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CIA - The World Factbook
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: 7,431,147
females age 16-49: 7,004,819 (2008 est.)
Albania
males age 16-49: 944,592
females age 16-49: 908,527 (2008 est.)
Algeria
males age 16-49: 9,736,757
females age 16-49: 9,590,978 (2008 est.)
Andorra
males age 16-49: 18,685 (2008 est.)
Angola
males age 16-49: 2,856,492
females age 16-49: 2,755,864 (2008 est.)
Anguilla
males age 16-49: 3,538 (2008 est.)
Argentina
males age 16-49: 10,029,488
females age 16-49: 9,889,002 (2008 est.)
Armenia
males age 16-49: 809,576
females age 16-49: 870,864 (2008 est.)
Aruba
males age 16-49: 24,585
females age 16-49: 25,742 (2008 est.)
Australia
males age 16-49: 4,999,988
females age 16-49: 4,870,043 (2008 est.)
Austria
males age 16-49: 1,986,411
females age 16-49: 1,944,834 (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan
males age 16-49: 2,278,888
females age 16-49: 2,291,770 (2008 est.)
Bahrain
males age 16-49: 210,938
females age 16-49: 170,471 (2008 est.)
Bangladesh
males age 16-49: 41,199,340 (2008 est.)
Barbados
males age 16-49: 75,265
females age 16-49: 75,389 (2008 est.)
Belarus
males age 16-49: 2,491,643
females age 16-49: 2,528,779 (2008 est.)
Belgium
males age 16-49: 2,407,128
females age 16-49: 2,340,039 (2008 est.)
Belize
males age 16-49: 74,605
females age 16-49: 72,926 (2008 est.)
Benin
males age 16-49: 1,908,457
females age 16-49: 1,882,421 (2008 est.)
Bermuda
males age 16-49: 15,623 (2008 est.)
Bhutan
males age 16-49: 190,104
females age 16-49: 167,289 (2008 est.)
Bolivia
males age 16-49: 2,295,746
females age 16-49: 2,366,828 (2008 est.)
Botswana
males age 16-49: 487,853
females age 16-49: 464,278 (2008 est.)
Brazil
males age 16-49: 52,449,957
females age 16-49: 52,375,921 (2008 est.)
Brunei
males age 16-49: 108,356
females age 16-49: 110,153 (2008 est.)
Bulgaria
males age 16-49: 1,701,979
females age 16-49: 1,691,092 (2008 est.)
Burma
males age 16-49: 13,402,788
females age 16-49: 13,437,042 (2008 est.)
Burundi
males age 16-49: 1,878,544
females age 16-49: 1,851,676 (2008 est.)
Cambodia
males age 16-49: 3,759,034
females age 16-49: 3,784,333 (2008 est.)
Cameroon
males age 16-49: 4,321,175
females age 16-49: 4,228,625 (2008 est.)
Canada
males age 16-49: 8,072,010
females age 16-49: 7,813,462 (2008 est.)
Cape Verde
males age 16-49: 103,650
females age 16-49: 103,553 (2008 est.)
Chad
males age 16-49: 1,906,545
females age 16-49: 2,258,758 (2008 est.)
Chile
males age 16-49: 4,242,912
females age 16-49: 4,182,509 (2008 est.)
China
males age 16-49: 375,009,345
females age 16-49: 354,314,328 (2008 est.)
Colombia
males age 16-49: 11,478,109
females age 16-49: 11,809,279 (2008 est.)
Comoros
males age 16-49: 167,850
females age 16-49: 167,362 (2008 est.)
Costa Rica
males age 16-49: 1,134,205
females age 16-49: 1,095,763 (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
males age 16-49: 4,369,735
females age 16-49: 4,287,042 (2008 est.)
Croatia
males age 16-49: 1,035,712
females age 16-49: 1,037,896 (2008 est.)
Cuba
males age 16-49: 3,094,388
females age 16-49: 3,024,876 (2008 est.)
Cyprus
Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG):
males age 16-49: 199,767
females age 16-49: 190,665 (2008 est.)
Czech Republic
males age 16-49: 2,522,383
females age 16-49: 2,425,095 (2008 est.)
