Special Forces Strength By Country

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Special Forces is a general term that describes elite forces responsible for a variety of roles that generally involve asymmetric warfare.

Rank	Country	Rank by Total Special Forces Personnel Quantity
1		88,000
2		60,200
3		32,400
4		29,800
5		24,726
6		18,000
7		14,000
8		13,800
9		11,800
10		11,000
11		10,200
12		10,050
13		10,000
14		10,000
15		9,900
16		9,600
17		9,000
18		8,000
19		7,500
20		6,550
21		6,400
22		6,000
23		5,400
24		5,000
25		5,000
26		4,500
27		4,000
28		3,950
29		3,600
30		3,600
31		3,450
32		3,350
33		3,350
34		3,200
35		3,200
36		3,200
37		3,200
38		3,200
39		3,200
40		3,200
41		3,200
42		2,619
43		2,250
44		2,200
45		2,050
46		1,800
47		1,800
48		1,800
49		1,800
50		1,500
51		1,500
52		1,290
53		1,100
54		1,050
55		1,000
56		1,000
57		900
58		900
59		750
60		750
61		600
62		600
63		600
64		450
65		450
66		450
67		300
68		300
69		300
70		300
71		300
72		300
73		300
74		300
75		300
76		300
77		300
78		300
79		300
80		300
81		300
82		300
83		150
84		150
85		150
86		150
87		150
88		150
89		0
90		0
91		0
92		0
93		0
94		0
95		0
96		0
97		0
98		0
99		0
100		0
101		0
102		0
103		0
104		0
105		0
106		0
107		0
108		0
109		0
110		0
111		0

Database sources: The Military Balance 2017, wikipedia.com, CIA World Factbook, as well as other online sources.