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: 7,056,339
females age 16-49: 6,653,419 (2010 est.)
Albania
males age 16-49: 731,111
females age 16-49: 780,216 (2010 est.)
Algeria
males age 16-49: 10,273,129
females age 16-49: 10,114,552 (2010 est.)
Andorra
males age 16-49: 22,390 (2010 est.)
Angola
males age 16-49: 3,062,438
females age 16-49: 2,964,262 (2010 est.)
Anguilla
males age 16-49: 3,641 (2010 est.)
Argentina
males age 16-49: 10,038,967
females age 16-49: 9,959,134 (2010 est.)
Armenia
males age 16-49: 805,847
females age 16-49: 854,296 (2010 est.)
Aruba
males age 16-49: 24,891
females age 16-49: 26,202 (2010 est.)
Australia
males age 16-49: 5,316,464
females age 16-49: 5,116,722 (2010 est.)
Austria
males age 16-49: 1,941,110
females age 16-49: 1,910,434 (2010 est.)
Azerbaijan
males age 16-49: 2,354,249
females age 16-49: 2,334,632 (2010 est.)
Bahrain
males age 16-49: 508,863
females age 16-49: 290,801 (2010 est.)
Bangladesh
males age 16-49: 36,520,491 (2010 est.)
Barbados
males age 16-49: 73,820
females age 16-49: 73,835 (2010 est.)
Belarus
males age 16-49: 2,401,785
females age 16-49: 2,429,653 (2010 est.)
Belgium
males age 16-49: 2,359,232
females age 16-49: 2,291,689 (2010 est.)
Belize
males age 16-49: 81,284
females age 16-49: 79,185 (2010 est.)
Benin
males age 16-49: 2,095,373
females age 16-49: 2,038,351 (2010 est.)
Bermuda
males age 16-49: 15,081 (2010 est.)
Bhutan
males age 16-49: 202,407
females age 16-49: 180,349 (2010 est.)
Bolivia
males age 16-49: 2,472,490
females age 16-49: 2,535,768 (2010 est.)
Botswana
males age 16-49: 557,647
females age 16-49: 531,095 (2010 est.)
Brazil
males age 16-49: 53,350,703
females age 16-49: 53,433,918 (2010 est.)
Brunei
males age 16-49: 112,688
females age 16-49: 117,536 (2010 est.)
Bulgaria
males age 16-49: 1,637,470
females age 16-49: 1,621,352 (2010 est.)
Burma
males age 16-49: 14,747,845
females age 16-49: 14,710,871 (2010 est.)
Burundi
males age 16-49: 2,182,327
females age 16-49: 2,202,125 (2010 est.)
Cambodia
males age 16-49: 3,883,724
females age 16-49: 4,003,585 (2010 est.)
Cameroon
males age 16-49: 4,667,251
females age 16-49: 4,548,909 (2010 est.)
Canada
males age 16-49: 8,031,266
females age 16-49: 7,755,550 (2010 est.)
Cape Verde
males age 16-49: 132,087
females age 16-49: 136,956 (2010 est.)
Chad
males age 16-49: 2,090,244
females age 16-49: 2,441,321 (2010 est.)
Chile
males age 16-49: 4,324,732
females age 16-49: 4,251,954 (2010 est.)
China
males age 16-49: 385,821,101
females age 16-49: 363,789,674 (2010 est.)
Colombia
males age 16-49: 11,692,647
females age 16-49: 11,727,625 (2010 est.)
Comoros
males age 16-49: 184,236
females age 16-49: 183,363 (2010 est.)
Costa Rica
males age 16-49: 1,255,798
females age 16-49: 1,230,202 (2010 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
males age 16-49: 5,247,522
females age 16-49: 5,047,901 (2010 est.)
Croatia
males age 16-49: 1,016,234
females age 16-49: 1,017,355 (2010 est.)
Cuba
males age 16-49: 2,998,201
females age 16-49: 2,919,107 (2010 est.)
Cyprus
Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG):
males age 16-49: 327,875
females age 16-49: 287,891 (2010 est.)
Czech Republic
males age 16-49: 2,506,826
females age 16-49: 2,407,634 (2010 est.)
Denmark
males age 16-49: 1,236,337
females age 16-49: 1,224,182 (2010 est.)
