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Field Listing :: Manpower available 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 assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
Country
 Manpower available for military service
Afghanistan males age 16-49: 6,800,888
females age 16-49: 6,413,647 (2010 est.)
Albania males age 16-49: 947,446
females age 16-49: 910,145 (2010 est.)
Algeria males age 16-49: 10,113,472
females age 16-49: 9,959,693 (2010 est.)
Andorra males age 16-49: 22,776 (2010 est.)
Angola males age 16-49: 2,991,424
females age 16-49: 2,893,898 (2010 est.)
Anguilla males age 16-49: 3,611 (2010 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda males age 16-49: 20,909
females age 16-49: 23,815 (2010 est.)
Argentina males age 16-49: 9,934,765
females age 16-49: 9,868,008 (2010 est.)
Armenia males age 16-49: 809,293
females age 16-49: 862,679 (2010 est.)
Aruba males age 16-49: 24,779
females age 16-49: 26,090 (2010 est.)
Australia males age 16-49: 5,275,667
females age 16-49: 5,082,543 (2010 est.)
Austria males age 16-49: 1,960,781
females age 16-49: 1,926,134 (2010 est.)
Azerbaijan males age 16-49: 2,336,611
females age 16-49: 2,329,275 (2010 est.)
Bahamas, The males age 16-49: 84,903 (2010 est.)
Bahrain males age 16-49: 208,365
females age 16-49: 174,375 (2010 est.)
Bangladesh males age 16-49: 36,560,110 (2010 est.)
Barbados males age 16-49: 74,418
females age 16-49: 74,450 (2010 est.)
Belarus males age 16-49: 2,435,318
females age 16-49: 2,466,762 (2010 est.)
Belgium males age 16-49: 2,377,191
females age 16-49: 2,309,941 (2010 est.)
Belize males age 16-49: 79,088
females age 16-49: 77,147 (2010 est.)
Benin males age 16-49: 2,023,449
females age 16-49: 1,971,788 (2010 est.)
Bermuda males age 16-49: 15,217 (2010 est.)
Bhutan males age 16-49: 198,553
females age 16-49: 176,226 (2010 est.)
Bolivia males age 16-49: 2,415,712
females age 16-49: 2,482,359 (2010 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina males age 16-49: 1,194,832
females age 16-49: 1,156,698 (2010 est.)
Botswana males age 16-49: 543,097
females age 16-49: 520,896 (2010 est.)
Brazil males age 16-49: 52,942,805
females age 16-49: 53,038,688 (2010 est.)
British Virgin Islands males age 16-49: 7,230 (2010 est.)
Brunei males age 16-49: 111,166
females age 16-49: 115,071 (2010 est.)
Bulgaria males age 16-49: 1,660,930
females age 16-49: 1,646,170 (2010 est.)
Burkina Faso males age 16-49: 3,608,963 (2010 est.)
Burma males age 16-49: 14,558,921
females age 16-49: 14,539,703 (2010 est.)
Burundi males age 16-49: 2,099,541
females age 16-49: 2,118,918 (2010 est.)
Cambodia males age 16-49: 3,980,995
females age 16-49: 3,970,244 (2010 est.)
Cameroon males age 16-49: 4,553,576
females age 16-49: 4,443,217 (2010 est.)
Canada males age 16-49: 8,051,656
females age 16-49: 7,780,644 (2010 est.)
Cape Verde males age 16-49: 128,858
females age 16-49: 133,581 (2010 est.)
Cayman Islands males age 16-49: 12,108 (2010 est.)
Central African Republic males age 16-49: 1,121,548
females age 16-49: 1,118,432 (2010 est.)
Chad males age 16-49: 2,025,929
females age 16-49: 2,377,898 (2010 est.)
Chile males age 16-49: 4,301,900
females age 16-49: 4,232,956 (2010 est.)
China males age 16-49: 381,747,145
females age 16-49: 360,385,629 (2010 est.)
Colombia males age 16-49: 11,556,939
females age 16-49: 11,609,122 (2010 est.)
Comoros males age 16-49: 178,670
females age 16-49: 177,811 (2010 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the males age 16-49: 15,192,858 (2010 est.)
Congo, Republic of the males age 16-49: 898,850
females age 16-49: 886,063 (2010 est.)
Costa Rica males age 16-49: 1,241,183
females age 16-49: 1,217,037 (2010 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire males age 16-49: 5,094,762
females age 16-49: 4,895,446 (2010 est.)
Croatia males age 16-49: 1,021,904
females age 16-49: 1,023,465 (2010 est.)
Cuba males age 16-49: 3,078,049
females age 16-49: 3,004,713 (2010 est.)
