Top 10 Largest Armies in the world 2014

Defense of any country is very important for the survival of the state from all inside or outside threats and Military plays an important role in it. Military is a fighting force that fights for the land. Most of the countries have their armies consists on Air force, Navy, special forces etc. Here is the list of top 10 biggest armies of the world who are having largest number of active personnel in their army, regardless of number of weapons, areas or other factors of that country. According to this, China comes at number one position in the top 10 largest armies of the world, then USA, India, Russia, North Korea, South Korea, Pakistan, Iran, Algeria and Indonesia respectively.  

The following list is also having additional information about all top 10 armies like their number of helicopters, missiles, fighting plans etc. 

1. China:

China Comes at number one position in the list of Top 10 largest Armies of the world. China is having the world largest population and so the largest army. The strength of active personnel or soldiers of China’s military, that are ready for duty, is around 2,285,000 personnel. The active reserve of military manpower of China is approximately 2,300,000.

Name	Total Number
Attack Air crafts	885
Armor Tanks	9150
Attack Helicopters	122
Submarine	69

2. United States of America (USA)

USA comes at the second position in the List as it is having 1,430,000 active personnel who are ready for duty in 2014. USA has 145,212,012 numbers of personnel as an active reserve of military manpower. USA army is full of all latest military weaponry and having highest number of attack Aircraft and attack helicopters around the world. 

Name	Total Number
Attack Aircraft	2601
Armor Tanks	8325
Attack Helicopters	914
Submarine	72

3. India:

India is the country of having second largest population in the world. India spent lots of money on its defense. It is having around 1,325,000 active personnel in the army and hence comes at the number three position in the list. India is also having seventh largest reserve of military manpower as reported around 615,201,057 personnel.

Name	Total Number
Attack Aircraft	468
Armor Tanks	3569
Attack Helicopters	20
Submarine	17

4. Russia:

Russian army hits at the number fourth position in the record list of Top 10 largest armies on the basis of active military personnel. Russian army is having approximately 766,000 active military personnel and 2,485,000 personnel as reserve military manpower. Russian Army is also having highest number of armor tanks around the world as are recorded around 15,500. 

Name	Total Number
Attack Aircraft	1289
Armor Tanks	15500
Attack Helicopters	144
Submarine	63

5. North Korea:

The strength of active military manpower of North Korean army is around 690,000. Since the past few years, North Korea is highly focusing on its defense and having second largest military reserve of manpower that is reported around 4,500,000. North Korea is also having highest number of Submarine that is counted around 78. 

Name	Total Number
Attack Aircraft	149
Armor Tanks
Attack Helicopters	20
Submarine	78

6. South Korea:

South Korea comes at number sixth position in the list as it is having around 640,000 military personnel who are ready for the duty in 2014. The military reserve manpower of South Korean Army is approximately 290,000 personnel which is recorded as third largest manpower reserve after Vietnam and North Korea.

Name	Total Number
Attack Aircraft	269
Armor Tanks	2346
Attack Helicopters	77
Submarine	14

7. Pakistan:

Pakistan is having around 617,000 active personnel in military and having 515,000 reserve of military manpower. Pakistani army also comes at the top 5 bravest armies of the world.

Name	Total Numbers
Attack Aircraft	236
Armor Tanks	3124
Attack Helicopters	48
Submarine	8

8. Iran:

Iran is an Islamic country as its full name is Islamic Republic of Iran. The military strength of Iran is approximately 545,000 personnel who are active and 1,800,800 reserves of military manpower.

Name	Total Numbers
Attack Aircraft	105
Armor Tanks	2409
Attack Helicopters	28
Submarine	31

9. Algeria:

Algeria Comes at the number 9^th position as it is having 512,000 active personnel in its military.

Name	Total Numbers
Attack Aircraft	22
Armor Tanks	1050
Attack Helicopters	36
Submarine	6

10. Indonesia:

Indonesia is having 476,000 active military personnel and 400,000 of active military reserves manpower. So according to active personnel,it come at number 10^th position in the Top 10 list of the biggest armies of the world. 

Name	Total Numbers
Attack Aircraft	56
Armor Tanks	374
Attack Helicopters	5
Submarine	2