Australia vs Canada: Military personnel

Australia
60,000 people
in 2022
Canada
67,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
57th
Canada rank
55th

Military personnel over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 67,000 people against 60,000 people in Australia, a difference of 7,000 people.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 57th and Canada ranks 55th of 194 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Military personnel
Unit
people
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Troops under the command of the national government, intended for use against foreign adversaries, and held ready for combat as of January 1 of the given year.