Nuclear warhead inventory per country 1945-2023

Estimated number of nuclear warheads per country in each year from 1945 to 2023

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Release date

March 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1945 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Retired warheads are not included in this data: as of 2023, the United States is estimated to possess 1,536 retired warheads, while Russia has 1,400.

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