17 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18
years of age for voluntary service; conscription to be abolished
effective 2011; 6-month service obligation, with a reserve
obligation to age 60 for men and 50 for women (2010)
Seychelles
18 years of age for voluntary military service (younger
with parental consent); no conscription (2010)
Sierra Leone
17 years 6 months of age for male and female voluntary
military service (younger with parental consent); no conscription;
candidates must be HIV negative (2009)
Singapore
18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service;
16 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation,
with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers)
(2008)
Sint Maarten
no conscription (2010)
Slovakia
18-30 years of age for voluntary military service;
conscription abolished in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2010)
Slovenia
18-25 years of age for voluntary military service;
conscription abolished in 2003 (2010)
Somalia
note: since 2005, the UN has listed the Transitional Federal
Government and its allied militias as persistent violators in
recruiting child soldiers (2010)
South Africa
18 years of age for voluntary military service; women
are eligible to serve in noncombat roles; 2-year service obligation
(2007)
Spain
20 years of age (2004)
Sri Lanka
18 years of age for voluntary military service; 5-year
service obligation (2010)
Sudan
18-33 years of age for male and female compulsory and
voluntary military service; 12-24 month service obligation (2009)
Suriname
18 years of age (est.); recruitment is voluntary, with
personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2007)
Swaziland
18-30 years of age for male and female voluntary military
service; no conscription; only HIV-negative applicants accepted;
compulsory HIV testing required (2010)
Sweden
18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military
service; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy),
8-12 months (Air Force); the Swedish Parliament has abolished
compulsory military service, with exclusively voluntary recruitment
as of July 2010; conscription remains an option in emergencies;
after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment
until age 47 (2010)
Switzerland
19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service;
18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service;
every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces;
conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven
3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years
(2010)
Syria
18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript
service obligation - 21 months (18 months in the Syrian Arab Navy);
women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve (2010)
Taiwan
19-35 years of age for male compulsory military service;
service obligation 2 years; women may enlist; women in Air Force
service are restricted to noncombat roles; reserve obligation to age
30 (Army); the Ministry of Defense is in the process of implementing
a voluntary enlistment system over the period 2010-2015, although
nonvolunteers will still be required to perform alternative service
or go through 4 months of military training (2010)
Tajikistan
18 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year
conscript service obligation (2009)
Tanzania
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2007)
Thailand
21 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years
of age for voluntary military service; males are registered at 18
years of age; 2-year conscript service obligation (2009)
Timor-Leste
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no
conscription (2008)
Togo
18 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military
service; 2-year service obligation (2006)
Tonga
16 years of age for voluntary enlistment (with parental
approval); no conscription (2010)
Trinidad and Tobago
18 years of age for voluntary military service
(16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription (2010)
Tunisia
20 years of age for compulsory military service, 18 years of
age for voluntary military service; 1-year conscript service
obligation (2007)
Turkey
20 years of age (2004)
Turkmenistan
18-30 years of age for compulsory military service;
2-year conscript service obligation (2009)
Uganda
18-26 years of age for voluntary military duty; 18-30 years
of age for professionals; no conscription; 9-year service
obligation; the government has stated that recruitment below 18
years of age could occur with proper consent and that "no person
under the apparent age of 13 years shall be enrolled in the armed
forces"; Ugandan citizenship and secondary education required (2010)
Ukraine
18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military
service; conscript service obligation - 12 months for Army and Air
Force, 18 months for Navy (2010)
United Arab Emirates
