The Top 5 Countries With the Largest Armies in the World

  Country Army Personnel
(active-duty)
Tanks Military Aircraft Warships
1 China 2,185,000 5,250 3,285 777
2 India 1,455,550 4,614 2,182 295
3 United States 1,388,100 6,612 13,427 484
4 North Korea 1,280,000 5,895 946 450
5 Russia 1,014,000 12,420 4,173 605
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Sources:  Various including Global Firepower: IISS 2022 Military Strength Ranking: , The Military Balance 2022 , .

List Notes: Data is the top 5 largest armies in the world ranked according to the highest number of active-duty military personnel. All statistics are for the year 2022.
Countries With the Largest Armies in the World

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