Djibouti
males age 16-49: 170,386
females age 16-49: 221,411 (2010 est.)
Dominica
males age 16-49: 19,075 (2010 est.)
Ecuador
males age 16-49: 3,728,906
females age 16-49: 3,844,918 (2010 est.)
Egypt
males age 16-49: 21,012,199
females age 16-49: 20,145,021 (2010 est.)
El Salvador
males age 16-49: 1,449,214
females age 16-49: 1,611,248 (2010 est.)
Eritrea
males age 16-49: 1,350,446
females age 16-49: 1,362,575 (2010 est.)
Estonia
males age 16-49: 291,801
females age 16-49: 302,696 (2010 est.)
Ethiopia
males age 16-49: 19,067,499
females age 16-49: 19,726,816 (2010 est.)
Fiji
males age 16-49: 233,240
females age 16-49: 222,587 (2010 est.)
Finland
males age 16-49: 1,155,368
females age 16-49: 1,106,193 (2010 est.)
France
males age 16-49: 14,563,662
females age 16-49: 14,238,434 (2010 est.)
Gabon
males age 16-49: 350,640
females age 16-49: 351,718 (2010 est.)
Gambia, The
males age 16-49: 423,306
females age 16-49: 438,641 (2010 est.)
Georgia
males age 16-49: 1,080,840
females age 16-49: 1,122,031 (2010 est.)
Germany
males age 16-49: 18,529,299
females age 16-49: 17,888,543 (2010 est.)
Ghana
males age 16-49: 6,268,191
females age 16-49: 6,194,339 (2010 est.)
Greece
males age 16-49: 2,485,389
females age 16-49: 2,469,854 (2010 est.)
Greenland
males age 16-49: 15,280 (2010 est.)
Grenada
males age 16-49: 27,468 (2010 est.)
Guatemala
males age 16-49: 3,165,870
females age 16-49: 3,371,217 (2010 est.)
Guinea
males age 16-49: 2,359,203
females age 16-49: 2,329,784 (2010 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
males age 16-49: 370,790
females age 16-49: 372,171 (2010 est.)
Guyana
males age 16-49: 189,840 (2010 est.)
Haiti
males age 16-49: 2,398,804
females age 16-49: 2,415,039 (2010 est.)
Honduras
males age 16-49: 2,045,914
females age 16-49: 1,991,418 (2010 est.)
Hong Kong
males age 16-49: 1,704,090
females age 16-49: 1,873,175 (2010 est.)
Hungary
males age 16-49: 2,349,948
females age 16-49: 2,290,568 (2010 est.)
Iceland
males age 16-49: 75,337 (2010 est.)
India
males age 16-49: 319,129,420
females age 16-49: 296,071,637 (2010 est.)
Indonesia
males age 16-49: 65,847,171
females age 16-49: 63,228,017 (2010 est.)
Iran
males age 16-49: 23,619,215
females age 16-49: 22,628,341 (2010 est.)
Iraq
males age 16-49: 7,767,329
females age 16-49: 7,461,766 (2010 est.)
Ireland
males age 16-49: 1,179,125
females age 16-49: 1,163,728 (2010 est.)
Israel
males age 16-49: 1,797,960
females age 16-49: 1,713,230 (2010 est.)
Italy
males age 16-49: 13,865,688
females age 16-49: 14,003,755 (2010 est.)
Jamaica
males age 16-49: 726,263
females age 16-49: 742,958 (2010 est.)
Japan
males age 16-49: 27,301,443
females age 16-49: 26,307,003 (2010 est.)
Jordan
males age 16-49: 1,674,260
females age 16-49: 1,611,315 (2010 est.)
Kazakhstan
males age 16-49: 4,163,629
females age 16-49: 4,179,051 (2010 est.)
Kenya
males age 16-49: 9,768,140
females age 16-49: 9,466,257 (2010 est.)
Kiribati
males age 16-49: 25,190 (2010 est.)
Korea, North
males age 16-49: 6,515,279
females age 16-49: 6,418,693 (2010 est.)
Korea, South
males age 16-49: 13,185,794
females age 16-49: 12,423,496 (2010 est.)
