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: 4,050,222
females age 16-49: 3,797,087 (2010 est.)
Albania
males age 16-49: 622,379
females age 16-49: 660,715 (2010 est.)
Algeria
males age 16-49: 8,622,897
females age 16-49: 8,626,222 (2010 est.)
American Samoa
males age 16-49: 14,562
females age 16-49: 14,129 (2010 est.)
Andorra
males age 16-49: 17,977
females age 16-49: 17,069 (2010 est.)
Angola
males age 16-49: 1,546,781
females age 16-49: 1,492,308 (2010 est.)
Anguilla
males age 16-49: 3,009
females age 16-49: 3,397 (2010 est.)
Argentina
males age 16-49: 8,458,362
females age 16-49: 8,414,460 (2010 est.)
Armenia
males age 16-49: 644,372
females age 16-49: 717,272 (2010 est.)
Aruba
males age 16-49: 20,527
females age 16-49: 21,493 (2010 est.)
Australia
males age 16-49: 4,411,958
females age 16-49: 4,239,985 (2010 est.)
Austria
males age 16-49: 1,579,862
females age 16-49: 1,554,130 (2010 est.)
Azerbaijan
males age 16-49: 1,773,993
females age 16-49: 1,964,012 (2010 est.)
Bahamas, The
males age 16-49: 63,429
females age 16-49: 64,645 (2010 est.)
Bahrain
males age 16-49: 423,757
females age 16-49: 245,302 (2010 est.)
Bangladesh
males age 16-49: 30,486,086
females age 16-49: 35,616,093 (2010 est.)
Barbados
males age 16-49: 58,125
females age 16-49: 58,016 (2010 est.)
Belarus
males age 16-49: 1,693,626
females age 16-49: 2,012,401 (2010 est.)
Belgium
males age 16-49: 1,934,957
females age 16-49: 1,877,268 (2010 est.)
Belize
males age 16-49: 59,431
females age 16-49: 57,221 (2010 est.)
Benin
males age 16-49: 1,385,065
females age 16-49: 1,400,045 (2010 est.)
Bermuda
males age 16-49: 12,323
females age 16-49: 12,174 (2010 est.)
Bhutan
males age 16-49: 157,664
females age 16-49: 144,861 (2010 est.)
Bolivia
males age 16-49: 1,762,260
females age 16-49: 2,013,281 (2010 est.)
Botswana
males age 16-49: 340,949
females age 16-49: 302,332 (2010 est.)
Brazil
males age 16-49: 38,993,989
females age 16-49: 44,841,661 (2010 est.)
Brunei
males age 16-49: 95,141
females age 16-49: 99,386 (2010 est.)
Bulgaria
males age 16-49: 1,320,955
females age 16-49: 1,337,616 (2010 est.)
Burkina Faso
males age 16-49: 2,366,168
females age 16-49: 2,367,673 (2010 est.)
Burma
males age 16-49: 10,451,515
females age 16-49: 11,181,537 (2010 est.)
Burundi
males age 16-49: 1,398,769
females age 16-49: 1,481,417 (2010 est.)
Cambodia
males age 16-49: 2,638,167
females age 16-49: 2,965,328 (2010 est.)
Cameroon
males age 16-49: 2,794,998
females age 16-49: 2,718,110 (2010 est.)
Canada
males age 16-49: 6,633,472
females age 16-49: 6,389,669 (2010 est.)
Cape Verde
males age 16-49: 106,864
females age 16-49: 117,518 (2010 est.)
Cayman Islands
males age 16-49: 9,981
females age 16-49: 10,417 (2010 est.)
Chad
males age 16-49: 1,183,242
females age 16-49: 1,395,811 (2010 est.)
Chile
males age 16-49: 3,621,475
females age 16-49: 3,561,099 (2010 est.)
China
males age 16-49: 318,265,016
females age 16-49: 300,323,611 (2010 est.)
Colombia
males age 16-49: 9,150,400
females age 16-49: 9,861,760 (2010 est.)
Comoros
males age 16-49: 134,562
females age 16-49: 145,797 (2010 est.)
