Introduction
Almost every country has a military of some form, but the ways a country fills its ranks vary, and has varied with time. The least compulsory method is voluntary enlistment, where citizens choose to join the military and no one forces service. The military can therefore become a career. The opposite end of the spectrum is mandatory service where countries require certain people (usually adult men but may also include women) to serve in the military for some time.
The other option is some form of conscription or draft. Countries that have a draft require able-bodied people within a certain age range to register with the government so that they would be available for service if they are needed. The draft is seen as a fair middle ground because it fills military ranks during wartime but does not require everyone to join when they turn 18.
Other nations with armed forces that belong to bigger organizations (such as the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO) do not conscript their personnel, but rather promote military careers to recruit them.
Learn for yourself about countries with mandatory military service by investigating the data in the map and charts.
| Country | Mandatory Military Service | Number of Active Military Personnel | Military Spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | No | 7,500 | 289 million |
| Algeria | No | 139,000 | 9 billion |
| Anguilla | No | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | No | 180 | |
| Argentina | No | 72,100 | 3 billion |
| Australia | No | 59,600 | 32 billion |
| Bahrain | No | 8,200 | 1 billion |
| Bangladesh | No | 163,050 | 5 billion |
| Barbados | No | 610 | |
| Belgium | No | 5,900 | 7 billion |
| Belize | No | 1,500 | 24 million |
| Bermuda | No | ||
| Bhutan | No | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | No | 10,500 | 184 million |
| Botswana | No | 9,000 | 489 million |
| Brunei | No | 7,200 | 436 million |
| Bulgaria | No | 36,950 | 1 billion |
| Burkina Faso | No | 11,200 | 563 million |
| Burundi | No | 30,050 | 101 million |
| Cameroon | No | 25,400 | 417 million |
| Canada | No | 66,500 | 27 billion |
| Central African Republic | No | 9,150 | 42 million |
| Chile | No | 68,500 | 6 billion |
| Comoros | No | ||
| Croatia | No | 16,700 | 1 billion |
| Czech Republic | No | 26,600 | 4 billion |
| Djibouti | No | 10,450 | |
| Dominican Republic | No | 56,050 | 761 million |
| Ecuador | No | 41,250 | 2 billion |
| Ethiopia | No | 138,000 | 1 billion |
| Fiji | No | 4,040 | 67 million |
| France | No | 203,250 | 54 billion |
| Gabon | No | 4,700 | 278 million |
| Germany | No | 183,400 | 56 billion |
| Ghana | No | 15,500 | 229 million |
| Guyana | No | 3,400 | 84 million |
| Honduras | No | 14,950 | 478 million |
| India | No | 1,460,350 | 81 billion |
| Iraq | No | 193,000 | 5 billion |
| Ireland | No | 8,550 | 1 billion |
| Italy | No | 161,550 | 33 billion |
| Jamaica | No | 5,950 | 215 million |
| Japan | No | 247,150 | 46 billion |
| Kenya | No | 24,100 | 1 billion |
| Kuwait | No | 17,500 | 8 billion |
| Latvia | No | 8,750 | 849 million |
| Lebanon | No | 60,000 | |
| Lesotho | No | 2,000 | 35 million |
| Liberia | No | 2,010 | 19 million |
| Luxembourg | No | 410 | 565 million |
| Malawi | No | 10,700 | 76 million |
| Malaysia | No | 113,000 | 4 billion |
| Maldives | No | ||
| Malta | No | 1,700 | 87 million |
| Mauritania | No | 15,850 | 225 million |
| Mauritius | No | 0 | 20 million |
| Montenegro | No | 2,350 | 98 million |
| Myanmar | No | 356,000 | 2 billion |
| Namibia | No | 9,900 | 369 million |
| Nepal | No | 96,600 | 428 million |
| Netherlands | No | 33,600 | 16 billion |
| New Zealand | No | 9,750 | 3 billion |
| Nicaragua | No | 12,000 | 84 million |
| Nigeria | No | 143,000 | 3 billion |
| Oman | No | 42,600 | 6 billion |
| Pakistan | No | 651,800 | 10 billion |
| Papua New Guinea | No | 4,000 | 97 million |
| Peru | No | 81,000 | 3 billion |
| Philippines | No | 145,300 | 4 billion |
| Poland | No | 114,050 | 17 billion |
| Portugal | No | 27,250 | 4 billion |
| Republic of Macedonia | No | 8,000 | 225 million |
| Republic of the Congo | No | 10,000 | 266 million |
| Romania | No | 71,500 | 5 billion |
| Rwanda | No | 33,000 | 177 million |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | No | ||
| San Marino | No | ||
| Saudi Arabia | No | 257,000 | 75 billion |
| Senegal | No | 13,600 | 433 million |
| Serbia | No | 28,150 | 1 billion |
| Seychelles | No | 420 | 26 million |
| Sierra Leone | No | 8,500 | 25 million |
| Slovakia | No | 17,950 | 2 billion |
| Slovenia | No | 6,950 | 735 million |
| Spain | No | 122,850 | 20 billion |
| Sri Lanka | No | 255,000 | 1 billion |
| Suriname | No | 1,840 | |
| The Bahamas | No | 1,500 | |
| The Gambia | No | 4,100 | 15 million |
| Togo | No | 8,550 | 337 million |
| Trinidad and Tobago | No | 4,650 | 201 million |
| Uganda | No | 45,000 | 923 million |
| United Kingdom | No | 153,200 | 68 billion |
| United States of America | No | 1,395,350 | 877 billion |
| Uruguay | No | 21,100 | 1 billion |
| Vatican City | No | ||
| Vietnam | No | 482,000 | |
| Yemen | No | 40,000 | |
| Zambia | No | 15,100 | 326 million |
| Zimbabwe | No | 29,000 | 182 million |
| Eswatini | No | 74 million | |
| Angola | Yes | 107,000 | 2 billion |
| Armenia | Yes | 42,900 | 795 million |
| Austria | Yes | 23,300 | 4 billion |
| Azerbaijan | Yes | 66,950 | 3 billion |
| Belarus | Yes | 47,950 | 821 million |
| Benin | Yes | 7,250 | 97 million |
| Bolivia | Yes | 34,100 | 640 million |
| Brazil | Yes | 366,500 | 20 billion |
| Cambodia | Yes | 124,300 | 611 million |
| Chad | Yes | 33,500 | 357 million |
| Colombia | Yes | 255,950 | 10 billion |
| Cuba | Yes | 49,000 | |
| Cyprus | Yes | 12,000 | 494 million |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Yes | 134,250 | 371 million |
| Denmark | Yes | 15,400 | 5 billion |
| East Timor | Yes | 2,280 | 44 million |
| Egypt | Yes | 438,500 | 5 billion |
| El Salvador | Yes | 24,500 | 422 million |
| Equatorial Guinea | Yes | 1,450 | 157 million |
| Eritrea | Yes | 201,750 | |
| Estonia | Yes | 7,200 | 811 million |
| Finland | Yes | 19,250 | 5 billion |
| Georgia | Yes | 20,650 | 360 million |
| Greece | Yes | 143,300 | 8 billion |
| Guatemala | Yes | 18,050 | 431 million |
| Guinea | Yes | 9,700 | 441 million |
| Guinea-Bissau | Yes | 4,450 | 25 million |
| Hungary | Yes | 34,200 | 3 billion |
| Indonesia | Yes | 395,500 | 9 billion |
| Iran | Yes | 610,000 | 7 billion |
| Israel | Yes | 169,500 | 23 billion |
| Ivory Coast | Yes | 27,400 | 607 million |
| Jordan | Yes | 100,500 | 2 billion |
| Kazakhstan | Yes | 39,000 | 1 billion |
| Kyrgyzstan | Yes | 10,900 | 150 million |
| Laos | Yes | 29,100 | |
| Lithuania | Yes | 23,000 | 2 billion |
| Mali | Yes | 21,000 | 515 million |
| Mexico | Yes | 216,000 | 9 billion |
| Moldova | Yes | 55,150 | 48 million |
