Number of paramilitary personnel in NATO 2025, by country
Among NATO member states, France and Türkiye had the largest number of paramilitary personnel in 2025, at approximately 150,000 each.
Estimated number of paramilitary personnel in NATO in 2025, by country
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Global Firepower. (March 12, 2025). Estimated number of paramilitary personnel in NATO in 2025, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294183/nato-paramilitary-forces-country/
Global Firepower. "Estimated number of paramilitary personnel in NATO in 2025, by country." Chart. March 12, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294183/nato-paramilitary-forces-country/
Global Firepower. (2025). Estimated number of paramilitary personnel in NATO in 2025, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294183/nato-paramilitary-forces-country/
Global Firepower. "Estimated Number of Paramilitary Personnel in Nato in 2025, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294183/nato-paramilitary-forces-country/
Global Firepower, Estimated number of paramilitary personnel in NATO in 2025, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294183/nato-paramilitary-forces-country/ (last visited May 09, 2025)
Estimated number of paramilitary personnel in NATO in 2025, by country [Graph], Global Firepower, March 12, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294183/nato-paramilitary-forces-country/