Kuwait
males age 16-49: 1,002,480
females age 16-49: 616,958 (2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
males age 16-49: 1,456,881
females age 16-49: 1,470,317 (2010 est.)
Laos
males age 16-49: 1,574,362
females age 16-49: 1,607,856 (2010 est.)
Latvia
males age 16-49: 546,090
females age 16-49: 540,810 (2010 est.)
Lebanon
males age 16-49: 1,081,016
females age 16-49: 1,115,349 (2010 est.)
Lesotho
males age 16-49: 472,456
females age 16-49: 508,953 (2010 est.)
Liberia
males age 16-49: 815,826
females age 16-49: 828,484 (2010 est.)
Libya
males age 16-49: 1,775,078
females age 16-49: 1,714,194 (2010 est.)
Lithuania
males age 16-49: 890,074
females age 16-49: 875,780 (2010 est.)
Luxembourg
males age 16-49: 118,665
females age 16-49: 117,456 (2010 est.)
Macau
males age 16-49: 150,780 (2010 est.)
Macedonia
males age 16-49: 532,196
females age 16-49: 511,964 (2010 est.)
Madagascar
males age 16-49: 4,900,729
females age 16-49: 4,909,061 (2010 est.)
Malawi
males age 16-49: 3,514,809 (2010 est.)
Malaysia
males age 16-49: 7,501,518
females age 16-49: 7,315,999 (2010 est.)
Maldives
males age 16-49: 156,319
females age 16-49: 98,815 (2010 est.)
Mali
males age 16-49: 2,848,412
females age 16-49: 2,981,106 (2010 est.)
Malta
males age 16-49: 95,499
females age 16-49: 90,919 (2010 est.)
Mauritania
males age 16-49: 718,713
females age 16-49: 804,622 (2010 est.)
Mauritius
males age 16-49: 343,628 (2010 est.)
Mexico
males age 16-49: 28,815,506
females age 16-49: 30,363,558 (2010 est.)
Moldova
males age 16-49: 1,143,440
females age 16-49: 1,156,958 (2010 est.)
Monaco
males age 16-49: 5,749 (2010 est.)
Mongolia
males age 16-49: 898,546
females age 16-49: 891,192 (2010 est.)
Morocco
males age 16-49: 8,252,682
females age 16-49: 8,691,419 (2010 est.)
Namibia
males age 16-49: 568,231 (2010 est.)
Nauru
males age 16-49: 2,542 (2010 est.)
Nepal
males age 16-49: 6,941,152
females age 16-49: 7,618,397 (2010 est.)
Netherlands
males age 16-49: 3,911,098
females age 16-49: 3,817,031 (2010 est.)
New Zealand
males age 16-49: 1,019,798
females age 16-49: 1,003,429 (2010 est.)
Nicaragua
males age 16-49: 1,452,107
females age 16-49: 1,552,698 (2010 est.)
Niger
males age 16-49: 3,329,184
females age 16-49: 3,267,669 (2010 est.)
Nigeria
males age 16-49: 37,087,711
females age 16-49: 35,232,127 (2010 est.)
Norway
males age 16-49: 1,079,043
females age 16-49: 1,051,210 (2010 est.)
Oman
males age 16-49: 985,957
females age 16-49: 737,812 (2010 est.)
Pakistan
males age 16-49: 48,453,305
females age 16-49: 44,898,096 (2010 est.)
Palau
males age 16-49: 6,987 (2010 est.)
Panama
males age 16-49: 890,006 (2010 est.)
Papua New Guinea
males age 16-49: 1,568,210
females age 16-49: 1,478,965 (2010 est.)
Paraguay
males age 16-49: 1,678,335
females age 16-49: 1,675,352 (2010 est.)
Peru
males age 16-49: 7,385,588
females age 16-49: 7,727,623 (2010 est.)
Philippines
males age 16-49: 25,614,135
females age 16-49: 25,035,061 (2010 est.)
Poland
males age 16-49: 9,531,855
females age 16-49: 9,298,593 (2010 est.)
Portugal
males age 16-49: 2,566,264
females age 16-49: 2,458,297 (2010 est.)
Qatar
males age 16-49: 389,487
females age 16-49: 165,572 (2010 est.)
Romania
males age 16-49: 5,601,234
females age 16-49: 5,428,939 (2010 est.)
