Military Firearms Holdings, (c) Small Arms Survey Country Firearms in sub-computatiocategories 1-reported firearm method AFG Afghanistan Asia Southern Asia 34,169,000 all active military 331,170 2 ALB Albania Europe Southern Europe 2,911,000 country total 21,750 2 all active military 20,800 paramilitary forces 950 DZA Algeria Africa Northern Africa 41,064,000 country total 637,720 2 all active military 338,000 reserve forces 180,000 National Security Forces 41,600 Republican Guard 3,120 Legitimate Defence Groups 75,000 AGO Angola Africa Middle Africa 26,656,000 all active military 203,300 2 ATG Antigua and Barbuda Americas Caribbean 94,000 country total 438 2 all active military 342 reserve forces 96 ARG Argentina Americas South America 44,272,000 country total 679,770 2 all active military 192,920 reserve forces 452,400 Prefectura Naval (Coast Guard) 34,450 ARM Armenia Asia Western Asia 3,032,000 country total 509,240 2 all active military 149,240 reserve forces 360,000 AUS Australia Oceania Australia/New Zealand 24,642,000 country total 214,520 2 all active military 183,186 reserve forces 31,334 AUT Austria Europe Western Europe 8,592,000 country total 240,880 2 all active military 58,240 reserve forces 182,640 AZE Azerbaijan Asia Western Asia 9,974,000 country total 537,920 2 all active military 183,820 reserve forces 280,000 State Border Service 19,000
Internal Iroops 19,000 Nagorno-Karabakh forces 36,100 BHS Bahamas, The Americas Caribbean 397,000 all active military 2,470 2 BHR Bahrain Asia Western Asia 1,419,000 country total 25,796 2 all active military 21,320 National Guard 3,800 Coast Guard 676 BGD Bangladesh Asia Southern Asia 164,828,000 country total 410,305 2 all active military 298,395 Ansars 38,000 Border Guard Bangladesh 72,200 Coast Guard 1,710 BRB Barbados Americas Caribbean 286,000 country total 1,675 2 all active military 1,159 reserve forces 516 BLR Belarus Europe Eastern Europe 9,459,000 country total 780,600 2 all active military 410,400 reserve forces 347,400 Border Guards 22,800 BEL Belgium Europe Western Europe 11,444,000 country total 80,880 2 all active military 74,880 reserve forces 6,000 BLZ Belize Americas Central America 375,000 country total 3,690 2 all active military 2,850 reserve forces 840 BEN Benin Africa Western Africa 11,459,000 all active military 8,700 2 BTN Bhutan Asia Southern Asia 793,000 all active military 15,200 2 BOL Bolivia, Plurinational State of Americas South America 11,053,000 all active military 87,590 2 BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe Southern Europe 3,793,000 reserve forces 27,300 2 BWA Botswana Africa Southern Africa 2,344,000 all active military 17,100 2 BRA Brazil Americas South America 211,243,000 country total 1,316,300 1 all active military 635,550 reserve forces 825,000 BRN Brunei Darussalam Asia South-eastern Asia 434,000 country total 20,220 2 all active military 18,720 reserve forces 840
Gurkha Reserve Unit 660 BGR Bulgaria Europe Eastern Europe 7,045,000 country total 176,640 2 all active military 150,240 reserve forces 3,600 Border Guards 22,800 BFA Burkina Faso Africa Western Africa 19,173,000 country total 43,780 2 all active military 21,280 People's Militia 22,500 BDI Burundi Africa Eastern Africa 11,936,000 country total 75,960 2 all active military 36,060 paramilitary forces 39,900 CPV Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) Africa Western Africa 533,000 all active military 2,280 2 KHM Cambodia Asia South-eastern Asia 16,076,000 country total 258,670 2 all active military 236,170 Provincial Forces 22,500 CMR Cameroon Africa Middle Africa 24,514,000 all active military 27,360 2 CAN Canada Americas Northern America 36,626,000 country total 233,949 1 all active military 163,800 reserve forces 36,000 Coast Guard 11,700 CAF Central African Republic Africa Middle Africa 5,099,000 all active military 8,580 2 TCD Chad Africa Middle Africa 14,965,000 all active military 25,020 2 CHL Chile Americas South America 18,313,000 country total 311,900 2 all active military 191,900 reserve forces 120,000 CHN China Asia Eastern Asia 1,388,233,000 country total 27,466,400 2 all active military 14,160,000 reserve forces 6,452,400 Border Defense Force 494,000 Basic Militia 5,160,000 Ordinary Militia 1,200,000 China Coast Guard - COL Colombia Americas South America 49,068,000 country total 350,689 1 all active military 557,080 reserve forces 72,840 COM Comoros Africa Eastern Africa 826,000 all active military 600 2
