Statizoid

Belarus vs Germany: Armed forces personnel

Belarus
158,000
in 2020
Germany
183,000
in 2020
Belarus rank
38th
Germany rank
35th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Belarus
  • Germany
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k198520022020

How they compare

Germany currently reports 183,000 against 158,000 in Belarus, a difference of 25,000.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 38th and Germany ranks 35th of 173 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.