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Norway 18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women; 12-month service obligation, in practice shortened to 8 to 9 months; although all males between ages of 18 and 44 are liable for service, in practice they are seldom called to duty after age 30; reserve obligation to age 35-60; 16 years of age for volunteers to the Home Guard, who serve 6-month duty tours (2009)
Oman 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Pakistan 17-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors (2009)
Papua New Guinea 16 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Paraguay 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy (2007)
Peru 18-30 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; no conscription (2008)
Philippines 18-25 years of age (officers 21-29) for compulsory and voluntary military service; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens (2007)
Poland 18-28 years of age for male voluntary or compulsory military service; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; conscription is to end in 2012; only soldiers who have completed their conscript service are allowed to volunteer for professional service; as of April 2004, women are only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers; reserve obligation to age 50 (2009)
Portugal 18 years of age for voluntary military service; compulsory military service ended in 2004; women serve in the armed forces, on naval ships since 1993, but are prohibited from serving in some combatant specialties; reserve obligation to age 35 (2007)
Qatar 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Romania 18-35 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription officially ended October 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive contracts for 3-year terms until age 36 (2009)
Russia 18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; service obligation - 1 year; reserve obligation to age 50; as of July 2008, a draft military strategy called for the draft to continue up to the year 2030 (2009)
Rwanda 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
San Marino 16-55 for voluntary service in Voluntary Military Force (2006)
Sao Tome and Principe 18 years of age (est.) (2004)
Saudi Arabia 18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2004)
Senegal 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (2004)
Serbia 19-35 years of age for male compulsory military service; under a state of war or impending war, conscription can begin at age 16; conscription is to be abolished in 2010; 6-month service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 60 for men and 50 for women (2007)
Seychelles 18 years of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Sierra Leone 17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Singapore 18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers) (2008)
Slovakia 17-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2007)
Slovenia 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003 (2007)
South Africa 18 years of age for voluntary military service; women are eligible to serve in noncombat roles; 2-year service obligation (2007)
Spain 20 years of age (2004)
Sri Lanka 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 5-year service obligation (2007)
Sudan 18-33 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 12-24 month service obligation (2009)
Suriname 18 years of age (est.); recruitment is voluntary, with personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2007)
Swaziland 18-30 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Sweden 18-47 years of age for male compulsory or voluntary military service; conscript service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47; women are eligible for voluntary military service (2009)
Switzerland 19 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; the Swiss Constitution states that "every Swiss male is obliged to do military service"; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years (2008)
Syria 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 30 months (18 months in the Syrian Arab Navy); women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve (2004)
Taiwan 19-35 years of age for male compulsory military service; service obligation 14 months (reducing to 1 year in 2009); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; reserve obligation to age 30 (Army); the Ministry of Defense has announced plans to implement an incremental voluntary enlistment system beginning 2010, with 10% fewer conscripts each year thereafter, although nonvolunteers will still be required to perform alternative service or go through 3-4 months of military training (2009)
Tajikistan 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2007)
Tanzania 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2007)
Thailand 21 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; males are registered at 18 years of age; 2-year conscript service obligation (2007)
Timor-Leste 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Togo 18 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; 2-year service obligation (2006)
Tonga 18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2008)
Trinidad and Tobago 18 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Tunisia 20 years of age for compulsory military service, 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 1-year conscript service obligation (2007)
Turkey 20 years of age (2004)
