In 2022, China's military, the People's Liberation Army (PLA), had around 2.185 million active-duty military personnel. Together with reserve military and paramilitary groups it had a total force of around four million people.
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US Department of Defense. (October 20, 2023). Number of military forces personnel of the Chinese PLA in 2022, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419630/china-military-personnel-by-type/
US Department of Defense. "Number of military forces personnel of the Chinese PLA in 2022, by type (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419630/china-military-personnel-by-type/
US Department of Defense. (2023). Number of military forces personnel of the Chinese PLA in 2022, by type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419630/china-military-personnel-by-type/
US Department of Defense. "Number of Military Forces Personnel of The Chinese Pla in 2022, by Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419630/china-military-personnel-by-type/
US Department of Defense, Number of military forces personnel of the Chinese PLA in 2022, by type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419630/china-military-personnel-by-type/ (last visited July 06, 2024)
Number of military forces personnel of the Chinese PLA in 2022, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Department of Defense, October 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419630/china-military-personnel-by-type/