Total military personnel strength by country in Europe

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The map below shows the number of military personnel.

Top 10 European countries by the number of military personnel

1. Russia: Active military personnel – 0.90 million (6.3 per 1000 capita) / Reserve military personnel – 2.00 million
2. Turkey: Active military personnel – 0.36 million (4.4 per 1000 capita) / Reserve military personnel – 0.38 million
3. Ukraine: Active military personnel – 0.20 million (4.6 per 1000 capita) / Reserve military personnel – 0.90 million
4. France: Active military personnel – 0.20 million (3.0 per 1000 capita) / Reserve military personnel – 0.07 million
5. Germany: Active military personnel – 0.18 million (2.2 per 1000 capita) / Reserve military personnel – 0.03 million
6. Italy: Active military personnel – 0.17 million (2.8 per 1000 capita) / Reserve military personnel – 0.02 million
7. United Kingdom: Active military personnel – 0.15 million (2.3 per 1000 capita) / Reserve military personnel – 0.08 million
8. Greece: Active military personnel – 0.14 million (13.1 per 1000 capita) / Reserve military personnel – 0.22 million
9. Spain: Active military personnel – 0.12 million (2.5 per 1000 capita) / Reserve military personnel – 0.02 million
10. Poland: Active military personnel – 0.11 million (2.7 per 1000 capita) / Reserve military personnel – 0.00 million