Turkmenistan 18-30 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2007)
Uganda 18-26 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military duty; 18-30 years of age for professionals; 9-year service obligation; the government has stated that recruitment below 18 years of age could occur with proper consent and that "no person under the apparent age of 13 years shall be enrolled in the armed forces"; Ugandan citizenship and secondary education required (2009)
Ukraine 18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months for Army and Air Force, 24 months for Navy (2004)
United Arab Emirates 18 years of age (est.) for voluntary military service; 18 years of age for officers and women; no conscription (2008)
United Kingdom 16-33 years of age (officers 17-28) for voluntary military service (with parental consent under 18); women serve in military services, but are excluded from ground combat positions and some naval postings; must be citizen of the UK, Commonwealth, or Republic of Ireland; reservists serve a minimum of 3 years, to age 45 or 55; 16 years of age for voluntary military service by Nepalese citizens in the Brigade of the Gurkhas; 16-34 years of age for voluntary military service by Papua New Guinean citizens (2008)
United States 18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; maximum enlistment age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service obligation 8 years, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines) (2008)
Uruguay 18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military service; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies (2007)
Uzbekistan 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 1-year conscript service obligation; moving toward a professional military, but conscription will continue; the military cannot accommodate everyone who wishes to enlist, and competition for entrance into the military is similar to the competition for admission to universities (2007)
Venezuela 18-30 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 30-month conscript service obligation; all citizens 18-50 years old are obligated to register for military service (2008)
Vietnam 18 years of age (male) for compulsory military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (3 to 4 years in the navy); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Forces (2006)
Yemen voluntary military service program authorized in 2001; 2-year service obligation (2006)
Zambia 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); Zambian citizenship required; mandatory HIV testing on enlistment; no conscription (2009)
Zimbabwe 18-24 years of age for compulsory military service; women are eligible to serve (2007)
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Field Listing :: Manpower fit for military service
This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for a country (defined as being ages 16-49) and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Country
Manpower fit for military service
Afghanistan males age 16-49: 4,371,193 females age 16-49: 4,072,945 (2009 est.)
Albania males age 16-49: 800,665 females age 16-49: 768,536 (2009 est.)
Algeria males age 16-49: 8,317,473 females age 16-49: 8,367,005 (2009 est.)
American Samoa males age 16-49: 13,875 females age 16-49: 13,517 (2009 est.)
Andorra males age 16-49: 18,617 females age 16-49: 17,613 (2009 est.)
Angola males age 16-49: 1,467,833 females age 16-49: 1,411,468 (2009 est.)
Anguilla males age 16-49: 2,955 females age 16-49: 3,308 (2009 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda males age 16-49: 17,271 females age 16-49: 19,586 (2009 est.)
Argentina males age 16-49: 8,264,853 females age 16-49: 8,268,498 (2009 est.)
Armenia males age 16-49: 642,734 females age 16-49: 729,047 (2009 est.)
Aruba males age 16-49: 20,287 females age 16-49: 21,232 (2009 est.)
Australia males age 16-49: 4,341,591 females age 16-49: 4,179,659 (2009 est.)
Austria males age 16-49: 1,607,456 females age 16-49: 1,576,335 (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan males age 16-49: 1,727,464 females age 16-49: 1,944,260 (2009 est.)
Bahamas, The males age 16-49: 50,764 females age 16-49: 51,690 (2009 est.)
Bahrain males age 16-49: 171,004 females age 16-49: 144,555 (2009 est.)
Bangladesh males age 16-49: 24,946,041 females age 16-49: 31,409,069 (2009 est.)
Barbados males age 16-49: 58,596 females age 16-49: 58,866 (2009 est.)
Belarus males age 16-49: 1,720,049 females age 16-49: 2,069,898 (2009 est.)
Belgium males age 16-49: 1,962,409 females age 16-49: 1,905,178 (2009 est.)
Belize males age 16-49: 56,135 females age 16-49: 54,732 (2009 est.)
Benin males age 16-49: 1,279,053 females age 16-49: 1,292,438 (2009 est.)
Bermuda males age 16-49: 12,496 females age 16-49: 12,486 (2009 est.)
Bhutan males age 16-49: 150,210 females age 16-49: 135,991 (2009 est.)
Bolivia males age 16-49: 1,666,697 females age 16-49: 1,906,396 (2009 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina males age 16-49: 991,953 females age 16-49: 959,226 (2009 est.)
Botswana males age 16-49: 341,190 females age 16-49: 315,588 (2009 est.)
Brazil males age 16-49: 38,043,555 females age 16-49: 44,267,520 (2009 est.)
British Virgin Islands males age 16-49: 5,979 females age 16-49: 5,738 (2009 est.)
Brunei males age 16-49: 92,543 females age 16-49: 95,301 (2009 est.)
Bulgaria males age 16-49: 1,351,312 females age 16-49: 1,381,017 (2009 est.)
Burkina Faso males age 16-49: 2,197,557 females age 16-49: 2,191,978 (2009 est.)