| Mongolia | Yes | 9,700 | 118 million |
| Morocco | Yes | 195,800 | 5 billion |
| Mozambique | Yes | 11,200 | 282 million |
| Niger | Yes | 5,300 | 243 million |
| North Korea | Yes | 1,280,000 | |
| Norway | Yes | 25,400 | 8 billion |
| Paraguay | Yes | 13,950 | 366 million |
| People's Republic of China | Yes | 2,035,000 | 292 billion |
| Qatar | Yes | 16,500 | 15 billion |
| Russia | Yes | 900,000 | 86 billion |
| Singapore | Yes | 51,000 | 12 billion |
| Somalia | Yes | 13,900 | 115 million |
| South Africa | Yes | 74,000 | 3 billion |
| South Korea | Yes | 555,000 | 46 billion |
| South Sudan | Yes | 53,000 | 379 million |
| Sudan | Yes | 104,300 | |
| Sweden | Yes | 14,600 | 8 billion |
| Switzerland | Yes | 19,550 | 6 billion |
| Syria | Yes | 169,000 | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Yes | ||
| Taiwan | Yes | 169,000 | 13 billion |
| Tajikistan | Yes | 8,800 | 103 million |
| Tanzania | Yes | 27,000 | 832 million |
| Thailand | Yes | 360,850 | 6 billion |
| Tunisia | Yes | 35,800 | 1 billion |
| Turkey | Yes | 355,200 | 11 billion |
| Turkmenistan | Yes | 36,500 | |
| Ukraine | Yes | 196,600 | 44 billion |
| United Arab Emirates | Yes | 63,000 | |
| Uzbekistan | Yes | 48,000 | |
| Venezuela | Yes | 123,000 |
Mandatory Military Service by Country
Albania
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
7,500
↓ 6.25%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#136
289 million
Ranked in the World
#107
Algeria
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
139,000
↑ 6.92%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#37
9 billion
Ranked in the World
#26
Angola
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
107,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#45
2 billion
Ranked in the World
#63
Anguilla
Mandatory Military Service
No
Antigua and Barbuda
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
180
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#165
Argentina
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
72,100
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#51
3 billion
Ranked in the World
#56
Armenia
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
42,900
↓ 4.24%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#67
795 million
Ranked in the World
#80
Australia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
59,600
↑ 1.71%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#58
32 billion
Ranked in the World
#13
Austria
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
23,300
↑ 5.67%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#92
4 billion
Ranked in the World
#49
Azerbaijan
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
66,950
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#54
3 billion
Ranked in the World
#53
Bahrain
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,200
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#134
1 billion
Ranked in the World
#65
Bangladesh
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
163,050
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#31
5 billion
Ranked in the World
#43
Barbados
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
610
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#160
Belarus
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
47,950
↑ 5.73%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#65
821 million
Ranked in the World
#78
Belgium
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
5,900
↓ 76.4%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#142
7 billion
Ranked in the World
#33
Belize
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#157
24 million
Ranked in the World
#144
Benin
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
7,250
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#137
97 million
Ranked in the World
#130
Bermuda
Mandatory Military Service
No
Bhutan
Mandatory Military Service
No
Bolivia
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
34,100
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#76
640 million
Ranked in the World
#83
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
10,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#120
184 million
Ranked in the World
#117
Botswana
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
9,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#128
489 million
Ranked in the World
#90
Brazil
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
366,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#12
20 billion
Ranked in the World
#17
Brunei
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
7,200
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#138
436 million
Ranked in the World
#93
Bulgaria
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
36,950
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#72
1 billion
Ranked in the World
#67
Burkina Faso
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
11,200
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#116
563 million
Ranked in the World
#87
Burundi
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
30,050
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#80
101 million
Ranked in the World
#126
Cambodia
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
124,300
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#40
611 million
Ranked in the World
#84
Cameroon
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
25,400
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#88
417 million
Ranked in the World
#98
Canada
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
66,500
↓ 1.34%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#55
27 billion
Ranked in the World
#14
Central African Republic
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
9,150
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#127
42 million
Ranked in the World
#139
Chad
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
33,500
↑ 0.75%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#78
357 million
Ranked in the World
#104
Chile
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
68,500
↓ 11.27%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#53
6 billion
Ranked in the World
#38
Colombia
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
255,950
↓ 12.7%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#17
10 billion
Ranked in the World
#25
Comoros
Mandatory Military Service
No
Croatia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
16,700
↑ 9.87%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#102
1 billion
Ranked in the World
#68
Cuba
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
49,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#63
Cyprus
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
12,000
↓ 20%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#114
494 million
Ranked in the World
#89
