This statistic shows the world's largest armed forces as of 2015. As of 2015, the armed forces of North Korea had amounted to 1.3 million people.
World's largest armed forces as of 2015 (in millions)
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Time. (September 21, 2015). World's largest armed forces as of 2015 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/469585/largest-armed-forces-worldwide/
Time. "World's largest armed forces as of 2015 (in millions)." Chart. September 21, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/469585/largest-armed-forces-worldwide/
Time. (2015). World's largest armed forces as of 2015 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/469585/largest-armed-forces-worldwide/
Time. "World's Largest Armed Forces as of 2015 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/469585/largest-armed-forces-worldwide/
Time, World's largest armed forces as of 2015 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/469585/largest-armed-forces-worldwide/ (last visited June 05, 2024)
World's largest armed forces as of 2015 (in millions) [Graph], Time, September 21, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/469585/largest-armed-forces-worldwide/