Denmark
males age 16-49: 1,235,067
females age 16-49: 1,215,418 (2008 est.)
Djibouti
males age 16-49: 111,274
females age 16-49: 105,168 (2008 est.)
Dominica
males age 16-49: 18,584 (2008 est.)
Ecuador
males age 16-49: 3,536,602
females age 16-49: 3,559,188 (2008 est.)
Egypt
males age 16-49: 21,247,777
females age 16-49: 20,406,408 (2008 est.)
El Salvador
males age 16-49: 1,634,816
females age 16-49: 1,775,474 (2008 est.)
Eritrea
males age 16-49: 1,108,836
females age 16-49: 1,096,120 (2008 est.)
Estonia
males age 16-49: 306,273
females age 16-49: 317,852 (2008 est.)
Ethiopia
males age 16-49: 17,666,967
females age 16-49: 17,530,211 (2008 est.)
Fiji
males age 16-49: 242,567
females age 16-49: 238,556 (2008 est.)
Finland
males age 16-49: 1,169,910
females age 16-49: 1,121,187 (2008 est.)
France
males age 16-49: 14,646,427
females age 16-49: 14,379,630 (2008 est.)
Gabon
males age 16-49: 331,181
females age 16-49: 332,498 (2008 est.)
Gambia, The
males age 16-49: 379,668
females age 16-49: 384,438 (2008 est.)
Georgia
males age 16-49: 1,113,251
females age 16-49: 1,168,021 (2008 est.)
Germany
males age 16-49: 19,594,118
females age 16-49: 18,543,955 (2008 est.)
Ghana
males age 16-49: 5,802,096
females age 16-49: 5,729,939 (2008 est.)
Greece
males age 16-49: 2,535,174
females age 16-49: 2,517,273 (2008 est.)
Greenland
males age 16-49: 15,221 (2008 est.)
Grenada
males age 16-49: 27,309 (2008 est.)
Guatemala
males age 16-49: 2,861,696
females age 16-49: 3,062,967 (2008 est.)
Guinea
males age 16-49: 2,230,049
females age 16-49: 2,193,236 (2008 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
males age 16-49: 344,087
females age 16-49: 347,886 (2008 est.)
Guyana
males age 16-49: 220,797 (2008 est.)
Haiti
males age 16-49: 2,047,083
females age 16-49: 2,047,953 (2008 est.)
Honduras
males age 16-49: 1,868,940
females age 16-49: 1,825,770 (2008 est.)
Hong Kong
males age 16-49: 1,772,820
females age 16-49: 1,941,448 (2008 est.)
Hungary
males age 16-49: 2,391,400
females age 16-49: 2,337,240 (2008 est.)
Iceland
males age 16-49: 74,896 (2008 est.)
India
males age 16-49: 301,094,084
females age 16-49: 283,047,141 (2008 est.)
Indonesia
males age 16-49: 63,800,825
females age 16-49: 61,729,717 (2008 est.)
Iran
males age 16-49: 20,212,275
females age 16-49: 19,638,751 (2008 est.)
Iraq
males age 16-49: 7,086,200
females age 16-49: 6,808,954 (2008 est.)
Ireland
males age 16-49: 1,024,635
females age 16-49: 1,024,276 (2008 est.)
Israel
males age 16-49: 1,717,362
females age 16-49: 1,636,574 (2008 est.)
Italy
males age 16-49: 13,884,079
females age 16-49: 13,158,378 (2008 est.)
Jamaica
males age 16-49: 688,480
females age 16-49: 709,548 (2008 est.)
Japan
males age 16-49: 27,819,804
females age 16-49: 26,863,794 (2008 est.)
Jordan
males age 16-49: 1,812,551
females age 16-49: 1,559,155 (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan
males age 16-49: 4,176,731
females age 16-49: 4,219,636 (2008 est.)
Kenya
males age 16-49: 9,044,685
females age 16-49: 8,805,736 (2008 est.)
Kiribati
males age 16-49: 26,377 (2008 est.)
Korea, North
males age 16-49: 6,225,747
females age 16-49: 6,188,270 (2008 est.)
Korea, South
males age 16-49: 13,691,809
females age 16-49: 13,029,859 (2008 est.)
