Nations with Armed Forces / Military Medical Services
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 195.000 • Military Hospitals: 6 • Medical Officers: 753
Albania, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 46.684 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: 90
Algeria, Democratic and Popular Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 147.000 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Angola, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 110.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Argentine Republic
Armed Forces Personnel: 100.000 • Military Hospitals: 10 • Medical Officers: n/a
Armenia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 46.684 • Military Hospitals: 6 • Medical Officers: 92
Australia, Commonwealth of
Armed Forces Personnel: 51.000
Austria, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 35.000 • Military Hospitals: 3 • Medical Officers: n/a
Azerbaijan, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 95.000 • Military Hospitals: 6 • Medical Officers: n/a
Bahrain, Kingdom of
Armed Forces Personnel: 9.000 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Bangladesh, People’s Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 450.000 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Belarus, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 54.000 • Military Hospitals: 3 • Medical Officers: 500
Belgium, Kingdom of
Armed Forces Personnel: 29.000 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: 56
Bhutan, Kingdom of
Armed Forces Personnel: 6.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Bolivia, Multinational State of
Armed Forces Personnel: 31.500 • Military Hospitals: 3 • Medical Officers: n/a
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Armed Forces Personnel: 9.200 • Medical Officers: 45
Brazil, Federative Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 360.525 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Brunei, Sultanate of
Armed Forces Personnel: 5.800 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: 27
Bulgaria, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 45.000 • Military Hospitals: 8 • Medical Officers: 1.142
Burkina Faso
Armed Forces Personnel: 10.800 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Burundi, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 20.000 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Cambodia, Kingdom of
Armed Forces Personnel: 102.000 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Cameroon, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 23.100 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Canada
Armed Forces Personnel: 115.000 • Medical Officers: n/a
Central African Republic
Armed Forces Personnel: 3.150 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Chad, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 30.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Chile, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 50.000 • Military Hospitals: 2 • Medical Officers: n/a
China, People’s Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 2.260.000 • Military Hospitals: 125 • Medical Officers: 79.000
China (Taiwan), Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 215.000 • Military Hospitals: 14 • Medical Officers: 1.407
Colombia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 295.000 • Military Hospitals: 7 • Medical Officers: n/a
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Armed Forces Personnel: 150.000 • Military Hospitals: 24 • Medical Officers: 181
Congo, Republic of the
Armed Forces Personnel: 10.700 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Côte d’ Ivoire, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 60.000 • Military Hospitals: 2 • Medical Officers: n/a
Croatia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 17.500 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: 180
Cuba, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 49.000 • Military Hospitals: 7 • Medical Officers: n/a
Cyprus, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 14.500 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: 16
Czech Republic
Armed Forces Personnel: 28.472 • Military Hospitals: 3 • Medical Officers: 1.072
Denmark, Kingdom of
Armed Forces Personnel: 20.439 • Medical Officers: 62
Djibouti, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 4.000 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Dominican Republic
Armed Forces Personnel: 22.300 • Military Hospitals: 8 • Medical Officers: n/a
Egypt, Arabic Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 470.000 • Military Hospitals: 10 • Medical Officers: n/a
El Salvador
Armed Forces Personnel: 16.800 • Military Hospitals: 2 • Medical Officers: 157
Estonia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 6.000 • Medical Officers: 19
Finland, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 12.500 • Medical Officers: 42
French Republic
Armed Forces Personnel: 268.715 • Military Hospitals: 8 • Medical Officers: 1.827
Gabonese Republic
Armed Forces Personnel: 5.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Georgia
Armed Forces Personnel: 37.000 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Germany, Federal Republic
Armed Forces Personnel: 184.000 • Military Hospitals: 5 • Medical Officers: 3.800
Ghana, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 11.637 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Greece (Hellenic Republic)
Armed Forces Personnel: 105.000 • Military Hospitals: 4 • Medical Officers: n/a
Guatemala, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 17.500 • Military Hospitals: 1
Guinea, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 17.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Guyana, Co-operative Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 3.400 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Honduras, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 20.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Hungary, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 34.200 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
India, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 1.325.000 • Military Hospitals: 133 • Medical Officers: n/a
Indonesia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 395.000 • Military Hospitals: 3 • Medical Officers: n/a
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 610.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Iraq, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 226.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Ireland, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 9.600 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: 19
Israel, State of
Armed Forces Personnel: 160.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Italian Republic
Military Hospitals: 3 • Medical Officers: 1.378
Japan
Armed Forces Personnel: 247.154 • Military Hospitals: 12 • Medical Officers: n/a
Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of
Armed Forces Personnel: 110.700 • Military Hospitals: 11 • Medical Officers: 2.800
Kazakhstan, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 45.000 • Military Hospitals: 2 • Medical Officers: n/a
Kenya, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 24.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Korea, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 530.000 • Military Hospitals: 12
