Ranking the total available active military manpower by country, from highest to lowest.
Each participant in the Global Firepower ranking retains some form of active service personnel. Active Military Manpower tracks all those personnel considered under 'active service status', these being 'ready-to-fight' elements available to a nation at any given moment.
Data presented on this list is through 2023. Estimates are made when official data is not available.
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