COG Congo, Republic of Africa Middle Africa 4,866,000 all active military 12,000 2 CIV Côte d'ivoire (Ivory Coast) Africa Western Africa 23,816,000 country total 33,045 2 all active military 30,480 Republican Guard 2,565 HRV Croatia Europe Southern Europe 4,210,000 all active military 75,120 2 CUB Cuba Americas Caribbean 11,390,000 country total 958,100 2 all active military 307,800 reserve forces 82,500 Border Guards 7,800 Youth Labor Army 35,000 Civil Defence Force 25,000 Territorial Militia 500,000 CYP Cyprus, Rep. of Asia Western Asia 839,000 country total 99,000 2 all active military 39,000 reserve forces 60,000 CZE Czech Republic Europe Eastern Europe 10,555,000 country total 157,233 1 all active military 61,490 Border Guards 5,890 COD Democratic Republic of Congo Africa Middle Africa 82,243,000 all active military 161,100 2 DNK Denmark Europe Northern Europe 5,712,000 country total 124,120 2 all active military 41,860 reserve forces 82,260 DJI Djibouti Africa Eastern Africa 911,000 all active military 19,855 2 DOM Dominican Republic Americas Caribbean 10,767,000 all active military 106,495 2 ECU Ecuador Americas South America 16,626,000 country total 253,668 2 all active military 111,118 reserve forces 141,600 Coast Guard 950 EGY Egypt Africa Northern Africa 95,215,000 country total 1,544,750 2 all active military 833,150 reserve forces 574,800 Border Guard Forces 22,800 National Guard 114,000 SLV El Salvador Americas Central America 6,167,000 country total 127,840 2 all active military 115,960 reserve forces 11,880
GNQ Equatorial Guinea Africa Middle Africa 894,000 all active military 2,760 2 Coast Guard - ERI Eritrea Africa Eastern Africa 5,482,000 country total 668,550 2 all active military 524,550 reserve forces 144,000 EST Estonia Europe Northern Europe 1,306,000 country total 38,760 2 all active military 17,160 reserve forces 21,600 ETH Ethiopia Africa Eastern Africa 104,345,000 all active military 525,600 2 FJI Fiji Oceania Melanesia 903,000 country total 16,700 2 all active military 9,500 reserve forces 7,200 FIN Finland Europe Northern Europe 5,541,000 country total 475,030 2 all active military 55,900 reserve forces 414,000 Border Guard 5,130 FRA France Europe Western Europe 64,939,000 country total 566,430 2 all active military 527,670 reserve forces 38,760 GAB Gabon Africa Middle Africa 1,801,000 all active military 5,640 2 GMB Gambia Africa Western Africa 2,120,000 all active military 1,080 2 GEO Georgia Asia Western Asia 3,973,000 country total 63,950 2 all active military 53,690 Border Police 10,260 DEU Germany Europe Western Europe 80,636,000 country total 483,016 1 all active military 459,680 reserve forces 33,120 GHA Ghana Africa Western Africa 28,657,000 all active military 18,600 2 GRC Greece Europe Southern Europe 10,893,000 country total 642,510 2 all active military 367,510 reserve forces 264,600 Coast Guard & Customs 10,400 GTM Guatemala Americas Central America 17,005,000 country total 160,600 2 all active military 83,980 reserve forces 76,620 GIN Guinea Africa Western Africa 13,291,000 country total 23,080 2
all active military 11,640 Republican Guard 3,040 People's Militia 8,400 GNB Guinea-Bissau Africa Western Africa 1,933,000 all active military 10,260 2 GUY Guyana Americas South America 774,000 country total 10,890 2 all active military 6,540 reserve forces 3,600 Guyana People's Militia 750 HTI Haiti Americas Caribbean 10,983,000 country total 380 2 all active military 285 Coast Guard 95 HND Honduras Americas Central America 8,305,000 country total 107,720 2 all active military 35,720 reserve forces 72,000 HUN Hungary Europe Eastern Europe 9,788,000 country total 147,880 2 all active military 72,280 reserve forces 52,800 border guards 22,800 ISL Iceland Europe Northern Europe 334,000 Coast Guard 650 2 IND India Asia Southern Asia 1,342,513,000 country total 3,900,000 1 all active military - reserve forces - Coast Guard - paramilitary - IDN Indonesia Asia South-eastern Asia 263,510,000 country total 1,711,450 2 all active military 751,450 reserve forces 960,000 KPLP (Coast and Seaward Defense Command) - IRN Iran, Islamic Republic of Asia Southern Asia 80,946,000 country total 3,333,550 2 all active military 1,338,550 reserve forces 420,000 border and security troops 855,000 Basij Resistance Force 720,000