Cyprus males age 16-49: 322,807
females age 16-49: 284,386 (2010 est.)
Czech Republic males age 16-49: 2,517,268
females age 16-49: 2,418,163 (2010 est.)
Denmark males age 16-49: 1,235,947
females age 16-49: 1,221,386 (2010 est.)
Djibouti males age 16-49: 165,000
females age 16-49: 213,894 (2010 est.)
Dominica males age 16-49: 18,975 (2010 est.)
Dominican Republic males age 16-49: 2,514,160
females age 16-49: 2,395,804 (2010 est.)
Ecuador males age 16-49: 3,662,176
females age 16-49: 3,781,102 (2010 est.)
Egypt males age 16-49: 20,619,887
females age 16-49: 19,785,004 (2010 est.)
El Salvador males age 16-49: 1,426,142
females age 16-49: 1,590,778 (2010 est.)
Equatorial Guinea males age 16-49: 146,241
females age 16-49: 146,138 (2010 est.)
Eritrea males age 16-49: 1,307,012
females age 16-49: 1,319,682 (2010 est.)
Estonia males age 16-49: 297,096
females age 16-49: 308,229 (2010 est.)
Ethiopia males age 16-49: 18,485,269
females age 16-49: 19,145,307 (2010 est.)
Faroe Islands males age 16-49: 11,788 (2010 est.)
Fiji males age 16-49: 248,020
females age 16-49: 243,468 (2010 est.)
Finland males age 16-49: 1,160,812
females age 16-49: 1,111,743 (2010 est.)
France males age 16-49: 14,591,656
females age 16-49: 14,285,551 (2010 est.)
French Polynesia males age 16-49: 81,794 (2010 est.)
Gabon males age 16-49: 344,147
females age 16-49: 345,292 (2010 est.)
Gambia, The males age 16-49: 402,073
females age 16-49: 406,100 (2010 est.)
Gaza Strip males age 16-49: 372,843 (2010 est.)
Georgia males age 16-49: 1,094,390
females age 16-49: 1,140,758 (2010 est.)
Germany males age 16-49: 19,195,804
females age 16-49: 18,159,851 (2010 est.)
Ghana males age 16-49: 6,126,707
females age 16-49: 6,058,958 (2010 est.)
Gibraltar males age 16-49: 6,949 (2010 est.)
Greece males age 16-49: 2,502,268
females age 16-49: 2,486,171 (2010 est.)
Greenland males age 16-49: 15,474 (2010 est.)
Grenada males age 16-49: 27,453 (2010 est.)
Guatemala males age 16-49: 3,062,027
females age 16-49: 3,266,655 (2010 est.)
Guinea males age 16-49: 2,292,338
females age 16-49: 2,264,589 (2010 est.)
Guinea-Bissau males age 16-49: 361,785
females age 16-49: 363,488 (2010 est.)
Guyana males age 16-49: 189,456 (2010 est.)
Haiti males age 16-49: 2,283,915
females age 16-49: 2,250,220 (2010 est.)
Honduras males age 16-49: 1,989,556
females age 16-49: 1,939,462 (2010 est.)
Hong Kong males age 16-49: 1,729,179
females age 16-49: 1,899,296 (2010 est.)
Hungary males age 16-49: 2,380,381
females age 16-49: 2,319,142 (2010 est.)
Iceland males age 16-49: 75,259 (2010 est.)
India males age 16-49: 313,905,989
females age 16-49: 291,755,100 (2010 est.)
Indonesia males age 16-49: 65,166,986
females age 16-49: 62,715,534 (2010 est.)
Iran males age 16-49: 20,763,890
females age 16-49: 20,157,570 (2010 est.)
Iraq males age 16-49: 7,541,723
females age 16-49: 7,238,553 (2010 est.)
Ireland males age 16-49: 1,031,985
females age 16-49: 1,030,606 (2010 est.)
Israel males age 16-49: 1,771,661
females age 16-49: 1,687,698 (2010 est.)
Italy males age 16-49: 13,705,846
females age 16-49: 12,929,946 (2010 est.)
Jamaica males age 16-49: 712,627
females age 16-49: 730,845 (2010 est.)
Japan males age 16-49: 27,461,338
females age 16-49: 26,478,466 (2010 est.)
Jordan males age 16-49: 1,646,215
females age 16-49: 1,579,268 (2010 est.)
Kazakhstan males age 16-49: 4,176,999
females age 16-49: 4,202,422 (2010 est.)
Kenya males age 16-49: 9,525,556
females age 16-49: 9,242,381 (2010 est.)
Kiribati males age 16-49: 24,734 (2010 est.)
Korea, North males age 16-49: 6,132,987
females age 16-49: 6,119,405 (2010 est.)