18 years of age (est.) for voluntary military
service; 18 years of age for officers and women; no conscription
(2009)
United Kingdom
16-33 years of age (officers 17-28) for voluntary
military service (with parental consent under 18); women serve in
military services, but are excluded from ground combat positions and
some naval postings; as of October 2009, women comprised 12.1% of
officers and 9% of enlisted personnel in the regular forces; must be
citizen of the UK, Commonwealth, or Republic of Ireland; reservists
serve a minimum of 3 years, to age 45 or 55; 16 years of age for
voluntary military service by Nepalese citizens in the Brigade of
Gurkhas; 16-34 years of age for voluntary military service by Papua
New Guinean citizens (2009)
United States
18 years of age (17 years of age with parental
consent) for male and female voluntary service; maximum enlistment
age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service
obligation 8 years, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years
active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines) (2010)
Uruguay
18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; up to 40
years of age for specialists; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime,
but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies;
minimum 6-year education (2009)
Uzbekistan
18 years of age for compulsory military service; 1-year
conscript service obligation; moving toward a professional military,
but conscription will continue; the military cannot accommodate
everyone who wishes to enlist, and competition for entrance into the
military is similar to the competition for admission to universities
(2009)
Venezuela
18-30 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military
service; 30-month conscript service obligation; all citizens of
military service age (18-60 years old) are obligated to register for
military service (2010)
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
18-27 years of age for male and female voluntary military
service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription;
Zambian citizenship required; mandatory HIV testing upon enlistment;
mandatory retirement for officers at age 65 (Army, Air Force) (2010)
Zimbabwe
18-24 years of age for compulsory military service; women
are eligible to serve (2010)
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Field Listing :: Manpower fit for military service
This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the
military age range for a country (defined as being ages 16-49) and
who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for
the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic
estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
Country
Manpower fit for military service
Afghanistan
males age 16-49: 3,888,358
females age 16-49: 3,641,998 (2010 est.)
Albania
males age 16-49: 802,097
females age 16-49: 768,953 (2010 est.)
Algeria
males age 16-49: 8,481,036
females age 16-49: 8,508,245 (2010 est.)
American Samoa
males age 16-49: 14,230
females age 16-49: 13,842 (2010 est.)
Andorra
males age 16-49: 18,338
females age 16-49: 17,395 (2010 est.)
Angola
males age 16-49: 1,506,489
females age 16-49: 1,451,427 (2010 est.)
Anguilla
males age 16-49: 2,987
females age 16-49: 3,354 (2010 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda
males age 16-49: 17,475
females age 16-49: 19,764 (2010 est.)
Argentina
males age 16-49: 8,366,206
females age 16-49: 8,344,321 (2010 est.)
Armenia
males age 16-49: 644,195
females age 16-49: 724,085 (2010 est.)
Aruba
males age 16-49: 20,398
females age 16-49: 21,371 (2010 est.)
Australia
males age 16-49: 4,377,411
females age 16-49: 4,210,442 (2010 est.)
Austria
males age 16-49: 1,595,379
females age 16-49: 1,566,884 (2010 est.)
Azerbaijan
males age 16-49: 1,753,878
females age 16-49: 1,958,408 (2010 est.)
Bahamas, The
males age 16-49: 62,779
females age 16-49: 63,954 (2010 est.)
Bahrain
males age 16-49: 170,633
females age 16-49: 146,243 (2010 est.)
Bangladesh
males age 16-49: 25,310,750
females age 16-49: 32,154,153 (2010 est.)
Barbados
males age 16-49: 58,532
females age 16-49: 58,542 (2010 est.)
Belarus
males age 16-49: 1,708,634
females age 16-49: 2,043,083 (2010 est.)
Belgium
males age 16-49: 1,949,361
females age 16-49: 1,891,966 (2010 est.)
Belize
males age 16-49: 57,759
females age 16-49: 55,903 (2010 est.)
Benin
males age 16-49: 1,331,242
females age 16-49: 1,345,145 (2010 est.)
Bermuda
males age 16-49: 12,405
females age 16-49: 12,327 (2010 est.)
Bhutan
males age 16-49: 153,985
females age 16-49: 140,437 (2010 est.)
Bolivia
males age 16-49: 1,714,438
females age 16-49: 1,959,763 (2010 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
males age 16-49: 980,425
females age 16-49: 948,791 (2010 est.)
Botswana
males age 16-49: 347,070
females age 16-49: 315,743 (2010 est.)
Brazil
males age 16-49: 38,518,822
females age 16-49: 44,560,717 (2010 est.)