Cook Islands
males age 16-49: 2,198
females age 16-49: 2,156 (2010 est.)
Costa Rica
males age 16-49: 1,058,419
females age 16-49: 1,037,053 (2010 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
males age 16-49: 3,360,087
females age 16-49: 3,196,033 (2010 est.)
Croatia
males age 16-49: 770,710
females age 16-49: 839,732 (2010 est.)
Cuba
males age 16-49: 2,446,131
females age 16-49: 2,375,590 (2010 est.)
Cyprus
Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG):
males age 16-49: 275,842
females age 16-49: 239,862 (2010 est.)
Czech Republic
males age 16-49: 2,072,267
females age 16-49: 1,988,839 (2010 est.)
Denmark
males age 16-49: 1,014,560
females age 16-49: 1,003,921 (2010 est.)
Djibouti
males age 16-49: 114,557
females age 16-49: 154,173 (2010 est.)
Dominica
males age 16-49: 16,035
females age 16-49: 15,499 (2010 est.)
Ecuador
males age 16-49: 2,834,213
females age 16-49: 3,269,535 (2010 est.)
Egypt
males age 16-49: 18,060,543
females age 16-49: 17,244,838 (2010 est.)
El Salvador
males age 16-49: 1,079,038
females age 16-49: 1,373,368 (2010 est.)
Eritrea
males age 16-49: 896,096
females age 16-49: 953,757 (2010 est.)
Estonia
males age 16-49: 210,854
females age 16-49: 251,185 (2010 est.)
Ethiopia
males age 16-49: 11,868,084
females age 16-49: 12,889,260 (2010 est.)
Faroe Islands
males age 16-49: 9,827
females age 16-49: 8,418 (2010 est.)
Fiji
males age 16-49: 183,730
females age 16-49: 188,325 (2010 est.)
Finland
males age 16-49: 955,151
females age 16-49: 912,983 (2010 est.)
France
males age 16-49: 12,025,341
females age 16-49: 11,721,827 (2010 est.)
Gabon
males age 16-49: 202,404
females age 16-49: 195,389 (2010 est.)
Gambia, The
males age 16-49: 315,176
females age 16-49: 347,017 (2010 est.)
Gaza Strip
males age 16-49: 335,820
females age 16-49: 319,847 (2010 est.)
Georgia
males age 16-49: 893,003
females age 16-49: 931,683 (2010 est.)
Germany
males age 16-49: 15,027,886
females age 16-49: 14,510,527 (2010 est.)
Ghana
males age 16-49: 4,136,406
females age 16-49: 4,220,761 (2010 est.)
Gibraltar
males age 16-49: 6,017
females age 16-49: 5,706 (2010 est.)
Greece
males age 16-49: 2,032,378
females age 16-49: 2,016,552 (2010 est.)
Greenland
males age 16-49: 10,765
females age 16-49: 11,399 (2010 est.)
Grenada
males age 16-49: 22,596
females age 16-49: 22,588 (2010 est.)
Guam
males age 16-49: 38,358
females age 16-49: 36,869 (2010 est.)
Guatemala
males age 16-49: 2,590,843
females age 16-49: 2,926,544 (2010 est.)
Guernsey
males age 16-49: 12,493
females age 16-49: 12,272 (2010 est.)
Guinea
males age 16-49: 1,493,991
females age 16-49: 1,535,418 (2010 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
males age 16-49: 205,460
females age 16-49: 212,277 (2010 est.)
Guyana
males age 16-49: 133,239
females age 16-49: 147,719 (2010 est.)
Haiti
males age 16-49: 1,666,324
females age 16-49: 1,704,364 (2010 est.)
Honduras
males age 16-49: 1,525,578
females age 16-49: 1,539,688 (2010 est.)
Hong Kong
males age 16-49: 1,387,213
females age 16-49: 1,505,875 (2010 est.)
Hungary
males age 16-49: 1,902,639
females age 16-49: 1,897,378 (2010 est.)
Iceland
males age 16-49: 62,781
females age 16-49: 61,511 (2010 est.)
