How many people are in the military worldwide?

Answer 1

From Wikipedia under heading of World War 2 Casualties. I have included 2 charts. One chart has all the countries of people who served in the war. Use your arrow keys to see all the columns and figures. Thank you.

CountryBranch of serviceNumber servedKilled/missingWoundedPrisoner of warPercent killedGermanyArmy13,600,0004,202,00030.9%Air Force2,500,000433,00017.32%Navy1,200,000138,00011.5%Waffen SS900,000314,00034.9%Volkssturm and Police231,000Soviet citizens in German military service215,000Unidentified by branch of service (see note below)6,035,000[7,276]11,100,000[6,286]JapanArmy6,300,0001,526,00085,60030,00024.22%Navy2,100,000414,9008,90010,00019.76%Soviet Union 1939-40All branches of service136,945205,924Soviet Union 1941-45All branches of service34,476,7008,668,40014,685,5934,059,00025.1%Conscripted Reservists (see note below)1,500,0001,200,000Paramilitary and Soviet partisan units400,000British Commonwealth[19][18] [29]All branches of service11,115,000580,351475,000318,0005.2%United States[78]Army11,260,000318,274565,861124,0792.8%United States Army Air Forces (included in Army)(3,400,000)(88,119)(17,360)(41,057)2.5%Navy4,183,44662,61437,7781.5%Marine Corps669,10024,51168,2073.66%United States Coast Guard241,0931,9170.78%United States Merchant Marine243,0009,52112,0003.9%Unidentified by branch of service

Axis Forces CountryPop.Killed/Mising Wounded Total(Military) Civilian (deaths)Germany 78m3.5 million4.6 million8.1 million2millionItaly 44m330,000 ? 70,000Japan 72m1.75 million?350,000Rumania 20m500,000300,000800,000400,000 Bulgaria 6m10,000?50,000Hungary 10m120,000250,000370,000200,000Finland 4m100,00045,000145,0004,000 CountryPop.Killed/Mising Wounded Total(Military) Civilian (deaths)Allied Forces (in order of entry into the war) CountryPop.Killed/Mising Wounded Total(Military) Civilian (deaths)China 450m 1.3 million 1.8 million3.1 million 9 million Poland 35m130,000200,000330,0002.5millionU.K. 48m400,000300,000 700,000 60,000France 42m250,000350,000600,000270,000Australia 7m30,00040,00070,000--India 360m36,00064,000100,000--New Zealand2m 10,00020,00030,000--So. Africa10m9,00014,00023,000--Canada 11m42,00050,00092,000--Denmark4m2,000??1,000Norway3m10,000? ?6,000Belgium 8m 12,00016,00028,000100,000Holland 9m14,0007,00021,000250,000Greece 7m90,000??400,000Yugoslavia 15m320,000??1.3millionU.S.S.R. 194m9 million18 million 27 million19 millionU.S.A.129m300,000300,000600,000--

Professor Joseph V. O'Brien

Department of History

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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Answer 2

As of 2021, there are approximately 20 million active military personnel worldwide, serving in various armies, navies, and air forces across different countries. This number fluctuates due to recruitment, retirement, and political circumstances in each nation.

Answer 3

According to wikipedia there are 7,665,228 soldiers in total

im not sure if its been updated in a while though