Canada Military Size 1985-2025
Canada military size for 2020 was 72,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Canada military size for 2019 was 72,000.00, a 0.55% decline from 2018.
- Canada military size for 2018 was 72,400.00, a 0.56% increase from 2017.
- Canada military size for 2017 was 72,000.00, a 6.67% increase from 2016.
Military Size (Number of People)
Annual % Change
| Country Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | Military Size (Number of People) |
| India | 3,068,000 |
| China | 2,535,000 |
| North Korea | 1,469,000 |
| Euro Area | 1,456,000 |
| Russia | 1,454,000 |
| United States | 1,395,000 |
| Pakistan | 943,000 |
| Egypt | 836,000 |
| Brazil | 762,000 |
| Indonesia | 676,000 |
| Iran | 650,000 |
| South Korea | 569,000 |
| Vietnam | 522,000 |
| Turkey | 512,000 |
| Myanmar | 463,000 |
| Iraq | 459,000 |
| Thailand | 455,000 |
| Colombia | 428,000 |
| Venezuela | 343,000 |
| Mexico | 341,000 |
| Italy | 338,000 |
| Algeria | 326,000 |
| Sri Lanka | 317,000 |
| France | 304,000 |
| Ukraine | 298,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | 282,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 269,000 |
| Japan | 261,000 |
| Morocco | 246,000 |
| Bangladesh | 227,000 |
| Nigeria | 223,000 |
| Eritrea | 202,000 |
| Spain | 199,000 |
| Cambodia | 191,000 |
| Poland | 189,000 |
| Germany | 183,000 |
| Israel | 178,000 |
| Afghanistan | 165,000 |
| Belarus | 158,000 |
| Peru | 158,000 |
| Philippines | 157,000 |
| United Kingdom | 153,000 |
| Greece | 147,000 |
| Sudan | 144,000 |
| Ethiopia | 138,000 |
| Malaysia | 136,000 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 134,000 |
| Lao PDR | 129,000 |
| Romania | 128,000 |
| Angola | 117,000 |
| Jordan | 116,000 |
| Chile | 114,000 |
| Nepal | 112,000 |
| Argentina | 103,000 |
| South Africa | 89,000 |
| Azerbaijan | 82,000 |
| Lebanon | 80,000 |
| Cuba | 76,000 |
| Canada | 72,000 |
| Bolivia | 71,000 |
| Dominican Republic | 71,000 |
| Kazakhstan | 71,000 |
| Uzbekistan | 68,000 |
| UAE | 63,000 |
| Australia | 60,000 |
| Singapore | 59,000 |
| Turkmenistan | 57,000 |
| South Sudan | 53,000 |
| Portugal | 52,000 |
| Zimbabwe | 51,000 |
| Tunisia | 48,000 |
| Armenia | 47,000 |
| Oman | 47,000 |
| Hungary | 46,000 |
| Uganda | 46,000 |
| Chad | 45,000 |
| Guatemala | 43,000 |
| Ecuador | 42,000 |
| El Salvador | 42,000 |
| Mali | 41,000 |
| Netherlands | 41,000 |
| Yemen | 40,000 |
| Bulgaria | 37,000 |
| Lithuania | 37,000 |
| Rwanda | 35,000 |
| Cameroon | 34,000 |
| Serbia | 32,000 |
| Burundi | 31,000 |
| Paraguay | 29,000 |
| Panama | 28,000 |
| Tanzania | 28,000 |
| Czech Republic | 27,000 |
| Georgia | 26,000 |
| Kuwait | 25,000 |
| Norway | 25,000 |
| Belgium | 24,000 |
| Kenya | 24,000 |
| Austria | 23,000 |
| Honduras | 23,000 |
| Finland | 22,000 |
| Madagascar | 22,000 |
| Qatar | 22,000 |
| Uruguay | 22,000 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 21,000 |
| Mauritania | 21,000 |
| Switzerland | 20,000 |
| Croatia | 20,000 |
| Bahrain | 19,000 |
| Senegal | 19,000 |
| Mongolia | 18,000 |
| Slovak Republic | 18,000 |
| Tajikistan | 17,000 |
| Ghana | 16,000 |
| North Macedonia | 16,000 |
| Namibia | 16,000 |
| Zambia | 16,000 |
| Denmark | 15,000 |
| Malawi | 15,000 |
| Sweden | 15,000 |
| Somalia | 14,000 |
| Cyprus | 13,000 |
| Djibouti | 13,000 |
| Guinea | 13,000 |
| Benin | 12,000 |
| Republic of Congo | 12,000 |
| Montenegro | 12,000 |
| Nicaragua | 12,000 |
| Burkina Faso | 11,000 |
| Bosnia | 11,000 |
| Mozambique | 11,000 |
| Central African Republic | 10,000 |
| Costa Rica | 10,000 |
| Niger | 10,000 |
| New Zealand | 10,000 |
| Togo | 10,000 |
| Botswana | 9,000 |
| Ireland | 9,000 |
| Latvia | 9,000 |
| Sierra Leone | 9,000 |
| Albania | 8,000 |
| Brunei | 8,000 |
| Estonia | 7,000 |
| Gabon | 7,000 |
| Slovenia | 7,000 |
| Jamaica | 6,000 |
| Moldova | 6,000 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5,000 |
| Fiji | 4,000 |
| Gambia | 4,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4,000 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4,000 |
| Guyana | 3,000 |
| Mauritius | 3,000 |
| Bahamas | 2,000 |
| Belize | 2,000 |
| Liberia | 2,000 |
| Lesotho | 2,000 |
| Malta | 2,000 |
| Suriname | 2,000 |
| Timor-Leste | 2,000 |
| Barbados | 1,000 |
| Cabo Verde | 1,000 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,000 |
| Haiti | 1,000 |
| Luxembourg | 1,000 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 |
| Iceland | 0 |
| Libya | 0 |
| West Bank and Gaza | 0 |
| Seychelles | 0 |