Burma males age 16-49: 9,146,312 females age 16-49: 9,520,852 (2009 est.)
Burundi males age 16-49: 1,124,072 females age 16-49: 1,102,729 (2009 est.)
Cambodia males age 16-49: 2,673,383 females age 16-49: 2,763,256 (2009 est.)
Cameroon males age 16-49: 2,645,601 females age 16-49: 2,574,948 (2009 est.)
Canada males age 16-49: 6,647,513 females age 16-49: 6,413,748 (2009 est.)
Cape Verde males age 16-49: 84,967 females age 16-49: 90,154 (2009 est.)
Cayman Islands males age 16-49: 9,735 females age 16-49: 10,145 (2009 est.)
Central African Republic males age 16-49: 552,907 females age 16-49: 512,611 (2009 est.)
Chad males age 16-49: 1,103,006 females age 16-49: 1,315,620 (2009 est.)
Chile males age 16-49: 3,573,165 females age 16-49: 3,523,649 (2009 est.)
China males age 16-49: 314,459,083 females age 16-49: 296,763,134 (2009 est.)
Colombia males age 16-49: 8,212,944 females age 16-49: 10,045,435 (2009 est.)
Comoros males age 16-49: 125,747 females age 16-49: 135,707 (2009 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the males age 16-49: 8,925,355 females age 16-49: 9,047,356 (2009 est.)
Congo, Republic of the males age 16-49: 538,202 females age 16-49: 527,649 (2009 est.)
Cook Islands males age 16-49: 2,334 females age 16-49: 2,286 (2009 est.)
Costa Rica males age 16-49: 971,224 females age 16-49: 936,978 (2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire males age 16-49: 3,122,106 females age 16-49: 2,936,391 (2009 est.)
Croatia males age 16-49: 770,798 females age 16-49: 849,957 (2009 est.)
Cuba males age 16-49: 2,532,495 females age 16-49: 2,468,631 (2009 est.)
Cyprus Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG): males age 16-49: 165,615 females age 16-49: 159,362 (2009 est.)
Czech Republic males age 16-49: 2,095,038 females age 16-49: 2,011,531 (2009 est.)
Denmark males age 16-49: 1,013,223 females age 16-49: 998,837 (2009 est.)
Djibouti males age 16-49: 55,173 females age 16-49: 52,825 (2009 est.)
Dominica males age 16-49: 15,821 females age 16-49: 15,291 (2009 est.)
Dominican Republic males age 16-49: 2,056,774 females age 16-49: 1,921,836 (2009 est.)
Ecuador males age 16-49: 2,708,470 females age 16-49: 3,165,489 (2009 est.)
Egypt males age 16-49: 18,490,522 females age 16-49: 17,719,905 (2009 est.)
El Salvador males age 16-49: 1,201,290 females age 16-49: 1,547,278 (2009 est.)
Equatorial Guinea males age 16-49: 105,468 females age 16-49: 107,919 (2009 est.)
Eritrea males age 16-49: 834,018 females age 16-49: 887,495 (2009 est.)
Estonia males age 16-49: 216,483 females age 16-49: 260,408 (2009 est.)
Ethiopia males age 16-49: 11,078,847 females age 16-49: 12,017,073 (2009 est.)
Faroe Islands males age 16-49: 9,759 females age 16-49: 8,311 (2009 est.)
Fiji males age 16-49: 192,363 females age 16-49: 204,410 (2009 est.)
Finland males age 16-49: 962,479 females age 16-49: 920,297 (2009 est.)
France males age 16-49: 12,087,606 females age 16-49: 11,811,260 (2009 est.)
French Polynesia males age 16-49: 65,408 females age 16-49: 64,421 (2009 est.)
Gabon males age 16-49: 195,519 females age 16-49: 190,519 (2009 est.)
Gambia, The males age 16-49: 238,454 females age 16-49: 253,680 (2009 est.)
Gaza Strip males age 16-49: 312,003 females age 16-49: 297,380 (2009 est.)
Georgia males age 16-49: 908,282 females age 16-49: 959,290 (2009 est.)
Germany males age 16-49: 15,747,493 females age 16-49: 14,899,416 (2009 est.)
