Rankings
Total personnelAbout this weapon: Assault rifle →Top 15 — Total personnel
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1
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 7,769,000
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2
Viet Nam 5,490,000
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3
India 5,187,750
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4
Korea, Rep. 3,563,500
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5
Russian Federation 3,333,000
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6
China 3,045,000
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7
United States 2,144,950
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8
Taiwan 1,839,400
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9
Pakistan 1,501,000
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10
Egypt, Arab Rep. 1,314,500
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11
Iran, Islamic Rep. 1,000,000
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12
Ukraine 937,000
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13
Indonesia 897,550
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14
Turkiye 895,300
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15
Brazil 894,100
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16
Thailand 699,550
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17
Israel 642,500
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18
Mexico 519,400
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19
Ethiopia 503,000
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20
Colombia 485,000
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21
Algeria 476,200
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22
Iraq 459,000
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23
Malaysia 433,800
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24
Greece 403,550
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25
Philippines 394,100
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26
France 368,600
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27
Sri Lanka 360,000
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28
Italy 354,150
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29
Venezuela, RB 343,000
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30
Japan 317,850
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31
Singapore 310,900
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32
Saudi Arabia 281,500
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33
Finland 271,750
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34
Syrian Arab Republic 269,000
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35
Morocco 246,000
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36
Bangladesh 235,150
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37
Poland 224,800
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38
Spain 223,450
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39
Nigeria 223,000
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40
Germany 213,950
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41
United Kingdom 211,550
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42
Myanmar 204,000
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43
Eritrea 202,000
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44
Cambodia 191,000
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45
Afghanistan 165,000
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46
Belarus 158,000
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47
Peru 158,000
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48
Sudan 144,000
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49
Congo, Dem. Rep. 134,000
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50
Chile 132,300
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51
Lao PDR 129,000
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52
Romania 128,000
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53
Angola 117,000
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54
Jordan 116,000
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55
Argentina 114,250
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56
Nepal 111,600
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57
Canada 91,400
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58
South Africa 84,250
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59
Azerbaijan 82,000
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60
Lebanon 80,000
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61
Australia 79,990
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62
Cuba 76,000
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63
Bolivia 71,000
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64
Dominican Republic 71,000
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65
Kazakhstan 71,000
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66
Uzbekistan 68,000
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67
Norway 65,400
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68
United Arab Emirates 63,000
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69
Turkmenistan 57,000
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70
South Sudan 53,000
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71
Portugal 52,000
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72
Zimbabwe 51,000
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73
Tunisia 48,000
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74
Armenia 47,000
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75
Oman 47,000
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76
Netherlands 46,800
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77
Hungary 46,000
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78
Uganda 46,000
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79
Chad 45,000
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80
Guatemala 43,000
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81
Ecuador 42,000
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82
El Salvador 42,000
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83
Mali 41,000
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84
Yemen, Rep. 40,000
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85
Bulgaria 37,000
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86
Lithuania 37,000
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87
Sweden 36,350
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88
Rwanda 35,000
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89
Cameroon 34,000
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90
Serbia 32,000
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91
Burundi 31,000
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92
Paraguay 29,000
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93
Panama 28,000
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94
Tanzania 28,000
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95
Cote d'Ivoire 27,000
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96
Czechia 27,000
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97
Georgia 26,000
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98
Kuwait 25,000
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99
Belgium 24,000
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100
Kenya 24,000
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101
Austria 23,000
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102
Honduras 23,000
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103
Madagascar 22,000
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104
Qatar 22,000
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105
Uruguay 22,000
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106
Kyrgyz Republic 21,000
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107
Mauritania 21,000
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108
Switzerland 20,000
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109
Croatia 20,000
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110
Bahrain 19,000
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111
Senegal 19,000
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112
Mongolia 18,000
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113
Slovak Republic 18,000
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114
Tajikistan 17,000
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115
Ghana 16,000
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116
North Macedonia 16,000
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117
Namibia 16,000
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118
Zambia 16,000
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119
Denmark 15,000
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120
Malawi 15,000
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121
Somalia, Fed. Rep. 14,000
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122
Cyprus 13,000
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123
Djibouti 13,000
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124
Guinea 13,000
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125
Benin 12,000
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126
Congo, Rep. 12,000
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127
Montenegro 12,000
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128
Nicaragua 12,000
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129
Burkina Faso 11,000
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130
Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000
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131
Mozambique 11,000
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132
Central African Republic 10,000
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133
Costa Rica 10,000
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134
Niger 10,000
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135
New Zealand 10,000
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136
Togo 10,000
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137
Botswana 9,000
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138
Ireland 9,000
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139
Latvia 9,000
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140
Sierra Leone 9,000
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141
Albania 8,000
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142
Brunei Darussalam 8,000
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143
Estonia 7,000
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144
Gabon 7,000
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145
Slovenia 7,000
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146
Bhutan 6,000
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147
Jamaica 6,000
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148
Moldova 6,000
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149
Maldives 5,000
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150
Trinidad and Tobago 5,000
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151
Fiji 4,000
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152
Gambia, The 4,000
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153
Guinea-Bissau 4,000
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154
Papua New Guinea 4,000
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155
Guyana 3,000
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156
Mauritius 3,000
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157
Eswatini 3,000
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158
Bahamas, The 2,000
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159
Belize 2,000
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160
Liberia 2,000
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161
Lesotho 2,000
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162
Malta 2,000
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163
Suriname 2,000
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164
Timor-Leste 2,000
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165
Barbados 1,000
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166
Cabo Verde 1,000
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167
Equatorial Guinea 1,000
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168
Haiti 1,000
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169
Luxembourg 1,000
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170
Sao Tome and Principe 1,000