India
males age 16-49: 249,531,562
females age 16-49: 240,039,958 (2010 est.)
Indonesia
males age 16-49: 54,264,299
females age 16-49: 53,274,361 (2010 est.)
Iran
males age 16-49: 20,149,222
females age 16-49: 19,417,275 (2010 est.)
Iraq
males age 16-49: 6,591,185
females age 16-49: 6,421,717 (2010 est.)
Ireland
males age 16-49: 977,631
females age 16-49: 965,900 (2010 est.)
Isle of Man
males age 16-49: 15,206
females age 16-49: 15,127 (2010 est.)
Israel
males age 16-49: 1,517,510
females age 16-49: 1,446,132 (2010 est.)
Italy
males age 16-49: 11,247,446
females age 16-49: 11,348,695 (2010 est.)
Jamaica
males age 16-49: 590,673
females age 16-49: 596,414 (2010 est.)
Japan
males age 16-49: 22,390,431
females age 16-49: 21,540,322 (2010 est.)
Jersey
males age 16-49: 18,688
females age 16-49: 18,615 (2010 est.)
Jordan
males age 16-49: 1,439,192
females age 16-49: 1,384,500 (2010 est.)
Kazakhstan
males age 16-49: 2,909,999
females age 16-49: 3,528,169 (2010 est.)
Kenya
males age 16-49: 6,361,268
females age 16-49: 6,106,870 (2010 est.)
Kiribati
males age 16-49: 18,364
females age 16-49: 20,302 (2010 est.)
Korea, North
males age 16-49: 4,836,567
females age 16-49: 5,230,137 (2010 est.)
Korea, South
males age 16-49: 10,864,566
females age 16-49: 10,168,709 (2010 est.)
Kosovo
males age 16-49: 430,926
females age 16-49: 389,614 (2010 est.)
Kuwait
males age 16-49: 840,912
females age 16-49: 523,206 (2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
males age 16-49: 1,119,224
females age 16-49: 1,257,263 (2010 est.)
Laos
males age 16-49: 1,111,629
females age 16-49: 1,190,035 (2010 est.)
Latvia
males age 16-49: 401,691
females age 16-49: 447,638 (2010 est.)
Lebanon
males age 16-49: 920,825
females age 16-49: 941,806 (2010 est.)
Lesotho
males age 16-49: 270,184
females age 16-49: 275,734 (2010 est.)
Liberia
males age 16-49: 524,243
females age 16-49: 544,349 (2010 est.)
Libya
males age 16-49: 1,511,144
females age 16-49: 1,458,934 (2010 est.)
Liechtenstein
males age 16-49: 6,538
females age 16-49: 6,746 (2010 est.)
Lithuania
males age 16-49: 669,111
females age 16-49: 724,803 (2010 est.)
Luxembourg
males age 16-49: 97,290
females age 16-49: 96,361 (2010 est.)
Macau
males age 16-49: 124,189
females age 16-49: 149,514 (2010 est.)
Macedonia
males age 16-49: 443,843
females age 16-49: 426,251 (2010 est.)
Madagascar
males age 16-49: 3,390,071
females age 16-49: 3,682,180 (2010 est.)
Malawi
males age 16-49: 2,132,909
females age 16-49: 2,043,925 (2010 est.)
Malaysia
males age 16-49: 6,247,306
females age 16-49: 6,175,274 (2010 est.)
Maldives
males age 16-49: 135,374
females age 16-49: 85,181 (2010 est.)
Mali
males age 16-49: 1,825,779
females age 16-49: 1,968,563 (2010 est.)
Malta
males age 16-49: 79,645
females age 16-49: 75,684 (2010 est.)
Mauritania
males age 16-49: 480,042
females age 16-49: 581,473 (2010 est.)
Mauritius
males age 16-49: 280,596
females age 16-49: 283,317 (2010 est.)
Mexico
males age 16-49: 23,239,866
females age 16-49: 25,642,549 (2010 est.)
Moldova
males age 16-49: 875,224
females age 16-49: 969,903 (2010 est.)