IRQ Iraq Asia Western Asia 38,654,000 country total 611,000 2 all active military 166,400 Border Enforcement 17,100 Shi'ite militias 190,000 Peshmerga 237,500 IRL Ireland Europe Northern Europe 4,749,000 country total 26,636 2 all active military 23,660 reserve forces 2,976 ISR Israel Asia Western Asia 8,323,000 country total 1,016,900 2 all active military 458,900 reserve forces 558,000 ITA Italy Europe Southern Europe 59,798,000 country total 502,960 2 all active military 453,700 reserve forces 21,960 Coast Guard 27,300 JAM Jamaica Americas Caribbean 2,813,000 country total 8,681 1 all active military 7,505 reserve forces 1,176 JPN Japan Asia Eastern Asia 126,045,000 country total 745,514 2 all active military 642,590 reserve forces 67,200 Coast Guard 35,724 JOR Jordan Asia Western Asia 7,877,000 country total 286,450 2 all active military 190,950 reserve forces 78,000 Civil Militia People's Army 17,500 KAZ Kazakhstan Asia Central Asia 18,064,000 country total 375,690 2 all active military 315,840 paramilitary 59,850 KEN Kenya Africa Eastern Africa 48,467,000 all active military 45,790 2 PRK Korea, DPR (North) Asia Eastern Asia 25,405,000 country total 8,363,100 2 all active military 6,144,000 reserve forces 720,000 Security Troops 359,100 Worker/Peasant Red Guard 1,140,000 KOR Korea, Republic of (South) Asia Eastern Asia 50,705,000 country total 2,688,020 2
all active military 1,788,020 reserve forces 900,000 Civilian Defence Corps - XKS Kosovo Europe Southern Europe 1,831,000 Kosovo Security Force 9,500 2 KWT Kuwait Asia Western Asia 4,100,000 country total 82,580 2 all active military 40,300 reserve forces 28,440 National Guard 12,540 Coast Guard 1,300 KGZ Kyrgyzstan Asia Central Asia 6,125,000 country total 145,010 2 all active military 58,560 reserve forces 68,400 paramilitary forces 18,050 LAO Lao People's Democratic Republic Asia South-eastern Asia 7,038,000 country total 224,690 2 all active military 104,690 Militia Self-Defence Force 120,000 LVA Latvia Europe Northern Europe 1,945,000 country total 27,936 2 all active military 13,806 National Guard 14,130 LBN Lebanon Asia Western Asia 6,039,000 country total 130,150 2 all active military 114,000 Hizbullah 16,150 LSO Lesotho Africa Southern Africa 2,185,000 all active military 2,400 2 LBR Liberia Africa Western Africa 4,730,000 all active military 2,520 2 LBY Libya Africa Northern Africa 6,409,000 country total? 4 Government of National Accord (Tripoli) - Libyan National Army (Tobruk) - LTU Lithuania Europe Northern Europe 2,831,000 country total 81,240 2 all active military 47,710 reserve forces 12,060 paramilitary forces 21,470 LUX Luxembourg Europe Western Europe 584,000 all active military 2,340 2 MDG Madagascar Africa Eastern Africa 25,613,000 all active military 25,320 2 MDV Maldives Asia Southern Asia 376,000 Maldives National Defence Force 9,500 2 MWI Malawi Africa Eastern Africa 18,299,000 country total 24,480 2
all active military 12,480 reserve forces 12,000 MYS Malaysia Asia South-eastern Asia 31,164,000 country total 428,170 2 all active military 336,700 reserve forces 61,920 Maritime Enforcement Agency 8,550 People's Volunteer Coprs 21,000 MLI Mali Africa Western Africa 18,690,000 country total 15,800 2 all active military 12,000 Garde National du Mali 3,800 Militia - MLT Malta Europe Southern Europe 421,000 country total 5,547 1 all active military 5,070 reserve forces 216 MRT Mauritania Africa Western Africa 4,266,000 country total 22,820 2 all active military 19,020 National Guard 3,800 MUS Mauritius Africa Eastern Africa 1,281,000 paramilitary forces 4,845 2 MEX Mexico Americas Central America 130,223,000 country total 895,285 2 all active military 526,585 reserve forces 360,000 Rural Defense Militia 8,700 MDA Moldova, Republic of Europe Eastern Europe 4,055,000 country total 98,600 2 all active military 24,440 reserve forces 69,600 paramilitary frces 4,560 MNG Mongolia Asia Eastern Asia 3,052,000 country total 323,400 2 all active military 66,300 reserve forces 240,000 Border Guard 14,250 Internal Security Troops 2,280 Construction Troops 570 MNE Montenegro Europe Southern Europe 626,000 all active military 5,396 1 MAR Morocco Africa Northern Africa 35,241,000 country total 588,020 2 all active military 372,020 reserve forces 180,000