Russia
males age 16-49: 34,132,156
females age 16-49: 34,985,115 (2010 est.)
Rwanda
males age 16-49: 2,625,917
females age 16-49: 2,608,110 (2010 est.)
Samoa
males age 16-49: 47,906 (2010 est.)
Saudi Arabia
males age 16-49: 8,644,522
females age 16-49: 6,601,985 (2010 est.)
Senegal
males age 16-49: 2,699,196
females age 16-49: 3,018,565 (2010 est.)
Seychelles
males age 16-49: 26,257
females age 16-49: 23,996 (2010 est.)
Singapore
males age 16-49: 1,255,902 (2010 est.)
Slovakia
males age 16-49: 1,405,310
females age 16-49: 1,369,897 (2010 est.)
Slovenia
males age 16-49: 477,592
females age 16-49: 464,301 (2010 est.)
Somalia
males age 16-49: 2,260,175
females age 16-49: 2,159,293 (2010 est.)
South Africa
males age 16-49: 13,439,781
females age 16-49: 12,473,641 (2010 est.)
Spain
males age 16-49: 11,759,557
females age 16-49: 11,204,688 (2010 est.)
Sri Lanka
males age 16-49: 5,342,147
females age 16-49: 5,466,409 (2010 est.)
Sudan
males age 16-49: 10,433,973
females age 16-49: 10,411,443 (2010 est.)
Suriname
males age 16-49: 134,218
females age 16-49: 134,439 (2010 est.)
Swaziland
males age 16-49: 344,038 (2010 est.)
Sweden
males age 16-49: 2,065,691
females age 16-49: 1,996,764 (2010 est.)
Switzerland
males age 16-49: 1,828,043
females age 16-49: 1,786,552 (2010 est.)
Syria
males age 16-49: 5,889,837
females age 16-49: 5,660,751 (2010 est.)
Taiwan
males age 16-49: 6,183,567
females age 16-49: 6,006,676 (2010 est.)
Tajikistan
males age 16-49: 2,012,790
females age 16-49: 2,020,618 (2010 est.)
Tanzania
males age 16-49: 9,985,445 (2010 est.)
Thailand
males age 16-49: 17,689,921
females age 16-49: 17,754,795 (2010 est.)
Timor-Leste
males age 16-49: 305,643
females age 16-49: 293,052 (2010 est.)
Togo
males age 16-49: 1,577,572
females age 16-49: 1,589,715 (2010 est.)
Tonga
males age 16-49: 24,460
females age 16-49: 24,041 (2010 est.)
Tunisia
males age 16-49: 2,846,572
females age 16-49: 2,952,180 (2010 est.)
Turkey
males age 16-49: 21,079,077
females age 16-49: 20,558,696 (2010 est.)
Turkmenistan
males age 16-49: 1,380,794
females age 16-49: 1,387,211 (2010 est.)
Uganda
males age 16-49: 7,249,271
females age 16-49: 7,025,439 (2010 est.)
Ukraine
males age 16-49: 10,984,394
females age 16-49: 11.26 million (2010 est.)
United Arab Emirates
males age 16-49: 2,676,928 (includes non-nationals)
females age 16-49: 981,649 (2010 est.)
United Kingdom
males age 16-49: 14,856,917
females age 16-49: 14,307,316 (2010 est.)
United States
males age 16-49: 73,270,043
females age 16-49: 71,941,969 (2010 est.)
Uruguay
males age 16-49: 771,159
females age 16-49: 780,932 (2010 est.)
Uzbekistan
males age 16-49: 7,887,292
females age 16-49: 7,886,459 (2010 est.)
Vanuatu
males age 16-49: 62,216 (2010 est.)
Venezuela
males age 16-49: 7,013,854
females age 16-49: 7,165,661 (2010 est.)
Vietnam
males age 16-49: 25,649,738
females age 16-49: 24,995,692 (2010 est.)
Yemen
males age 16-49: 5,652,256
females age 16-49: 5,387,160 (2010 est.)
Zambia
males age 16-49: 3,041,069
females age 16-49: 2,948,291 (2010 est.)
Zimbabwe
males age 16-49: 2,616,051
females age 16-49: 2,868,376 (2010 est.)
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