Czech Republic
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
26,600
↑ 6.83%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#87
4 billion
Ranked in the World
#46
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
134,250
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#39
371 million
Ranked in the World
#100
Denmark
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
15,400
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#106
5 billion
Ranked in the World
#39
Djibouti
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
10,450
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#121
Dominican Republic
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
56,050
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#59
761 million
Ranked in the World
#81
East Timor
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
2,280
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#152
44 million
Ranked in the World
#138
Ecuador
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
41,250
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#69
2 billion
Ranked in the World
#58
Egypt
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
438,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#10
5 billion
Ranked in the World
#45
El Salvador
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
24,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#90
422 million
Ranked in the World
#97
Equatorial Guinea
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,450
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#159
157 million
Ranked in the World
#120
Eritrea
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
201,750
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#22
Estonia
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
7,200
↑ 1.41%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#139
811 million
Ranked in the World
#79
Eswatini
Mandatory Military Service
No
74 million
Ranked in the World
#135
Ethiopia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
138,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#38
1 billion
Ranked in the World
#74
Fiji
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
4,040
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#148
67 million
Ranked in the World
#136
Finland
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
19,250
↓ 19.12%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#98
5 billion
Ranked in the World
#42
France
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
203,250
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#21
54 billion
Ranked in the World
#8
Gabon
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
4,700
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#144
278 million
Ranked in the World
#109
Georgia
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
20,650
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#96
360 million
Ranked in the World
#103
Germany
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
183,400
↓ 0.05%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#26
56 billion
Ranked in the World
#7
Ghana
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
15,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#105
229 million
Ranked in the World
#112
Greece
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
143,300
↑ 0.42%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#35
8 billion
Ranked in the World
#31
Guatemala
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
18,050
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#99
431 million
Ranked in the World
#95
Guinea
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
9,700
-
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#125
441 million
Ranked in the World
#92
Guinea-Bissau
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
4,450
-
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#146
25 million
Ranked in the World
#142
Guyana
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
3,400
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#150
84 million
Ranked in the World
#132
Honduras
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
14,950
↑ 3.1%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#108
478 million
Ranked in the World
#91
Hungary
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
34,200
↑ 23.02%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#75
3 billion
Ranked in the World
#57
India
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,460,350
↑ 0.13%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#2
81 billion
Ranked in the World
#4
Indonesia
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
395,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#11
9 billion
Ranked in the World
#27
Iran
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
610,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#7
7 billion
Ranked in the World
#34
Iraq
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
193,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#25
5 billion
Ranked in the World
#44
Ireland
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,550
↓ 2.29%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#131
1 billion
Ranked in the World
#69
Israel
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
169,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#27
23 billion
Ranked in the World
#15
Italy
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
161,550
↓ 2.39%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#32
33 billion
Ranked in the World
#12
Ivory Coast
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
27,400
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#84
607 million
Ranked in the World
#85
Jamaica
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
5,950
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#141
215 million
Ranked in the World
#115
Japan
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
247,150
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#19
46 billion
Ranked in the World
#10
Jordan
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
100,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#47
2 billion
Ranked in the World
#59
Kazakhstan
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
39,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#71
1 billion
Ranked in the World
#72
Kenya
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
24,100
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#91
1 billion
Ranked in the World
#71
Kuwait
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
17,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#101
8 billion
Ranked in the World
#30
Kyrgyzstan
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
10,900
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#118
150 million
Ranked in the World
#121
Laos
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
