軍の要員は現役軍人ですが、訓練、組織、装置、および制御が、正規軍を支援したり、正規軍の代わりに使用される可能性がある場合、準軍事部隊を含めます。

軍要員 (数)

19902000200520102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
中国3,500,0003,910,0003,755,0002,945,0002,945,0002,993,0002,993,0002,993,0002,843,0002,695,0002,695,0002,695,0002,535,0002,535,000
日本250,000248,700272,000260,382260,086259,800259,800259,800259,800260,890261,000261,150261,000261,000
フランス550,000389,400359,000341,967332,250325,600318,400312,350306,350306,100307,000304,800304,000304,000
ドイツ545,000221,100285,000251,465196,000186,450181,550178,600177,300179,100180,000181,400184,000183,000
イタリア493,000503,100445,000359,378367,550359,500359,500356,850356,850356,850347,000341,500342,000338,000
ロシア連邦1,427,1001,452,0001,430,0001,364,0001,364,0001,260,0001,287,0001,490,0001,454,0001,454,0001,454,0001,454,0001,454,000
英国308,000212,500217,000174,020165,650169,150159,150154,700152,350150,250148,000148,450149,000153,000
ブラジル295,000673,200673,000713,480713,480713,480713,480729,500729,500729,500730,000761,500762,000762,000
メキシコ175,000207,800204,000331,750329,750329,750325,450336,050336,050336,050336,000348,000328,000341,000
カナダ87,00068,50071,00065,70065,70066,00065,70070,20067,50067,50072,00072,40072,00072,000
アメリカ合衆国2,180,0001,454,8001,546,0001,569,4171,520,1001,492,2001,433,1501,381,2501,347,3001,348,4001,359,0001,379,8001,388,0001,395,000
インド1,260,0002,372,0003,047,0002,625,5862,647,1502,728,7002,749,7002,749,7002,798,8002,981,0503,031,0003,026,5003,045,0003,068,000
南アフリカ85,00071,60056,00077,15377,58262,10077,15082,25082,15081,40080,00089,65090,00089,000