The following list projects the total number of people around the globe that are eligible for military service. The estimates are drawn from demographic projections in the CIA World Factbook as of 2009. As defined by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, "fit for military service" means all citizens of a country (both male and female) between the ages of 16 and 49 that are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons.
Country Males Females Total 4,371,193 4,072,945 8,444,138 800,665 768,536 1,569,201 8,317,473 8,367,005 16,684,478 13,875 13,517 27,392 18,617 17,613 36,230 1,467,833 1,411,468 2,879,301 2,955 3,308 6,263 17,271 19,586 36,857 8,264,853 8,268,498 16,533,351 642,734 729,047 1,371,781 20,287 21,232 41,519 4,341,591 4,179,659 8,521,250 1,607,456 1,576,335 3,183,791 1,727,464 1,944,260 3,671,724 50,764 51,690 102,454 171,004 144,555 315,559 24,946,041 31,409,069 56,355,110 58,596 58,866 117,462 1,720,049 2,069,898 3,789,947 1,962,409 1,905,178 3,867,587 56,135 54,732 110,867 1,279,053 1,292,438 2,571,491 12,496 12,486 24,982 150,210 135,991 286,201 1,666,697 1,906,396 3,573,093 991,953 959,226 1,951,179 341,190 315,588 656,778 38,043,555 44,267,520 82,311,075 92,543 95,301 187,844 1,351,312 1,381,017 2,732,329 2,197,557 2,191,978 4,389,535 9,146,312 9,520,852 18,667,164 1,124,072 1,102,729 2,226,801 2,673,383 2,763,256 5,436,639 2,645,601 2,574,948 5,220,549 6,647,513 6,413,748 13,061,261 84,967 90,154 175,121 9,735 10,145 19,880 552,907 512,611 1,065,518 1,103,006 1,315,620 2,418,626 3,573,165 3,523,649 7,096,814 314,459,083 296,763,134 611,222,217 8,212,944 10,045,435 18,258,379 125,747 135,707 261,454 8,925,355 9,047,356 17,972,711 538,202 527,649 1,065,851 2,334 2,286 4,620 971,224 936,978 1,908,202 3,122,106 2,936,391 6,058,497 770,798 849,957 1,620,755 2,532,495 2,468,631 5,001,126 165,615 159,362 324,977 2,095,038 2,011,531 4,106,569 1,013,223 998,837 2,012,060 55,173 52,825 107,998 15,821 15,291 31,112 2,056,774 1,921,836 3,978,610 2,708,470 3,165,489 5,873,959 18,490,522 17,719,905 36,210,427 1,201,290 1,547,278 2,748,568 105,468 107,919 213,387 834,018 887,495 1,721,513 216,483 260,408 476,891 11,078,847 12,017,073 23,095,920 9,759 8,311 18,070 192,363 204,410 396,773 962,479 920,297 1,882,776 12,087,606 11,811,260 23,898,866 65,408 64,421 129,829 195,519 190,519 386,038 238,454 253,680 492,134 312,003 297,380 609,383 908,282 959,290 1,867,572 15,747,493 14,899,416 30,646,909 3,849,113 3,840,083 7,689,196 5,234 5,242 10,476 2,067,878 2,050,289 4,118,167 10,809 11,437 22,246 20,483 20,923 41,406 37,563 36,083 73,646 2,401,297 2,725,572 5,126,869 12,447 12,566 25,013 1,396,278 1,435,387 2,831,665 194,110 200,660 394,770 150,307 144,622 294,929 1,518,840 1,530,043 3,048,883 1,397,938 1,402,398 2,800,336 1,421,406 1,543,443 2,964,849 1,887,755 1,934,019 3,821,774 62,576 61,159 123,735 237,042,868 243,276,310 480,319,178 52,997,922 52,503,046 105,500,968 17,658,573 17,148,290 34,806,863 6,203,425 6,065,009 12,268,434 857,162 854,416 1,711,578 14,691 14,338 29,029 1,474,966 1,404,712 2,879,678 11,197,487 10,574,250 21,771,737 573,520 586,426 1,159,946 22,757,136 21,920,703 44,677,839 16,920 16,826 33,746 1,593,919 1,382,097 2,976,016 2,888,931 3,550,014 6,438,945 5,935,480 5,662,755 11,598,235 18,129 20,643 38,772 4,104,964 4,492,374 8,597,338 10,991,263 