Ghana males age 16-49: 3,849,113 females age 16-49: 3,840,083 (2009 est.)
Gibraltar males age 16-49: 5,234 females age 16-49: 5,242 (2009 est.)
Greece males age 16-49: 2,067,878 females age 16-49: 2,050,289 (2009 est.)
Greenland males age 16-49: 10,809 females age 16-49: 11,437 (2009 est.)
Grenada males age 16-49: 20,483 females age 16-49: 20,923 (2009 est.)
Guam males age 16-49: 37,563 females age 16-49: 36,083 (2009 est.)
Guatemala males age 16-49: 2,401,297 females age 16-49: 2,725,572 (2009 est.)
Guernsey males age 16-49: 12,447 females age 16-49: 12,566 (2009 est.)
Guinea males age 16-49: 1,396,278 females age 16-49: 1,435,387 (2009 est.)
Guinea-Bissau males age 16-49: 194,110 females age 16-49: 200,660 (2009 est.)
Guyana males age 16-49: 150,307 females age 16-49: 144,622 (2009 est.)
Haiti males age 16-49: 1,518,840 females age 16-49: 1,530,043 (2009 est.)
Honduras males age 16-49: 1,397,938 females age 16-49: 1,402,398 (2009 est.)
Hong Kong males age 16-49: 1,421,406 females age 16-49: 1,543,443 (2009 est.)
Hungary males age 16-49: 1,887,755 females age 16-49: 1,934,019 (2009 est.)
Iceland males age 16-49: 62,576 females age 16-49: 61,159 (2009 est.)
India males age 16-49: 237,042,868 females age 16-49: 243,276,310 (2009 est.)
Indonesia males age 16-49: 52,997,922 females age 16-49: 52,503,046 (2009 est.)
Iran males age 16-49: 17,658,573 females age 16-49: 17,148,290 (2009 est.)
Iraq males age 16-49: 6,203,425 females age 16-49: 6,065,009 (2009 est.)
Ireland males age 16-49: 857,162 females age 16-49: 854,416 (2009 est.)
Isle of Man males age 16-49: 14,691 females age 16-49: 14,338 (2009 est.)
Israel males age 16-49: 1,474,966 females age 16-49: 1,404,712 (2009 est.)
Italy males age 16-49: 11,197,487 females age 16-49: 10,574,250 (2009 est.)
Jamaica males age 16-49: 573,520 females age 16-49: 586,426 (2009 est.)
Japan males age 16-49: 22,757,136 females age 16-49: 21,920,703 (2009 est.)
Jersey males age 16-49: 16,920 females age 16-49: 16,826 (2009 est.)
Jordan males age 16-49: 1,593,919 females age 16-49: 1,382,097 (2009 est.)
Kazakhstan males age 16-49: 2,888,931 females age 16-49: 3,550,014 (2009 est.)
Kenya males age 16-49: 5,935,480 females age 16-49: 5,662,755 (2009 est.)
Kiribati males age 16-49: 18,129 females age 16-49: 20,643 (2009 est.)
Korea, North males age 16-49: 4,104,964 females age 16-49: 4,492,374 (2009 est.)
Korea, South males age 16-49: 10,991,263 females age 16-49: 10,356,604 (2009 est.)
Kosovo males age 16-49: 428,685 females age 16-49: 388,848 (2009 est.)
Kuwait males age 16-49: 935,525 females age 16-49: 519,854 (2009 est.)
Kyrgyzstan males age 16-49: 1,083,777 females age 16-49: 1,229,406 (2009 est.)
Laos males age 16-49: 1,023,205 females age 16-49: 1,085,197 (2009 est.)
Latvia males age 16-49: 410,374 females age 16-49: 463,144 (2009 est.)
Lebanon males age 16-49: 948,765 females age 16-49: 954,663 (2009 est.)
Lesotho males age 16-49: 267,083 females age 16-49: 240,868 (2009 est.)
Liberia males age 16-49: 387,417 females age 16-49: 382,334 (2009 est.)
Libya males age 16-49: 1,466,578 females age 16-49: 1,409,684 (2009 est.)
Liechtenstein males age 16-49: 6,584 females age 16-49: 6,801 (2009 est.)
