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Armed forces personnel, total

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

ARMED_FORCES_PERSONNEL_TOTAL · raw · annual · people

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Armed forces personnel, total

Military personnel scale

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Data and evidence

Armed forces personnel, total

India

Values and evidence for India. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
PeriodValueStatusProvenance & calculation
19901,260,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95483 · revision 1

Value 1260000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 1260000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

19911,270,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95482 · revision 1

Value 1270000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 1270000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

19921,270,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95481 · revision 1

Value 1270000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 1270000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

19931,270,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95480 · revision 1

Value 1270000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 1270000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

19941,270,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95479 · revision 1

Value 1270000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 1270000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

19952,149,500 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95478 · revision 1

Value 2149500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2149500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

19962,223,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95477 · revision 1

Value 2223000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2223000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

19972,233,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95476 · revision 1

Value 2233000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2233000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

19982,265,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95475 · revision 1

Value 2265000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2265000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

19992,263,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95474 · revision 1

Value 2263000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2263000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20002,372,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95473 · revision 1

Value 2372000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2372000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20012,352,700 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95472 · revision 1

Value 2352700.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2352700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20022,387,700 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95471 · revision 1

Value 2387700.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2387700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20032,414,700 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95470 · revision 1

Value 2414700.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2414700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20042,617,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95469 · revision 1

Value 2617000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2617000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20053,047,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95468 · revision 1

Value 3047000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 3047000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20062,589,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95467 · revision 1

Value 2589000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2589000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20072,576,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95466 · revision 1

Value 2576000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2576000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20082,582,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95465 · revision 1

Value 2582000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2582000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20092,625,586 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95464 · revision 1

Value 2625586.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2625586.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20102,625,586 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95463 · revision 1

Value 2625586.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2625586.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20112,647,150 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95462 · revision 1

Value 2647150.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2647150.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20122,728,700 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95461 · revision 1

Value 2728700.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2728700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20132,749,700 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95460 · revision 1

Value 2749700.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2749700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20142,749,700 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95459 · revision 1

Value 2749700.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2749700.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20152,798,800 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95458 · revision 1

Value 2798800.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2798800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20162,981,050 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95457 · revision 1

Value 2981050.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 2981050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20173,031,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95456 · revision 1

Value 3031000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 3031000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20183,026,500 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95455 · revision 1

Value 3026500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 3026500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20193,045,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95454 · revision 1

Value 3045000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 3045000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

20203,068,000 peopleavailable
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95453 · revision 1

Value 3068000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: 3068000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

2021Unavailable peoplemissing
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95452 · revision 1

Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

2022Unavailable peoplemissing
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95451 · revision 1

Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

2023Unavailable peoplemissing
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95450 · revision 1

Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

2024Unavailable peoplemissing
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95449 · revision 1

Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

2025Unavailable peoplemissing
Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #95448 · revision 1

Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17

Source reference

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported

Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date)

Revision history

Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:59 · source revision unspecified

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