Kuwait
males age 16-49: 1,032,408
females age 16-49: 568,657 (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
males age 16-49: 1,398,878
females age 16-49: 1,419,374 (2008 est.)
Laos
males age 16-49: 1,549,774
females age 16-49: 1,570,702 (2008 est.)
Latvia
males age 16-49: 568,683
females age 16-49: 565,826 (2008 est.)
Lebanon
males age 16-49: 1,106,879
females age 16-49: 1,122,595 (2008 est.)
Lesotho
males age 16-49: 525,203
females age 16-49: 522,485 (2008 est.)
Liberia
males age 16-49: 729,813
females age 16-49: 741,223 (2008 est.)
Libya
males age 16-49: 1,682,183
females age 16-49: 1,611,001 (2008 est.)
Lithuania
males age 16-49: 915,187
females age 16-49: 906,097 (2008 est.)
Luxembourg
males age 16-49: 116,305
females age 16-49: 114,566 (2008 est.)
Macau
males age 16-49: 121,825 (2008 est.)
Macedonia
males age 16-49: 532,856
females age 16-49: 513,684 (2008 est.)
Madagascar
males age 16-49: 4,443,341
females age 16-49: 4,441,124 (2008 est.)
Malawi
males age 16-49: 3,050,444 (2008 est.)
Malaysia
males age 16-49: 6,440,338
females age 16-49: 6,280,826 (2008 est.)
Maldives
males age 16-49: 89,505
females age 16-49: 85,745 (2008 est.)
Mali
males age 16-49: 2,603,700
females age 16-49: 2,441,776 (2008 est.)
Malta
males age 16-49: 96,309
females age 16-49: 92,242 (2008 est.)
Mauritania
males age 16-49: 740,675
females age 16-49: 744,709 (2008 est.)
Mauritius
males age 16-49: 341,018 (2008 est.)
Mexico
males age 16-49: 27,774,688
females age 16-49: 29,376,791 (2008 est.)
Moldova
males age 16-49: 1,161,924
females age 16-49: 1,187,771 (2008 est.)
Monaco
males age 16-49: 6,687 (2008 est.)
Mongolia
males age 16-49: 865,425
females age 16-49: 860,669 (2008 est.)
Morocco
males age 16-49: 9,152,580
females age 16-49: 9,080,830 (2008 est.)
Namibia
males age 16-49: 527,948 (2008 est.)
Nauru
males age 16-49: 3,470 (2008 est.)
Nepal
males age 16-49: 7,322,965
females age 16-49: 6,859,064 (2008 est.)
Netherlands
males age 16-49: 3,950,825
females age 16-49: 3,850,800 (2008 est.)
New Zealand
males age 16-49: 1,009,298
females age 16-49: 997,134 (2008 est.)
Nicaragua
males age 16-49: 1,513,312
females age 16-49: 1,507,999 (2008 est.)
Niger
males age 16-49: 2,871,868
females age 16-49: 2,696,966 (2008 est.)
Nigeria
males age 16-49: 31,929,204
females age 16-49: 30,638,979 (2008 est.)
Norway
males age 16-49: 1,078,181
females age 16-49: 1,046,550 (2008 est.)
Oman
males age 16-49: 802,455
females age 16-49: 626,841 (2008 est.)
Pakistan
males age 16-49: 42,633,765
females age 16-49: 40,114,017 (2008 est.)
Palau
males age 16-49: 5,973 (2008 est.)
Panama
males age 16-49: 851,044 (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea
males age 16-49: 1,481,417
females age 16-49: 1,385,040 (2008 est.)
Paraguay
males age 16-49: 1,589,873
females age 16-49: 1,585,573 (2008 est.)
Peru
males age 16-49: 7,653,898
females age 16-49: 7,531,329 (2008 est.)
Philippines
males age 16-49: 23,547,252
females age 16-49: 23,177,487 (2008 est.)
Poland
males age 16-49: 9,741,508
females age 16-49: 9,514,843 (2008 est.)
Portugal
males age 16-49: 2,573,913
females age 16-49: 2,498,262 (2008 est.)
Qatar
males age 16-49: 320,383
females age 16-49: 167,475 (2008 est.)
