: 1,591 (2010 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis males age 16-49: 10,736
females age 16-49: 10,913 (2010 est.)
Saint Lucia males age 16-49: 32,406
females age 16-49: 36,216 (2010 est.)
Saint Martin males age 16-49: 6,391
females age 16-49: 6,947 (2010 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon males age 16-49: 1,097
females age 16-49: 1,096 (2010 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines males age 16-49: 22,932
females age 16-49: 22,134 (2010 est.)
Samoa males age 16-49: 37,674
females age 16-49: 37,492 (2010 est.)
San Marino males age 16-49: 5,564
females age 16-49: 6,068 (2010 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe males age 16-49: 26,530
females age 16-49: 28,450 (2010 est.)
Saudi Arabia males age 16-49: 7,560,216
females age 16-49: 5,773,033 (2010 est.)
Senegal males age 16-49: 2,109,080
females age 16-49: 2,287,510 (2010 est.)
Serbia males age 16-49: 1,405,391
females age 16-49: 1,368,207 (2010 est.)
Seychelles males age 16-49: 19,989
females age 16-49: 19,882 (2010 est.)
Sierra Leone males age 16-49: 713,190
females age 16-49: 813,830 (2010 est.)
Singapore males age 16-49: 1,027,701
females age 16-49: 1,097,762 (2010 est.)
Slovakia males age 16-49: 1,162,282
females age 16-49: 1,147,526 (2010 est.)
Slovenia males age 16-49: 397,440
females age 16-49: 385,505 (2010 est.)
Solomon Islands males age 16-49: 125,928
females age 16-49: 126,999 (2010 est.)
Somalia males age 16-49: 1,328,567
females age 16-49: 1,386,971 (2010 est.)
South Africa males age 16-49: 7,676,331
females age 16-49: 6,521,338 (2010 est.)
Spain males age 16-49: 8,040,207
females age 16-49: 7,798,254 (2010 est.)
Sri Lanka males age 16-49: 4,518,582
females age 16-49: 4,701,942 (2010 est.)
Sudan males age 16-49: 6,094,209
females age 16-49: 6,213,984 (2010 est.)
Suriname males age 16-49: 108,555
females age 16-49: 111,927 (2010 est.)
Swaziland males age 16-49: 196,633
females age 16-49: 172,602 (2010 est.)
Sweden males age 16-49: 1,709,592
females age 16-49: 1,649,875 (2010 est.)
Switzerland males age 16-49: 1,502,736
females age 16-49: 1,468,785 (2010 est.)
Syria males age 16-49: 4,948,802
females age 16-49: 4,786,596 (2010 est.)
Taiwan males age 16-49: 5,094,111
females age 16-49: 4,980,454 (2010 est.)
Tajikistan males age 16-49: 1,461,896
females age 16-49: 1,642,240 (2010 est.)
Tanzania males age 16-49: 5,667,987
females age 16-49: 5,690,331 (2010 est.)
Thailand males age 16-49: 13,247,646
females age 16-49: 14,166,227 (2010 est.)
Timor-Leste males age 16-49: 236,996
females age 16-49: 245,033 (2010 est.)
Togo males age 16-49: 983,283
females age 16-49: 1,004,887 (2010 est.)
Tonga males age 16-49: 27,404
females age 16-49: 28,509 (2010 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago males age 16-49: 273,361
females age 16-49: 266,535 (2010 est.)
Tunisia males age 16-49: 2,594,602
females age 16-49: 2,510,159 (2010 est.)
Turkey males age 16-49: 17,447,579
females age 16-49: 17,173,063 (2010 est.)
Turkmenistan males age 16-49: 1,046,907
females age 16-49: 1,168,960 (2010 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands males age 16-49: 5,062
females age 16-49: 4,772 (2010 est.)
Tuvalu males age 16-49: 1,981
females age 16-49: 2,005 (2010 est.)
Uganda males age 16-49: 4,138,180
females age 16-49: 4,028,125 (2010 est.)
Ukraine males age 16-49: 6,970,035
females age 16-49: 9,015,224 (2010 est.)
United Arab Emirates males age 16-49: 2,157,211
females age 16-49: 816,363 (2010 est.)
United Kingdom males age 16-49: 12,113,310
females age 16-49: 11,604,784 (2010 est.)
United States males age 16-49: 60,388,734
females age 16-49: 59,217,809 (2010 est.)
Uruguay males age 16-49: 713,223
females age 16-49: 697,197 (2010 est.)
Uzbekistan males age 16-49: 6,456,675
females age 16-49: 6,658,475 (2010 est.)
Vanuatu males age 16-49: 42,450
females age 16-49: 43,894 (2010 est.)
Venezuela males age 16-49: 5,504,152
females age 16-49: 5,976,339 (2010 est.)
Vietnam males age 16-49: 20,153,269
females age 16-49: 20,980,830 (2010 est.)
Virgin Islands males age 16-49: 17,675
females age 16-49: 21,070 (2010 est.)
Wallis and Futuna males age 16-49: 3,326
females age 16-49: 3,305 (2010 est.)
West Bank males age 16-49: 562,570
females age 16-49: 531,532 (2010 est.)
Western Sahara males age 16-49: 76,483
females age 16-49: 83,988 (2010 est.)
Yemen males age 16-49: 3,902,186
females age 16-49: 3,952,370 (2010 est.)
Zambia males age 16-49: 1,401,481
females age 16-49: 1,274,583 (2010 est.)
Zimbabwe males age 16-49: 1,327,894
females age 16-49: 1,525,815 (2010 est.)