موظفو القوات المسلحة هم موظفون عسكريون نشطون في الخدمة بما في ذلك القوات شبه العسكرية إذا كان التدريب، والتنظيم، والمعدات، والتحكم يشير إلى أنها قد تُستخدم لدعم أو تحل محل الوقات العسكرية النظامية .
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أستراليا | 68,000 | 51,600 | 53,000 | 56,552 | 57,050 | 56,200 | 56,750 | 56,750 | 57,800 | 57,800 | 58,000 | 58,100 | 59,000 | 60,000 |
| بروناي دار السلام | 4,000 | 8,800 | 11,000 | 9,250 | 9,250 | 9,250 | 9,250 | 9,250 | 9,250 | 12,100 | 8,000 | 8,200 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| ماليزيا | 130,000 | 116,100 | 135,000 | 133,600 | 133,600 | 133,600 | 133,600 | 133,600 | 133,600 | 133,600 | 136,000 | 136,000 | 136,000 | 136,000 |
| نيوزيلاندا | 11,000 | 9,200 | 9,000 | 9,673 | 8,550 | 8,550 | 8,500 | 8,500 | 8,950 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,400 | 9,000 | 10,000 |
| بابوا غينيا الجديدة | 4,000 | 4,400 | 3,000 | 3,100 | 3,100 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 3,600 | 4,000 | 3,600 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| سنغافورة | 56,000 | 168,500 | 167,000 | 147,500 | 147,600 | 147,600 | 147,600 | 147,600 | 147,600 | 147,600 | 81,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 | 59,000 |
| قبرص | 10,000 | 10,800 | 10,750 | 12,750 | 12,750 | 12,750 | 12,750 | 12,750 | 12,750 | 15,750 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 13,000 |
| المملكة المتحدة | 308,000 | 212,500 | 217,000 | 174,020 | 165,650 | 169,150 | 159,150 | 154,700 | 152,350 | 150,250 | 148,000 | 148,450 | 149,000 | 153,000 |
| أنتيجوا وباربودا | 200 | 170 | 170 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| باربادوس | 600 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 1,000 | 610 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| بلزي | 1,000 | 1,100 | 1,000 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| جويانا | 4,000 | 3,100 | 3,000 | 2,600 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 3,400 | 3,400 | 3,400 | 3,000 | 3,400 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| جامايكا | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,830 | 2,830 | 2,830 | 2,830 | 3,450 | 3,450 | 3,950 | 4,000 | 5,950 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| جزر البهاما | 3,200 | 860 | 860 | 850 | 850 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,000 | 1,300 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
| ترينيداد وتوباجو | 2,000 | 7,500 | 3,000 | 4,063 | 4,050 | 4,050 | 4,050 | 4,050 | 4,050 | 4,050 | 4,000 | 4,050 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| ملطا | 2,000 | 2,100 | 2,000 | 2,127 | 2,120 | 2,130 | 2,130 | 2,130 | 2,130 | 2,130 | 2,000 | 1,750 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| كندا | 87,000 | 68,500 | 71,000 | 65,700 | 65,700 | 66,000 | 65,700 | 70,200 | 67,500 | 67,500 | 72,000 | 72,400 | 72,000 | 72,000 |
| بنجلاديش | 103,000 | 137,000 | 252,000 | 220,953 | 220,950 | 220,950 | 220,950 | 220,950 | 220,950 | 220,950 | 221,000 | 227,050 | 227,000 | 227,000 |
| الهند | 1,260,000 | 2,372,000 | 3,047,000 | 2,625,586 | 2,647,150 | 2,728,700 | 2,749,700 | 2,749,700 | 2,798,800 | 2,981,050 | 3,031,000 | 3,026,500 | 3,045,000 | 3,068,000 |
| باكستان | 550,000 | 900,000 | 921,000 | 946,000 | 946,000 | 947,800 | 947,800 | 925,800 | 935,800 | 935,800 | 936,000 | 944,800 | 943,000 | 943,000 |
| سريلانكا | 22,000 | 203,600 | 200,000 | 223,100 | 223,100 | 223,100 | 223,100 | 223,100 | 265,200 | 305,200 | 317,000 | 317,000 | 317,000 | 317,000 |
| بتسوانا | 6,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 |
| الكاميرون | 23,000 | 22,100 | 23,000 | 23,200 | 23,100 | 23,200 | 23,200 | 23,200 | 23,400 | 23,400 | 24,000 | 34,400 | 34,000 | 34,000 |
| غانا | 9,000 | 8,000 | 7,000 | 15,500 | 15,500 | 15,500 | 15,500 | 15,500 | 15,500 | 15,500 | 16,000 | 15,500 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| كينيا | 20,000 | 27,200 | 29,000 | 29,120 | 29,100 | 29,100 | 29,100 | 29,100 | 29,100 | 29,100 | 29,000 | 29,100 | 29,000 | 24,000 |
| ليسوتو | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| مالاوي | 7,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 5,300 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 14,900 | 15,000 | 14,700 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| موريشيوس | 1,000 | 1,800 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,550 | 2,550 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| موزمبيق | 65,000 | 6,100 | 11,000 | 11,200 | 11,200 | 11,200 | 11,200 | 11,200 | 11,200 | 11,200 | 11,000 | 11,200 | 11,000 | 11,000 |
| نيجيريا | 94,000 | 106,500 | 161,000 | 162,000 | 162,000 | 162,000 | 162,000 | 162,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 215,000 | 223,000 | 223,000 | 223,000 |
| رواندا | 6,000 | 76,000 | 53,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| جزر سيشل | 500 | 450 | 650 | 870 | 840 | 840 | 840 | 840 | 840 | 0 | 420 | 0 | 0 | |
| سيراليون | 5,000 | 3,800 | 13,000 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 8,500 | 8,500 | 8,500 | 9,000 | 8,500 | 9,000 | 9,000 |
| جنوب إفريقيا | 85,000 | 71,600 | 56,000 | 77,153 | 77,582 | 62,100 | 77,150 | 82,250 | 82,150 | 81,400 | 80,000 | 89,650 | 90,000 | 89,000 |
| جمهورية تنزانيا المتحدة | 40,000 | 35,400 | 28,000 | 28,400 | 28,400 | 28,400 | 28,400 | 28,400 | 28,400 | 28,400 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| جامبيا | 2,000 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 1,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| أوغندا | 60,000 | 50,600 | 47,000 | 46,800 | 46,800 | 46,800 | 46,800 | 46,800 | 46,400 | 46,400 | 46,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 |
| زامبيا | 16,000 | 23,000 | 16,000 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,500 | 16,000 | 16,100 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| ناميبيا | 9,100 | 15,000 | 15,200 | 15,200 | 15,200 | 15,200 | 15,200 | 15,200 | 15,900 | 16,000 | 15,900 | 16,000 | 16,000 | |
| اسواتيني | 3,000 |