Force Auxiliaire 36,000 MOZ Mozambique Africa Eastern Africa 29,538,000 all active military 60,000 2 MMR Myanmar Asia South-eastern Asia 54,836,000 country total 788,900 2 all active military 771,400 People's Militia 17,500 NAM Namibia Africa Southern Africa 2,569,000 all active military 11,880 2 NPL Nepal Asia Southern Asia 29,187,000 all active military 183,540 2 NLD Netherlands Europe Western Europe 17,033,000 country total 108,676 2 all active military 92,066 reserve forces 5,400 Royal Military Constabulary 11,210 NZL New Zealand Oceania Australia/New Zealand 4,605,000 country total 38,280 2 all active military 28,080 reserve forces 10,200 NIC Nicaragua Americas Central America 6,218,000 country total 261,800 2 all active military 136,800 reserve forces 125,000 NER Niger Africa Western Africa 21,564,000 country total 11,110 2 all active military 6,360 Republican Guard 4,750 NGA Nigeria Africa Western Africa 191,836,000 all active military 224,200 2 NOR Norway Europe Northern Europe 5,331,000 all active and reserve military 188,646 1 all active (minus Central Support) 44,070 Central Support 7,380 Home Guard (Heimevernet) 81,450 OMN Oman Asia Western Asia 4,741,000 country total 118,360 2 all active military 110,760 Tribal Home Guard 7,600 PAK Pakistan Asia Southern Asia 196,744,000 country total 2,315,480 2 all active military 1,699,880 reserves 615,600 PSE Palestinian Territories Asia Western Asia 4,928,000 country total 44,410 2 Palestinian Authority Preventive Security, Special Forc 11,160 Hamas Izz al-din al-qassam Brigades 33,250 PNG Papua New Guinea Oceania Melanesia 7,934,000 all active military 7,200 1
PRY Paraguay Americas South America 6,812,000 country total 235,780 2 all active military 38,380 reserve forces 197,400 PER Peru Americas South America 32,166,000 country total 473,400 2 all active military 237,500 reserve forces 225,600 Coast Guard 1,900 Rondas Campesinas 8,400 PHL Philippines Asia South-eastern Asia 103,797,000 country total 454,700 2 all active military 237,500 reserve forces 157,200 Coast Guard - Citizen Armed Forces (militia) 60,000 POL Poland Europe Eastern Europe 38,564,000 country total 307,200 2 all active military 273,000 Border Guards 34,200 PRT Portugal Europe Southern Europe 10,265,000 country total 333,640 2 all active military 79,300 reserve forces 254,340 PNT Puntland State of Somalia Africa Eastern Africa 1,995,000 all active military 3,600 2 QAT Qatar Asia Western Asia 2,338,000 all active military 30,680 2 ROU Romania Europe Eastern Europe 19,238,000 country total 240,180 2 all active military 180,180 reserve forces 60,000 RUS Russian Federation Europe Eastern Europe 143,375,000 country total 30,272,900 2 all active military 5,020,800 reserve forces 24,000,000 paramilitary forces 1,252,100 RWA Rwanda Africa Eastern Africa 12,160,000 country total 66,500 2 all active military 62,700 District Security 3,800 STP São Tomé and Principe Africa Middle Africa 198,000 country total 570 2 SAU Saudi Arabia Asia Western Asia 32,743,000 country total 481,350 2
all active military 431,300 Border Guard 19,950 Coast Guard 11,700 Facilities Security Force 17,100 Special Security Force 1,300 SEN Senegal Africa Western Africa 16,054,000 all active military 16,320 2 SRB Serbia Europe Southern Europe 6,946,000 country total 384,422 1 all active military 73,190 reserve forces 90,270 SYC Seychelles Africa Eastern Africa 98,000 all active military 798 2 SLE Sierra Leone Africa Western Africa 6,733,000 all active military 10,200 2 SGP Singapore Asia South-eastern Asia 5,785,000 country total 574,140 2 all active military 188,500 reserve forces 375,000 Civil Defence Force 10,640 SVK Slovakia Europe Eastern Europe 5,432,000 all active military 33,150 2 SVN Slovenia Europe Southern Europe 2,071,000 all active and reserve military 131,686 1 18,850 2,700 SOM Somalia Africa Eastern Africa 9,225,000 all active military 37,620 2 SLD Somaliland Africa Eastern Africa 3,823,000 all active military 23,750 2 ZAF South Africa Africa Southern Africa 55,436,000 all active and reserve military 350,636 1 all active military 126,065 reserve forces 72,000 ESP Spain Europe Southern Europe 46,070,000 country total 333,660 2 all active military 315,120 reserve forces 18,540 LKA Sri Lanka Asia Southern Asia 20,905,000 country total 509,700 2 all active military 461,700 reserve forces 6,600 National Guard 18,000 Home Guard 15,600 Special Task Force 7,800 SDN Sudan Africa Northern Africa 42,166,000 country total 590,170 1 all active military 464,170 Popular Defence Force 126,000