29,100
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#81
Latvia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,750
↑ 40%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#130
849 million
Ranked in the World
#76
Lebanon
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
60,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#57
Lesotho
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
2,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#154
35 million
Ranked in the World
#140
Liberia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
2,010
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#153
19 million
Ranked in the World
#146
Lithuania
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
23,000
↑ 4.55%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#93
2 billion
Ranked in the World
#62
Luxembourg
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
410
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#163
565 million
Ranked in the World
#86
Malawi
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
10,700
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#119
76 million
Ranked in the World
#134
Malaysia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
113,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#44
4 billion
Ranked in the World
#48
Maldives
Mandatory Military Service
No
Mali
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
21,000
↑ 61.54%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#95
515 million
Ranked in the World
#88
Malta
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,700
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#156
87 million
Ranked in the World
#131
Mauritania
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
15,850
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#104
225 million
Ranked in the World
#113
Mauritius
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
0
↓ 100%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#167
20 million
Ranked in the World
#145
Mexico
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
216,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#20
9 billion
Ranked in the World
#28
Moldova
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
55,150
↑ 970.87%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#60
48 million
Ranked in the World
#137
Mongolia
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
9,700
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#126
118 million
Ranked in the World
#122
Montenegro
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
2,350
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#151
98 million
Ranked in the World
#127
Morocco
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
195,800
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#24
5 billion
Ranked in the World
#41
Mozambique
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
11,200
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#117
282 million
Ranked in the World
#108
Myanmar
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
356,000
↓ 12.32%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#14
2 billion
Ranked in the World
#61
Namibia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
9,900
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#123
369 million
Ranked in the World
#101
Nepal
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
96,600
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#48
428 million
Ranked in the World
#96
Netherlands
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
33,600
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#77
16 billion
Ranked in the World
#19
New Zealand
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
9,750
↑ 3.72%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#124
3 billion
Ranked in the World
#55
Nicaragua
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
12,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#115
84 million
Ranked in the World
#133
Niger
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
5,300
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#143
243 million
Ranked in the World
#111
Nigeria
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
143,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#36
3 billion
Ranked in the World
#51
North Korea
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,280,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#4
Norway
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
25,400
↑ 13.65%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#89
8 billion
Ranked in the World
#29
Oman
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
42,600
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#68
6 billion
Ranked in the World
#36
Pakistan
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
651,800
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#6
10 billion
Ranked in the World
#24
Papua New Guinea
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
4,000
↑ 11.11%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#149
97 million
Ranked in the World
#129
Paraguay
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
13,950
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#110
366 million
Ranked in the World
#102
People's Republic of China
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
2,035,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#1
292 billion
Ranked in the World
#2
Peru
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
81,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#49
3 billion
Ranked in the World
#54
Philippines
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
145,300
↑ 1.54%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#34
4 billion
Ranked in the World
#47
Poland
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
114,050
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#43
17 billion
Ranked in the World
#18
Portugal
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
27,250
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#85
4 billion
Ranked in the World
#50
Qatar
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
16,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#103
15 billion
Ranked in the World
#20
Republic of Macedonia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#135
225 million
Ranked in the World
#114
Republic of the Congo
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
10,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#122
266 million
Ranked in the World
#110
Romania
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
71,500
↑ 4.38%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#52
5 billion
Ranked in the World
#40
Russia
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
900,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#5
86 billion
Ranked in the World
#3
Rwanda