Korea, South males age 16-49: 13,274,442
females age 16-49: 12,542,699 (2010 est.)
Kuwait males age 16-49: 1,131,529
females age 16-49: 612,126 (2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstan males age 16-49: 1,439,750
females age 16-49: 1,455,806 (2010 est.)
Laos males age 16-49: 1,633,725
females age 16-49: 1,654,235 (2010 est.)
Latvia males age 16-49: 554,943
females age 16-49: 550,700 (2010 est.)
Lebanon males age 16-49: 1,075,503
females age 16-49: 1,112,139 (2010 est.)
Lesotho males age 16-49: 469,509
females age 16-49: 505,707 (2010 est.)
Liberia males age 16-49: 797,084
females age 16-49: 808,017 (2010 est.)
Libya males age 16-49: 1,746,512
females age 16-49: 1,683,390 (2010 est.)
Liechtenstein males age 16-49: 8,041 (2010 est.)
Lithuania males age 16-49: 900,746
females age 16-49: 887,843 (2010 est.)
Luxembourg males age 16-49: 117,892
females age 16-49: 116,517 (2010 est.)
Macau males age 16-49: 150,712 (2010 est.)
Macedonia males age 16-49: 530,966
females age 16-49: 511,534 (2010 est.)
Madagascar males age 16-49: 4,745,274
females age 16-49: 4,750,188 (2010 est.)
Malawi males age 16-49: 3,402,724 (2010 est.)
Malaysia males age 16-49: 6,692,438
females age 16-49: 6,494,413 (2010 est.)
Maldives males age 16-49: 158,307
females age 16-49: 97,166 (2010 est.)
Mali males age 16-49: 2,759,648
females age 16-49: 2,894,776 (2010 est.)
Malta males age 16-49: 95,899
females age 16-49: 91,412 (2010 est.)
Marshall Islands males age 16-49: 16,138 (2010 est.)
Mauritania males age 16-49: 699,028
females age 16-49: 783,108 (2010 est.)
Mauritius males age 16-49: 343,279 (2010 est.)
Mexico males age 16-49: 28,475,126
females age 16-49: 30,048,077 (2010 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of males age 16-49: 26,687 (2010 est.)
Moldova males age 16-49: 1,150,585
females age 16-49: 1,168,169 (2010 est.)
Monaco males age 16-49: 5,814 (2010 est.)
Mongolia males age 16-49: 887,059
females age 16-49: 880,788 (2010 est.)
Montserrat males age 16-49: 1,339 (2010 est.)
Morocco males age 16-49: 8,167,760
females age 16-49: 8,599,418 (2010 est.)
Mozambique males age 16-49: 4,787,832 (2010 est.)
Namibia males age 16-49: 554,531 (2010 est.)
Nauru males age 16-49: 3,682 (2010 est.)
Nepal males age 16-49: 6,699,614
females age 16-49: 7,388,240 (2010 est.)
Netherlands males age 16-49: 3,927,311
females age 16-49: 3,831,110 (2010 est.)
Netherlands Antilles males age 16-49: 56,267
females age 16-49: 57,334 (2010 est.)
New Caledonia males age 16-49: 59,612 (2010 est.)
New Zealand males age 16-49: 1,017,575
females age 16-49: 1,003,087 (2010 est.)
Nicaragua males age 16-49: 1,605,398
females age 16-49: 1,594,270 (2010 est.)
Niger males age 16-49: 3,202,237
females age 16-49: 3,151,521 (2010 est.)
Nigeria males age 16-49: 36,203,921
females age 16-49: 34,409,821 (2010 est.)
Norway males age 16-49: 1,078,562
females age 16-49: 1,049,529 (2010 est.)
Oman males age 16-49: 964,200
females age 16-49: 714,421 (2010 est.)
Pakistan males age 16-49: 45,829,360
females age 16-49: 41,716,682 (2010 est.)
Palau males age 16-49: 6,955 (2010 est.)
Panama males age 16-49: 878,281 (2010 est.)
Papua New Guinea males age 16-49: 1,532,378
females age 16-49: 1,440,528 (2010 est.)
Paraguay males age 16-49: 1,640,761
females age 16-49: 1,637,460 (2010 est.)
Peru males age 16-49: 7,920,056
females age 16-49: 7,795,130 (2010 est.)
Philippines males age 16-49: 25,079,262
females age 16-49: 24,556,912 (2010 est.)
Poland males age 16-49: 9,597,047
females age 16-49: 9,364,939 (2010 est.)
Portugal males age 16-49: 2,572,007
females age 16-49: 2,474,719 (2010 est.)
Qatar males age 16-49: 387,399
females age 16-49: 163,652 (2010 est.)