Monaco
males age 16-49: 4,629
females age 16-49: 4,597 (2010 est.)
Mongolia
males age 16-49: 726,199
females age 16-49: 756,628 (2010 est.)
Montenegro
males age 16-49: 149,159
females age 16-49: 131,823 (2010 est.)
Montserrat
males age 16-49: 1,135
females age 16-49: 1,223 (2010 est.)
Morocco
males age 16-49: 7,026,016
females age 16-49: 7,377,045 (2010 est.)
Mozambique
males age 16-49: 2,677,473
females age 16-49: 2,941,073 (2010 est.)
Namibia
males age 16-49: 351,431
females age 16-49: 311,513 (2010 est.)
Nauru
males age 16-49: 1,823
females age 16-49: 2,034 (2010 est.)
Nepal
males age 16-49: 5,260,878
females age 16-49: 5,947,512 (2010 est.)
Netherlands
males age 16-49: 3,201,328
females age 16-49: 3,122,889 (2010 est.)
New Caledonia
males age 16-49: 56,233
females age 16-49: 55,983 (2010 est.)
New Zealand
males age 16-49: 843,526
females age 16-49: 828,779 (2010 est.)
Nicaragua
males age 16-49: 1,227,757
females age 16-49: 1,335,653 (2010 est.)
Niger
males age 16-49: 2,194,570
females age 16-49: 2,219,416 (2010 est.)
Nigeria
males age 16-49: 20,839,976
females age 16-49: 19,867,683 (2010 est.)
Norway
males age 16-49: 888,761
females age 16-49: 865,697 (2010 est.)
Oman
males age 16-49: 837,886
females age 16-49: 642,427 (2010 est.)
Pakistan
males age 16-49: 37,945,440
females age 16-49: 37,381,549 (2010 est.)
Palau
males age 16-49: 5,272
females age 16-49: 3,969 (2010 est.)
Panama
males age 16-49: 731,254
females age 16-49: 728,329 (2010 est.)
Papua New Guinea
males age 16-49: 1,130,951
females age 16-49: 1,137,753 (2010 est.)
Paraguay
males age 16-49: 1,409,859
females age 16-49: 1,433,037 (2010 est.)
Peru
males age 16-49: 5,788,629
females age 16-49: 6,565,097 (2010 est.)
Philippines
males age 16-49: 20,142,940
females age 16-49: 21,427,792 (2010 est.)
Poland
males age 16-49: 7,817,556
females age 16-49: 7,766,361 (2010 est.)
Portugal
males age 16-49: 2,103,080
females age 16-49: 2,018,004 (2010 est.)
Puerto Rico
males age 16-49: 700,443
females age 16-49: 786,035 (2010 est.)
Qatar
males age 16-49: 321,974
females age 16-49: 140,176 (2010 est.)
Romania
males age 16-49: 4,550,409
females age 16-49: 4,507,880 (2010 est.)
Russia
males age 16-49: 20,431,035
females age 16-49: 26,381,518 (2010 est.)
Rwanda
males age 16-49: 1,685,066
females age 16-49: 1,749,580 (2010 est.)
Saint Lucia
males age 16-49: 32,688
females age 16-49: 36,289 (2010 est.)
Saint Martin
males age 16-49: 6,435
females age 16-49: 6,967 (2010 est.)
Samoa
males age 16-49: 38,260
females age 16-49: 38,032 (2010 est.)
San Marino
males age 16-49: 5,565
females age 16-49: 6,067 (2010 est.)
Saudi Arabia
males age 16-49: 7,365,624
females age 16-49: 5,677,819 (2010 est.)
Senegal
males age 16-49: 1,788,493
females age 16-49: 2,133,370 (2010 est.)
Serbia
males age 16-49: 1,395,426
females age 16-49: 1,356,415 (2010 est.)
Seychelles
males age 16-49: 20,231
females age 16-49: 19,891 (2010 est.)
Sierra Leone
males age 16-49: 731,898
females age 16-49: 838,032 (2010 est.)
Singapore
males age 16-49: 1,018,839
females age 16-49: 1,087,134 (2010 est.)