Kuwait, State of
Armed Forces Personnel: 15.500 • Military Hospitals: 2 • Medical Officers: n/a
Kyrgyzstan, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 10.900 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Latvia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 5.000 • Medical Officers: 50
Lebanon, Republic of
Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Liberia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 2.100 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Lithuania, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 23.000 • Medical Officers: n/a
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of
Armed Forces Personnel: 1.100 • Medical Officers: 4
Madagascar, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 13.500 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Malaysia
Armed Forces Personnel: 4.000 • Military Hospitals: 3 • Medical Officers: 461
Mali, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 7.770 • Military Hospitals: 3 • Medical Officers: n/a
Malta, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 2.140 • Medical Officers: 4
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 15.870 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: 100
Mexico, United Mexican States
Armed Forces Personnel: 255.000 • Military Hospitals: 51 • Medical Officers: 2.403
Moldova, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 6.750 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Mongolia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 10.000 • Military Hospitals: 9 • Medical Officers: 182
Montenegro
Armed Forces Personnel: 2.400 • Medical Officers: n/a
Morocco, Kingdom of
Armed Forces Personnel: 185.800 • Military Hospitals: 5 • Medical Officers: n/a
Mozambique, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 11.200 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Myanmar, Republic of the Union of
Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Namibia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 8.000 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Nepal, Federal Democratic Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 95.000 • Military Hospitals: 2 • Medical Officers: n/a
Netherlands, Kingdom of the
Armed Forces Personnel: 69.817 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: 270
New Zealand
Nicaragua, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 15.200 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Nigeria, Federal Republic of
Military Hospitals: 12 • Medical Officers: n/a
North Macedonia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 10.000 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: 59
Norway, Kingdom of
Armed Forces Personnel: 20.000 • Medical Officers: 250
Oman, Sultanate of
Armed Forces Personnel: 43.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Pakistan, Islamic Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 625.000 • Military Hospitals: 45 • Medical Officers: 3.477
Palestine, State of
Military Hospitals: 3 • Medical Officers: 228
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 15.650 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Peru, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 120.660 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Philippines, The Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 113.500 • Military Hospitals: 31 • Medical Officers: 410
Poland, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 123.000 • Military Hospitals: 8 • Medical Officers: 760
Portuguese Republic
Armed Forces Personnel: 30.088 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: 252
Qatar, State of
Armed Forces Personnel: 12.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Romania, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 69.000 • Military Hospitals: 11 • Medical Officers: n/a
Russian Federation
Armed Forces Personnel: 1.013.628 • Military Hospitals: 13 • Medical Officers: n/a
Rwanda, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 33.000 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Military Hospitals: 24
Senegal, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 17.000 • Military Hospitals: 4 • Medical Officers: 333
Serbia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 37.000 • Military Hospitals: 1 • Medical Officers: n/a
Singapore, Republic of
Slovak Republic
Armed Forces Personnel: 13.500 • Military Hospitals: 1
Slovenia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 7.500
South Africa, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 55.000 • Military Hospitals: 3 • Medical Officers: 400
Spain, Kingdom of
Armed Forces Personnel: 121.000 • Military Hospitals: 2 • Medical Officers: 1.050
Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 158.000 • Military Hospitals: 20 • Medical Officers: 363
Sudan, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 104.500 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Sweden, Kingdom of
Armed Forces Personnel: 22.000
Swiss Confederation
Armed Forces Personnel: 140.304 • Military Hospitals: 7 • Medical Officers: 51
Tajikistan, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 8.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Tanzania, United Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 27.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Thailand, Kingdom of
Armed Forces Personnel: 314.000 • Military Hospitals: 37 • Medical Officers: 752
Togolese Republic
Armed Forces Personnel: 8.550 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Tunisia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 36.000 • Military Hospitals: 3 • Medical Officers: n/a
Türkiye, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 735.000 • Military Hospitals: 37
Turkmenistan, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 20.000 • Military Hospitals: 1
Uganda
Armed Forces Personnel: 47.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Ukraine
Armed Forces Personnel: 250.000
United Arab Emirates
Armed Forces Personnel: 50.000 • Military Hospitals: 3 • Medical Officers: n/a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Armed Forces Personnel: 150.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
United States of America
Armed Forces Personnel: 561.979 • Military Hospitals: 21 • Medical Officers: 4.400
Uruguay, Oriental Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 23.500 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Uzbekistan, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 52.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 343.000 • Military Hospitals: 21 • Medical Officers: 430
Vietnam, Socialist Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 484.000 • Military Hospitals: n/a • Medical Officers: n/a
Zambia, Republic of
Armed Forces Personnel: 21.600 • Military Hospitals: 2 • Medical Officers: n/a
Nations without Armed Forces / Military Medical Services
For constitutional reasons, governmental decrees, or for reasons of capacity, the following independent countries do not have their own armed forces. In the event of war, defence is handled by military protective powers. Apart from this, several of these countries have civil security forces and/or paramilitary units (special units, coast guard). However, those countries do not dispose of an independent or integrated medical service.