Romania males age 16-49: 5,617,144
females age 16-49: 5,487,510 (2010 est.)
Russia males age 16-49: 34,850,217
females age 16-49: 35,693,977 (2010 est.)
Rwanda males age 16-49: 2,573,834
females age 16-49: 2,553,707 (2010 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis males age 16-49: 13,510
females age 16-49: 13,075 (2010 est.)
Saint Lucia males age 16-49: 41,177 (2010 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines males age 16-49: 27,940 (2010 est.)
Samoa males age 16-49: 47,423 (2010 est.)
San Marino males age 16-49: 6,893 (2010 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe males age 16-49: 38,211
females age 16-49: 38,929 (2010 est.)
Saudi Arabia males age 16-49: 8,752,167
females age 16-49: 6,680,315 (2010 est.)
Senegal males age 16-49: 3,211,279
females age 16-49: 3,250,128 (2010 est.)
Seychelles males age 16-49: 26,040
females age 16-49: 23,961 (2010 est.)
Sierra Leone males age 16-49: 1,156,724 (2010 est.)
Singapore males age 16-49: 1,266,426 (2010 est.)
Slovakia males age 16-49: 1,413,079
females age 16-49: 1,377,754 (2010 est.)
Slovenia males age 16-49: 483,488
females age 16-49: 470,325 (2010 est.)
Solomon Islands males age 16-49: 150,987 (2010 est.)
Somalia males age 16-49: 2,261,704
females age 16-49: 2,217,584 (2010 est.)
South Africa males age 16-49: 13,508,255
females age 16-49: 12,541,371 (2010 est.)
Spain males age 16-49: 9,851,306
females age 16-49: 9,574,929 (2010 est.)
Sri Lanka males age 16-49: 5,493,050
females age 16-49: 5,622,632 (2010 est.)
Sudan males age 16-49: 10,264,087
females age 16-49: 9,894,457 (2010 est.)
Suriname males age 16-49: 133,417
females age 16-49: 133,487 (2010 est.)
Swaziland males age 16-49: 336,436 (2010 est.)
Sweden males age 16-49: 2,065,782
females age 16-49: 1,995,451 (2010 est.)
Switzerland males age 16-49: 1,839,382
females age 16-49: 1,797,317 (2010 est.)
Syria males age 16-49: 5,766,853
females age 16-49: 5,540,828 (2010 est.)
Taiwan males age 16-49: 6,218,009
females age 16-49: 6,038,964 (2010 est.)
Tajikistan males age 16-49: 1,980,012
females age 16-49: 1,990,084 (2010 est.)
Tanzania males age 16-49: 9,683,768 (2010 est.)
Thailand males age 16-49: 17,650,648
females age 16-49: 17,762,077 (2010 est.)
Timor-Leste males age 16-49: 299,008
females age 16-49: 286,465 (2010 est.)
Togo males age 16-49: 1,462,206
females age 16-49: 1,463,189 (2010 est.)
Tonga males age 16-49: 34,254
females age 16-49: 32,974 (2010 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago males age 16-49: 347,044
females age 16-49: 323,847 (2010 est.)
Tunisia males age 16-49: 3,065,431
females age 16-49: 2,974,060 (2010 est.)
Turkey males age 16-49: 20,832,658
females age 16-49: 20,337,037 (2010 est.)
Turkmenistan males age 16-49: 1,360,898
females age 16-49: 1,368,265 (2010 est.)
Uganda males age 16-49: 6,972,134
females age 16-49: 6,752,005 (2010 est.)
Ukraine males age 16-49: 11,149,646
females age 16-49: 11,437,891 (2010 est.)
United Arab Emirates males age 16-49: 2,589,714 (includes non-nationals)
females age 16-49: 950,460 (2010 est.)
United Kingdom males age 16-49: 14,732,445
females age 16-49: 14,118,320 (2010 est.)
United States males age 16-49: 73,145,586
females age 16-49: 71,880,788 (2010 est.)
Uruguay males age 16-49: 849,358
females age 16-49: 832,774 (2010 est.)
Uzbekistan males age 16-49: 7,776,645
females age 16-49: 7,783,901 (2010 est.)
Vanuatu males age 16-49: 61,178 (2010 est.)
Venezuela males age 16-49: 6,891,648
females age 16-49: 7,047,565 (2010 est.)
Vietnam males age 16-49: 25,402,395
females age 16-49: 24,834,928 (2010 est.)
Yemen males age 16-49: 5,458,642
females age 16-49: 5,205,387 (2010 est.)
Zambia males age 16-49: 2,824,372
females age 16-49: 2,685,883 (2010 est.)
Zimbabwe males age 16-49: 2,366,038
females age 16-49: 2,742,036 (2010 est.)
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