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
33,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#79
177 million
Ranked in the World
#119
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Mandatory Military Service
No
San Marino
Mandatory Military Service
No
São Tomé and Príncipe
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Saudi Arabia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
257,000
↑ 13.22%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#16
75 billion
Ranked in the World
#5
Senegal
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
13,600
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#112
433 million
Ranked in the World
#94
Serbia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
28,150
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#83
1 billion
Ranked in the World
#64
Seychelles
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
420
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#162
26 million
Ranked in the World
#141
Sierra Leone
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#133
25 million
Ranked in the World
#143
Singapore
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
51,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#62
12 billion
Ranked in the World
#22
Slovakia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
17,950
↑ 13.25%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#100
2 billion
Ranked in the World
#60
Slovenia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
6,950
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#140
735 million
Ranked in the World
#82
Somalia
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
13,900
↓ 29.8%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#111
115 million
Ranked in the World
#123
South Africa
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
74,000
↓ 0.67%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#50
3 billion
Ranked in the World
#52
South Korea
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
555,000
↓ 7.35%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#8
46 billion
Ranked in the World
#9
South Sudan
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
53,000
↓ 71.35%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#61
379 million
Ranked in the World
#99
Spain
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
122,850
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#42
20 billion
Ranked in the World
#16
Sri Lanka
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
255,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#18
1 billion
Ranked in the World
#73
Sudan
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
104,300
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#46
Suriname
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,840
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#155
Sweden
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
14,600
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#109
8 billion
Ranked in the World
#32
Switzerland
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
19,550
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#97
6 billion
Ranked in the World
#35
Syria
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
169,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#28
Taiwan
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
169,000
↑ 3.68%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#29
13 billion
Ranked in the World
#21
Tajikistan
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,800
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#129
103 million
Ranked in the World
#125
Tanzania
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
27,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#86
832 million
Ranked in the World
#77
Thailand
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
360,850
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#13
6 billion
Ranked in the World
#37
The Bahamas
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#158
The Gambia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
4,100
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#147
15 million
Ranked in the World
#147
Togo
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
8,550
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#132
337 million
Ranked in the World
#105
Trinidad and Tobago
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
4,650
↑ 1.09%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#145
201 million
Ranked in the World
#116
Tunisia
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
35,800
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#74
1 billion
Ranked in the World
#70
Turkey
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
355,200
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#15
11 billion
Ranked in the World
#23
Turkmenistan
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
36,500
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#73
Uganda
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
45,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#66
923 million
Ranked in the World
#75
Ukraine
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
196,600
↓ 5.93%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#23
44 billion
Ranked in the World
#11
United Arab Emirates
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
63,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#56
United Kingdom
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
153,200
↑ 3.16%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#33
68 billion
Ranked in the World
#6
United States of America
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
1,395,350
↑ 0.52%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#3
877 billion
Ranked in the World
#1
Uruguay
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
21,100
↑ 0.48%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#94
1 billion
Ranked in the World
#66
Uzbekistan
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
48,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#64
Vatican City
Mandatory Military Service
No
Venezuela
Mandatory Military Service
Yes
Number of Active Military Personnel
123,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#41
Vietnam
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
482,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#9
Yemen
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
40,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#70
Zambia
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
15,100
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#107
326 million
Ranked in the World
#106
Zimbabwe
Mandatory Military Service
No
Number of Active Military Personnel
29,000
- 0%
Vs 2021
Ranked in the World
#82
182 million
Ranked in the World
#118
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