The number of military personnel in the reserve forces that are not normally kept under arms, whose role is to be available to mobilize when necessary.The number of military personnel on active duty that are currently serving full-time in their military capacity.The names of the states, accompanied by their respective national flags.The list consists of columns that can be sorted by clicking on the appropriate title:
The term ' country' is used in its most common use, in the sense of state which exercises sovereignty or has limited recognition. It includes any government-sponsored soldiers used to further the domestic and foreign policies of their respective government. This is a list of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel. Countries by number of active soldiers (2015)