SSD South Sudan Africa Eastern Africa 13,096,000 all active military 351,500 2 SUR Suriname Americas South America 552,000 country total 5,985 2 all active military 5,795 Coast Guard 190 SWZ Swaziland Africa Southern Africa 1,320,000 all active military 5,700 2 SWE Sweden Europe Northern Europe 9,921,000 country total 139,180 2 active military service personnel 77,350 staff, logistics and inteiigence personnel 21,720 Home Guard (Hemvärnet) 38,160 coast guard 1,950 CHE Switzerland Europe Western Europe 8,454,000 all active and reserve military 324,484 1 54,470 259,686 SYR Syrian Arab Republic Asia Western Asia 18,907,000 country total 655,500 2 all active military, Syrian state 370,500 paramilitary, Syrian State 285,000 TWN Taiwan (Rep. of China) Asia Eastern Asia 23,405,000 country total 2,022,150 2 all active military 1,149,200 reserve forces 828,750 Coast Guard 44,200 TJK Tajikistan Asia Central Asia 8,858,000 country total 56,490 2 reserve forces 42,240 paramilitary forces 14,250 THA Thailand Asia South-eastern Asia 68,298,000 country total 1,052,815 2 all active military 685,615 reserve forces 250,000 Border Patrol Force 38,000 National Security Volunteer Corps 54,000 Thahan Phran 25,200 MKD Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Europe Southern Europe 2,083,000 country total 29,530 2 all active military 20,800 reserve forces 8,730 TLS Timor-Leste (East Timor) Asia South-eastern Asia 1,237,000 all active military 2,527 2 TGO Togo Africa Western Africa 7,692,000 all active military 12,850 1 TTO Trinidad and Tobago Americas Caribbean 1,369,000 all active military 7,695 2
TUN Tunisia Africa Northern Africa 11,495,000 all active military 68,020 2 TUR Turkey Asia Western Asia 80,418,000 country total 1,390,180 2 all active military 923,520 reserve forces 454,440 coast guard 12,220 TKM Turkmenistan Asia Central Asia 5,503,000 country total 184,700 2 all active military 175,200 Border Guard Service 9,500 ARE United Arab Emirates Asia Western Asia 9,398,000 all active military 163,800 2 UGA Uganda Africa Eastern Africa 41,653,000 country total 116,660 2 all active military 114,000 paramilitary forces 2,660 UKR Ukraine Europe Eastern Europe 44,405,000 country total 6,600,000 1 all active military 530,400 reserve forces 1,080,000 Border Guard 79,800 National Guard 87,400 GBR United Kingdom Europe Northern Europe 65,511,000 country total 539,680 2 all active military 390,910 reserve forces 148,770 TZA Tanzania, United Republic of Africa Eastern Africa 56,878,000 country total 190,050 2 all active military 94,050 reserve forces 96,000 USA United States of America Americas Northern America 326,474,000 country total 4,535,380 1 all active military 3,505,840 reserve forces 1,029,540 URY Uruguay Americas South America 3,457,000 country total 62,130 2 all active military 60,610 Guardia de Coraceros 665 Guardia de Granaderos 855 UZB Uzbekistan Asia Central Asia 30,691,000 country total 268,400 2 all active military 230,400 paramilitary forces 38,000 VEN Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Americas South America 31,926,000 country total 353,300 2 all active military 233,700 reserve forces 9,600
Bolivarian National Militia 110,000 VNM Vietnam Asia South-eastern Asia 95,415,000 country total 3,829,200 2 all active military 1,253,200 reserve forces 2,500,000 Border Defence Corps 76,000 Coast Guard - YEM Yemen Asia Western Asia 28,120,000 country total 28,500 2 all active military - Houthi and other insurgents 28,500 ZMB Zambia Africa Eastern Africa 17,238,000 all active military 41,040 2 ZWE Zimbabwe Africa Eastern Africa 16,338,000 all active military 91,580 2