Vietnam
18 years of age (male) for compulsory military service;
females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscript
service obligation - 2 years (3 to 4 years in the navy); 18-45 years
of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or
Self Defense Forces (2006)

Yemen
voluntary military service program authorized in 2001; 2-year
service obligation (2006)

Zambia
18 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of
age with parental consent); no conscription (2008)

Zimbabwe
18-24 years of age for compulsory military service; women
are eligible to serve (2007)

This page was last updated on 18 December 2008

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@2025 Manpower fit for military service

Afghanistan
males age 16-49: 4,234,180
females age 16-49: 3,946,685 (2008 est.)

Albania
males age 16-49: 798,454
females age 16-49: 767,143 (2008 est.)

Algeria
males age 16-49: 8,141,864
females age 16-49: 8,215,895 (2008 est.)

Andorra
males age 16-49: 14,976 (2008 est.)

Angola
males age 16-49: 1,430,658
females age 16-49: 1,371,689 (2008 est.)

Anguilla
males age 16-49: 2,929 (2008 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda
males age 16-49: 15,591
females age 16-49: 15,542 (2008 est.)

Argentina
males age 16-49: 8,352,147
females age 16-49: 8,366,781 (2008 est.)

Armenia
males age 16-49: 637,776
females age 16-49: 729,846 (2008 est.)

Aruba
males age 16-49: 20,173
females age 16-49: 21,062 (2008 est.)

Australia
males age 16-49: 4,137,176
females age 16-49: 4,022,588 (2008 est.)

Austria
males age 16-49: 1,617,385
females age 16-49: 1,583,886 (2008 est.)

Azerbaijan
males age 16-49: 1,696,167
females age 16-49: 1,923,556 (2008 est.)

Bahamas, The
males age 16-49: 50,282 (2008 est.)

Bahrain
males age 16-49: 171,536
females age 16-49: 142,714 (2008 est.)

Bangladesh
males age 16-49: 31,968,168 (2008 est.)

Barbados
males age 16-49: 58,556
females age 16-49: 58,143 (2008 est.)

Belarus
males age 16-49: 1,727,974
females age 16-49: 2,093,106 (2008 est.)

Belgium
males age 16-49: 1,973,167
females age 16-49: 1,915,990 (2008 est.)

Belize
males age 16-49: 54,627
females age 16-49: 53,500 (2008 est.)

Benin
males age 16-49: 1,173,742
females age 16-49: 1,162,113 (2008 est.)

Bermuda
males age 16-49: 12,682