Romania
males age 16-49: 5,682,299
females age 16-49: 5,557,098 (2008 est.)
Russia
males age 16-49: 36,219,908
females age 16-49: 37,019,853 (2008 est.)
Rwanda
males age 16-49: 2,430,469
females age 16-49: 2,392,933 (2008 est.)
Samoa
males age 16-49: 53,417 (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia
males age 16-49: 8,547,441
females age 16-49: 6,381,098 (2008 est.)
Senegal
males age 16-49: 2,943,619
females age 16-49: 2,955,179 (2008 est.)
Seychelles
males age 16-49: 23,598
females age 16-49: 24,424 (2008 est.)
Singapore
males age 16-49: 1,277,862 (2008 est.)
Slovakia
males age 16-49: 1,420,966
females age 16-49: 1,386,259 (2008 est.)
Slovenia
males age 16-49: 494,496
females age 16-49: 481,180 (2008 est.)
Somalia
males age 16-49: 2,181,050
females age 16-49: 2,125,558 (2008 est.)
South Africa
males age 16-49: 11,622,507
females age 16-49: 11,501,537 (2008 est.)
Spain
males age 16-49: 10,033,069
females age 16-49: 9,764,937 (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka
males age 16-49: 5,458,720
females age 16-49: 5,594,006 (2008 est.)
Sudan
males age 16-49: 9,639,923
females age 16-49: 9,321,106 (2008 est.)
Suriname
males age 16-49: 130,534
females age 16-49: 130,243 (2008 est.)
Swaziland
males age 16-49: 266,311 (2008 est.)
Sweden
males age 16-49: 2,052,890
females age 16-49: 1,980,550 (2008 est.)
Switzerland
males age 16-49: 1,852,580
females age 16-49: 1,807,667 (2008 est.)
Syria
males age 16-49: 5,251,875
females age 16-49: 4,966,367 (2008 est.)
Taiwan
males age 16-49: 6,283,134
females age 16-49: 6,098,599 (2008 est.)
Tajikistan
males age 16-49: 1,897,356
females age 16-49: 1,911,594 (2008 est.)
Tanzania
males age 16-49: 9,108,177 (2008 est.)
Thailand
males age 16-49: 17,553,410
females age 16-49: 17,751,268 (2008 est.)
Timor-Leste
males age 16-49: 284,903
females age 16-49: 272,212 (2008 est.)
Togo
males age 16-49: 1,365,505
females age 16-49: 1,374,993 (2008 est.)
Tonga
males age 16-49: 32,053
females age 16-49: 30,981 (2008 est.)
Tunisia
males age 16-49: 2,992,249
females age 16-49: 2,912,819 (2008 est.)
Turkey
males age 16-49: 20,213,205
females age 16-49: 19,432,688 (2008 est.)
Turkmenistan
males age 16-49: 1,316,698
females age 16-49: 1,331,005 (2008 est.)
Uganda
males age 16-49: 6,532,894
females age 16-49: 6,352,416 (2008 est.)
Ukraine
males age 16-49: 11,457,562
females age 16-49: 11,767,357 (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates
males age 16-49: 2,405,884 (includes non-nationals)
females age 16-49: 884,853 (2008 est.)
United Kingdom
males age 16-49: 14,729,500
females age 16-49: 14,125,600 (2008 est.)
United States
males age 16-49: 72,715,332
females age 16-49: 71,638,785 (2008 est.)
Uruguay
males age 16-49: 837,252
females age 16-49: 824,096 (2008 est.)
Uzbekistan
males age 16-49: 7,480,484
females age 16-49: 7,542,017 (2008 est.)
Vanuatu
males age 16-49: 58,900 (2008 est.)
Venezuela
males age 16-49: 6,647,124
females age 16-49: 6,801,133 (2008 est.)
Vietnam
males age 16-49: 24,586,328
females age 16-49: 24,335,132 (2008 est.)
Yemen
males age 16-49: 5,080,038
females age 16-49: 4,852,555 (2008 est.)
Zambia
males age 16-49: 2,678,668
females age 16-49: 2,567,433 (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe
males age 16-49: 3,264,258
females age 16-49: 3,048,049 (2008 est.)