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Russia has the strongest military personnel in Europe. Photo/Reuters
MOSCOW – The country in Europe which has the most military personnel is based on data from the World Population Review in 2024.
From this data, it can be seen that Russia is the European country that has the most military personnel. Meanwhile, the number of military personnel from other Blue Continent countries is quite far from that of Moscow.
However, a country's military strength is not only based on military personnel, but there are also several other aspects such as weapons and military technology.
7 European Countries with the Most Military Personnel 2024
1. Russia
Russia is the country in Europe that has the most military personnel according to the World Population Review. The Iron Curtain country has a total of 1,154,000 active military personnel, 554,000 paramilitary personnel and 2,000,000 reserve personnel. Making this country in fourth place in the world, in terms of the largest number of military personnel.
2. Ukraine
The second position is occupied by Ukraine which has 209,000 active military personnel, 102,000 paramilitary personnel and 900,000 reserve personnel. This number is far from Russia which is in first position.
3. France
Next there is France which has a total of 208,750 military personnel, 30,800 paramilitary personnel and 141,050 reserve personnel in 2024.
4. Germany
The European country with the next largest military personnel is Germany, which has a total of 183,500 active military personnel, and 50,050 reserve personnel.
5. Italia
Italy is known to have a total of 165,500 military personnel. In addition, Pizza Country has 175,750 paramilitaries and 18,300 reserve personnel.
6. Greece
Greece is next in line with 142,700 personnel, plus 4,000 paramilitaries and 221,350 reserve military personnel.
7. Spanish
Spain is in seventh position with a total of 120,350 military personnel. They also have 75,800 paramilitaries, and 15,150 reserve military personnel.
These are the seven European countries that have the most military personnel according to World Population Review data in 2024. Russia can be said to dominate and be invincible in this matter.
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