Lithuania males age 16-49: 677,689 females age 16-49: 743,468 (2009 est.)
Luxembourg males age 16-49: 95,840 females age 16-49: 94,641 (2009 est.)
Macau males age 16-49: 122,962 females age 16-49: 148,809 (2009 est.)
Macedonia males age 16-49: 444,247 females age 16-49: 427,556 (2009 est.)
Madagascar males age 16-49: 3,150,043 females age 16-49: 3,404,988 (2009 est.)
Malawi males age 16-49: 1,732,621 females age 16-49: 1,562,107 (2009 est.)
Malaysia males age 16-49: 5,493,946 females age 16-49: 5,409,524 (2009 est.)
Maldives males age 16-49: 138,746 females age 16-49: 82,247 (2009 est.)
Mali males age 16-49: 1,649,772 females age 16-49: 1,579,601 (2009 est.)
Malta males age 16-49: 80,186 females age 16-49: 76,426 (2009 est.)
Marshall Islands males age 16-49: 13,041 females age 16-49: 13,199 (2009 est.)
Mauritania males age 16-49: 450,289 females age 16-49: 544,598 (2009 est.)
Mauritius males age 16-49: 277,690 females age 16-49: 282,211 (2009 est.)
Mayotte males age 16-49: 35,849 females age 16-49: 34,456 (2009 est.)
Mexico males age 16-49: 22,541,654 females age 16-49: 25,149,027 (2009 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of males age 16-49: 21,845 females age 16-49: 23,401 (2009 est.)
Moldova males age 16-49: 877,665 females age 16-49: 987,356 (2009 est.)
Monaco males age 16-49: 5,495 females age 16-49: 5,406 (2009 est.)
Mongolia males age 16-49: 706,774 females age 16-49: 740,550 (2009 est.)
Montenegro males age 16-49: 154,029 females age 16-49: 136,847 (2009 est.)
Montserrat males age 16-49: 1,126 females age 16-49: 1,226 (2009 est.)
Morocco males age 16-49: 7,779,589 females age 16-49: 7,881,024 (2009 est.)
Mozambique males age 16-49: 2,366,897 females age 16-49: 2,209,764 (2009 est.)
Namibia males age 16-49: 329,614 females age 16-49: 294,490 (2009 est.)
Nauru males age 16-49: 2,592 females age 16-49: 2,966 (2009 est.)
Nepal males age 16-49: 4,886,103 females age 16-49: 5,525,764 (2009 est.)
Netherlands males age 16-49: 3,224,790 females age 16-49: 3,143,096 (2009 est.)
Netherlands Antilles males age 16-49: 46,461 females age 16-49: 47,325 (2009 est.)
New Caledonia males age 16-49: 48,288 females age 16-49: 48,959 (2009 est.)
New Zealand males age 16-49: 837,553 females age 16-49: 825,981 (2009 est.)
Nicaragua males age 16-49: 1,277,878 females age 16-49: 1,339,413 (2009 est.)
Niger males age 16-49: 2,019,553 females age 16-49: 2,046,906 (2009 est.)
Nigeria males age 16-49: 19,763,535 females age 16-49: 18,850,650 (2009 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands males age 16-49: 19,209 females age 16-49: 33,074 (2009 est.)
Norway males age 16-49: 888,219 females age 16-49: 863,255 (2009 est.)
Oman males age 16-49: 675,454 females age 16-49: 563,890 (2009 est.)
Pakistan males age 16-49: 33,690,322 females age 16-49: 32,602,910 (2009 est.)
Palau males age 16-49: 5,177 females age 16-49: 3,936 (2009 est.)
Panama males age 16-49: 705,160 females age 16-49: 710,521 (2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea males age 16-49: 1,110,175 females age 16-49: 1,127,758 (2009 est.)
Paraguay males age 16-49: 1,363,746 females age 16-49: 1,390,799 (2009 est.)
Peru males age 16-49: 5,920,716 females age 16-49: 6,359,803 (2009 est.)
Philippines males age 16-49: 19,169,298 females age 16-49: 20,636,853 (2009 est.)
Poland males age 16-49: 7,898,892 females age 16-49: 7,888,035 (2009 est.)