Rankings
Active personnelAbout this weapon: Assault rifle →Top 15 — Active personnel
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1
China 2,035,000
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2
India 1,500,700
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3
United States 1,340,150
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4
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 1,280,000
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5
Russian Federation 1,264,000
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6
Ukraine 677,000
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7
Pakistan 660,000
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8
Iran, Islamic Rep. 610,000
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9
Ethiopia 503,000
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10
Korea, Rep. 450,000
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11
Viet Nam 450,000
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12
Egypt, Arab Rep. 438,500
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13
Indonesia 433,700
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14
Brazil 374,500
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15
Thailand 360,850
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16
Turkiye 355,200
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17
Venezuela, RB 343,000
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18
Mexico 301,000
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19
Colombia 285,000
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20
Syrian Arab Republic 269,000
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21
Sri Lanka 260,450
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22
Saudi Arabia 257,000
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23
Japan 247,150
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24
Morocco 246,000
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25
France 203,900
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26
Eritrea 202,000
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27
Iraq 193,000
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28
Cambodia 191,000
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29
Germany 179,850
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30
Poland 173,000
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31
Bangladesh 171,250
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32
Taiwan 170,600
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33
Israel 169,500
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34
Afghanistan 165,000
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35
Philippines 162,450
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36
Italy 160,400
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37
Belarus 158,000
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38
Peru 158,000
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39
Sudan 144,000
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40
Nigeria 143,000
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41
United Kingdom 141,100
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42
Algeria 139,000
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43
Congo, Dem. Rep. 134,000
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44
Myanmar 134,000
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45
Greece 131,650
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46
Lao PDR 129,000
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47
Romania 128,000
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48
Spain 122,200
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49
Angola 117,000
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50
Jordan 116,000
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51
Malaysia 113,000
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52
Nepal 96,600
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53
Argentina 83,000
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54
Azerbaijan 82,000
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55
Lebanon 80,000
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56
Cuba 76,000
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57
Bolivia 71,000
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58
Dominican Republic 71,000
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59
Kazakhstan 71,000
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60
South Africa 69,200
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61
Chile 68,500
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62
Uzbekistan 68,000
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63
United Arab Emirates 63,000
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64
Canada 62,300
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65
Australia 58,540
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66
Turkmenistan 57,000
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67
South Sudan 53,000
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68
Portugal 52,000
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69
Singapore 51,000
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70
Zimbabwe 51,000
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71
Tunisia 48,000
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72
Armenia 47,000
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73
Oman 47,000
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74
Hungary 46,000
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75
Uganda 46,000
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76
Chad 45,000
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77
Guatemala 43,000
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78
Ecuador 42,000
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79
El Salvador 42,000
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80
Mali 41,000
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81
Yemen, Rep. 40,000
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82
Bulgaria 37,000
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83
Lithuania 37,000
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84
Rwanda 35,000
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85
Cameroon 34,000
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86
Netherlands 33,650
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87
Serbia 32,000
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88
Burundi 31,000
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89
Paraguay 29,000
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90
Panama 28,000
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91
Tanzania 28,000
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92
Cote d'Ivoire 27,000
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93
Czechia 27,000
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94
Georgia 26,000
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95
Norway 25,400
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96
Kuwait 25,000
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97
Belgium 24,000
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98
Kenya 24,000
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99
Finland 23,850
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100
Austria 23,000
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101
Honduras 23,000
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102
Madagascar 22,000
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103
Qatar 22,000
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104
Uruguay 22,000
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105
Kyrgyz Republic 21,000
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106
Mauritania 21,000
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107
Switzerland 20,000
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108
Croatia 20,000
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109
Bahrain 19,000
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110
Senegal 19,000
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111
Mongolia 18,000
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112
Slovak Republic 18,000
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113
Tajikistan 17,000
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114
Ghana 16,000
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115
North Macedonia 16,000
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116
Namibia 16,000
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117
Zambia 16,000
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118
Denmark 15,000
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119
Malawi 15,000
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120
Sweden 14,850
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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