In 2023, China had an estimated available military personnel strength of 762 million, followed by India with an estimated strength of 653 million soldiers. Comparatively, it was estimated that Bhutan's military personnel amounted to 200 thousand in 2023.
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Global Firepower. (March 13, 2023). Available military personnel in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/933958/asia-pacific-available-military-personnel-by-country/
Global Firepower. "Available military personnel in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory (in millions)." Chart. March 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933958/asia-pacific-available-military-personnel-by-country/
Global Firepower. (2023). Available military personnel in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933958/asia-pacific-available-military-personnel-by-country/
Global Firepower. "Available Military Personnel in The Asia-pacific Region in 2023, by Country or Territory (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933958/asia-pacific-available-military-personnel-by-country/
Global Firepower, Available military personnel in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933958/asia-pacific-available-military-personnel-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Available military personnel in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory (in millions) [Graph], Global Firepower, March 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/933958/asia-pacific-available-military-personnel-by-country/