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Largest Armed Forces

This list features the largest armed forces in the world as of 2024.

RANK

ARMED FORCES

MILITARY

1

North Korea

7,580,000

2

South Korea

6,613,500

3

Bangladesh

6,363,050

4

Vietnam

5,490,000

5

India

4,246,800

6

Russia

3,159,000

7

China

3,045,000

8

United States

2,132,750

9

Brazil

2,101,500

10

Taiwan

1,837,800


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References

Visual Capitalist. (2025). Mapped: The world’s largest armies in 2024. Available at: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-worlds-largest-armies-in-2024/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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