Slovakia
males age 16-49: 1,156,113
females age 16-49: 1,139,380 (2010 est.)
Slovenia
males age 16-49: 392,075
females age 16-49: 380,077 (2010 est.)
Solomon Islands
males age 16-49: 118,921
females age 16-49: 118,164 (2010 est.)
Somalia
males age 16-49: 1,331,894
females age 16-49: 1,357,051 (2010 est.)
South Africa
males age 16-49: 7,617,063
females age 16-49: 6,476,264 (2010 est.)
Spain
males age 16-49: 9,603,939
females age 16-49: 9,116,928 (2010 est.)
Sri Lanka
males age 16-49: 4,177,432
females age 16-49: 4,574,833 (2010 est.)
Sudan
males age 16-49: 6,475,530
females age 16-49: 6,840,885 (2010 est.)
Suriname
males age 16-49: 109,445
females age 16-49: 112,538 (2010 est.)
Swaziland
males age 16-49: 201,853
females age 16-49: 175,477 (2010 est.)
Sweden
males age 16-49: 1,709,055
females age 16-49: 1,650,432 (2010 est.)
Switzerland
males age 16-49: 1,493,509
females age 16-49: 1,459,450 (2010 est.)
Syria
males age 16-49: 5,055,510
females age 16-49: 4,884,151 (2010 est.)
Taiwan
males age 16-49: 5,074,173
females age 16-49: 4,951,088 (2010 est.)
Tajikistan
males age 16-49: 1,490,267
females age 16-49: 1,675,083 (2010 est.)
Tanzania
males age 16-49: 5,860,339
females age 16-49: 5,882,279 (2010 est.)
Thailand
males age 16-49: 13,308,372
females age 16-49: 14,182,567 (2010 est.)
Timor-Leste
males age 16-49: 243,120
females age 16-49: 251,061 (2010 est.)
Togo
males age 16-49: 1,104,536
females age 16-49: 1,158,061 (2010 est.)
Tonga
males age 16-49: 20,956
females age 16-49: 20,577 (2010 est.)
Tunisia
males age 16-49: 2,397,716
females age 16-49: 2,484,097 (2010 est.)
Turkey
males age 16-49: 17,664,510
females age 16-49: 17,340,816 (2010 est.)
Turkmenistan
males age 16-49: 1,066,649
females age 16-49: 1,185,538 (2010 est.)
Tuvalu
males age 16-49: 2,021
females age 16-49: 2,026 (2010 est.)
Uganda
males age 16-49: 4,313,068
females age 16-49: 4,200,901 (2010 est.)
Ukraine
males age 16-49: 6,893,551
females age 16-49: 8,792,504 (2010 est.)
United Kingdom
males age 16-49: 12,255,452
females age 16-49: 11,779,679 (2010 est.)
United States
males age 16-49: 60,620,143
females age 16-49: 59,401,941 (2010 est.)
Uruguay
males age 16-49: 649,025
females age 16-49: 654,903 (2010 est.)
Uzbekistan
males age 16-49: 6,566,118
females age 16-49: 6,745,818 (2010 est.)
Vanuatu
males age 16-49: 43,331
females age 16-49: 44,927 (2010 est.)
Venezuela
males age 16-49: 5,614,743
females age 16-49: 6,074,834 (2010 est.)
Vietnam
males age 16-49: 20,405,847
females age 16-49: 21,098,102 (2010 est.)
Virgin Islands
males age 16-49: 17,542
females age 16-49: 20,946 (2010 est.)
West Bank
males age 16-49: 579,248
females age 16-49: 547,782 (2010 est.)
Western Sahara
males age 16-49: 79,489
females age 16-49: 87,362 (2010 est.)
Yemen
males age 16-49: 4,056,944
females age 16-49: 4,116,895 (2010 est.)
Zambia
males age 16-49: 1,745,656
females age 16-49: 1,688,670 (2010 est.)
Zimbabwe
males age 16-49: 1,528,166
females age 16-49: 1,646,041 (2010 est.)
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