Poland

Europe & Central Asia · Warsaw

Rank #28 of 173

64.6Strength score

Photos

Polish Army Kołobrzeg 077 — Polish Army Kołobrzeg 077Łukasz Golowanow & Maciek Hypś, Konflikty.pl · Attribution · Wikimedia Commons

Navy Exchange Service Command Opens Newest Store in Poland (6435357) — Navy Exchange Service Command Opens Newest Store in Poland (6435357)U.S. Navy photo by Kristine Sturkie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The first time ever; U S Air Force's F-35 aircraft land in Poland (5587013) — The first time ever; U S Air Force's F-35 aircraft land in Poland (5587013)U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

Finance89
Air power59
Manpower82
Land forces81
Naval power42
Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget: $46.8B #14
Budget as % of GDP: 4.50% #15
Spending per person: $1,283 #16
GDP: $1.04T #21
Population: 36,435,861 #44

Manpower

Active personnel: 173,000 #30
Reserve personnel: 37,500 #28
Paramilitary: 14,300 #33
Total personnel: 224,800 #37

Land forces

Tanks: 926 #20
Armoured vehicles: 1,448 #14
Self-propelled artillery: 707 #8
Towed artillery: 0
Rocket launchers (MLRS): 269 #13

Air power

Total aircraft: 497 #26
Fighter jets: 78 #30
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: 65 #14
Helicopters: 213 #21
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: 5 #47
Aircraft carriers: 0
Helicopter carriers: 0
Submarines: 1 #36
Destroyers: —
Frigates: 2 #35
Corvettes: 2 #30
Patrol vessels: 0

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: 0

Compare with…

Others in the region

2Russian Federation95.0 VS
8France77.2 VS
10United Kingdom74.7 VS
12Turkiye73.3 VS
18Greece68.9 VS
19Germany68.2 VS
20Italy67.8 VS
24Spain67.0 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); GlobalMilitary.net 2026 (equipment) · Year 2025 · ↗