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Syria vs Ukraine: Armed forces personnel

Syria
269,000
in 2020
Ukraine
298,000
in 2020
Syria rank
26th
Ukraine rank
24th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Syria
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 298,000 against 269,000 in Syria, a difference of 29,000.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Ukraine ahead.

Syria ranks 26th and Ukraine ranks 24th of 173 countries.

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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.