10,356,604 21,347,867 428,685 388,848 817,533 935,525 519,854 1,455,379 1,083,777 1,229,406 2,313,183 1,023,205 1,085,197 2,108,402 410,374 463,144 873,518 948,765 954,663 1,903,428 267,083 240,868 507,951 387,417 382,334 769,751 1,466,578 1,409,684 2,876,262 6,584 6,801 13,385 677,689 743,468 1,421,157 95,840 94,641 190,481 122,962 148,809 271,771 3,150,043 3,404,988 6,555,031 1,732,621 1,562,107 3,294,728 5,493,946 5,409,524 10,903,470 138,746 82,247 220,993 1,649,772 1,579,601 3,229,373 80,186 76,426 156,612 13,041 13,199 26,240 450,289 544,598 994,887 277,690 282,211 559,901 35,849 34,456 70,305 22,541,654 25,149,027 47,690,681 21,845 23,401 45,246 877,665 987,356 1,865,021 5,495 5,406 10,901 706,774 740,550 1,447,324 154,029 136,847 290,876 1,126 1,226 2,352 7,779,589 7,881,024 15,660,613 2,366,897 2,209,764 4,576,661 329,614 294,490 624,104 2,592 2,966 5,558 4,886,103 5,525,764 10,411,867 3,224,790 3,143,096 6,367,886 46,461 47,325 93,786 48,288 48,959 97,247 837,553 825,981 1,663,534 1,277,878 1,339,413 2,617,291 2,019,553 2,046,906 4,066,459 19,763,535 18,850,650 38,614,185 444,247 427,556 871,803 19,209 33,074 52,283 888,219 863,255 1,751,474 675,454 563,890 1,239,344 33,690,322 32,602,910 66,293,232 5,177 3,936 9,113 705,160 710,521 1,415,681 1,110,175 1,127,758 2,237,933 1,363,746 1,390,799 2,754,545 5,920,716 6,359,803 12,280,519 19,169,298 20,636,853 39,806,151 7,898,892 7,888,035 15,786,927 2,103,558 2,049,032 4,152,590 699,784 790,482 1,490,266 318,388 136,841 455,229 4,542,720 4,604,484 9,147,204 21,098,306 27,968,883 49,067,189 1,452,768 1,456,207 2,908,975 1,594 1,340 2,934 1,586 1,600 3,186 8,159 8,517 16,676 32,094 36,110 68,204 6,336 6,925 13,261 1,427 1,406 2,833 22,975 22,250 45,225 43,169 40,957 84,126 5,343 6,048 11,391 35,216 38,329 73,545 7,486,622 5,652,819 13,139,441 2,038,508 2,207,510 4,246,018 1,415,007 1,379,541 2,794,548 19,702 19,780 39,482 692,469 762,239 1,454,708 1,033,961 1,104,952 2,138,913 1,165,470 1,152,941 2,318,411 402,484 390,559 793,043 121,368 122,821 244,189 1,301,026 1,351,649 2,652,675 7,641,557 6,518,793 14,160,350 8,139,020 7,899,157 16,038,177 4,498,667 4,693,895 9,192,562 5,836,971 5,942,043 11,779,014 107,367 111,000 218,367 124,132 118,570 242,702 1,705,746 1,645,070 3,350,816 1,510,259 1,475,993 2,986,252 4,360,934 4,344,895 8,705,829 5,106,730 5,008,563 10,115,293 1,428,218 1,603,779 3,031,997 5,473,552 5,493,188 10,966,740 13,086,106 14,126,398 27,212,504 230,534 238,610 469,144 929,395 943,967 1,873,362 26,471 27,715 54,186 276,224 271,677 547,901 2,569,403 2,489,651 5,059,054 17,223,506 16,995,299 34,218,805 1,024,884 1,147,714 2,172,598 4,937 4,648 9,585 2,462 2,631 5,093 3,996,597 3,899,717 7,896,314 7,056,742 9,234,591 16,291,333 2,081,491 788,632 2,870,123 12,123,900 11,616,769 23,740,669 59,764,677 59,437,663 119,202,340 708,545 693,622 1,402,167 6,340,446 6,559,769 12,900,215 41,533 42,837 84,370 5,391,582 5,873,563 11,265,145 19,190,676 20,768,508 39,959,184 5,979 5,738 11,717 17,820 21,193 39,013 3,273 3,297 6,570 545,653 515,102 1,060,755 52,267 59,221 111,488 3,733,704 3,773,626 7,507,330 1,364,173 1,245,220 2,609,393 1,198,727 1,436,232 2,634,959
See also Military service Enlistment age by country Demography
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External links CIA The World Factbook - Manpower fit for military service