British Virgin Islands
males age 16-49: 6,028
females age 16-49: 5,778 (2010 est.)
Brunei
males age 16-49: 93,809
females age 16-49: 97,345 (2010 est.)
Bulgaria
males age 16-49: 1,337,201
females age 16-49: 1,360,039 (2010 est.)
Burkina Faso
males age 16-49: 2,280,776
females age 16-49: 2,278,474 (2010 est.)
Burma
males age 16-49: 10,281,131
females age 16-49: 10,988,695 (2010 est.)
Burundi
males age 16-49: 1,337,935
females age 16-49: 1,414,035 (2010 est.)
Cambodia
males age 16-49: 2,751,618
females age 16-49: 2,835,807 (2010 est.)
Cameroon
males age 16-49: 2,721,307
females age 16-49: 2,647,640 (2010 est.)
Canada
males age 16-49: 6,642,190
females age 16-49: 6,402,896 (2010 est.)
Cape Verde
males age 16-49: 103,894
females age 16-49: 114,721 (2010 est.)
Cayman Islands
males age 16-49: 9,860
females age 16-49: 10,287 (2010 est.)
Central African Republic
males age 16-49: 637,474
females age 16-49: 643,188 (2010 est.)
Chad
males age 16-49: 1,141,776
females age 16-49: 1,354,111 (2010 est.)
Chile
males age 16-49: 3,599,328
females age 16-49: 3,544,156 (2010 est.)
China
males age 16-49: 314,668,817
females age 16-49: 298,745,786 (2010 est.)
Colombia
males age 16-49: 8,957,960
females age 16-49: 9,763,655 (2010 est.)
Comoros
males age 16-49: 130,064
females age 16-49: 140,600 (2010 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
males age 16-49: 9,301,818
females age 16-49: 9,440,111 (2010 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
males age 16-49: 557,764
females age 16-49: 546,755 (2010 est.)
Cook Islands
males age 16-49: 2,272
females age 16-49: 2,222 (2010 est.)
Costa Rica
males age 16-49: 1,044,923
females age 16-49: 1,026,432 (2010 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
males age 16-49: 3,242,965
females age 16-49: 3,069,569 (2010 est.)
Croatia
males age 16-49: 770,574
females age 16-49: 844,594 (2010 est.)
Cuba
males age 16-49: 2,516,543
females age 16-49: 2,450,902 (2010 est.)
Cyprus
Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG):
males age 16-49: 271,692
females age 16-49: 236,908 (2010 est.)
Czech Republic
males age 16-49: 2,086,662
females age 16-49: 2,003,055 (2010 est.)
Denmark
males age 16-49: 1,013,814
females age 16-49: 1,001,411 (2010 est.)
Djibouti
males age 16-49: 110,441
females age 16-49: 147,939 (2010 est.)
Dominica
males age 16-49: 15,963
females age 16-49: 15,426 (2010 est.)
Dominican Republic
males age 16-49: 2,090,785
females age 16-49: 1,957,233 (2010 est.)
Ecuador
males age 16-49: 2,770,465
females age 16-49: 3,217,235 (2010 est.)
Egypt
males age 16-49: 17,733,851
females age 16-49: 16,942,010 (2010 est.)
El Salvador
males age 16-49: 1,056,532
females age 16-49: 1,356,824 (2010 est.)
Equatorial Guinea
males age 16-49: 109,311
females age 16-49: 111,543 (2010 est.)
Eritrea
males age 16-49: 864,608
females age 16-49: 920,104 (2010 est.)
Estonia
males age 16-49: 213,740
females age 16-49: 255,926 (2010 est.)
Ethiopia
males age 16-49: 11,466,713
females age 16-49: 12,444,706 (2010 est.)
Faroe Islands
males age 16-49: 9,792
females age 16-49: 8,354 (2010 est.)
Fiji
males age 16-49: 195,414
females age 16-49: 206,386 (2010 est.)
Finland
males age 16-49: 958,949
females age 16-49: 916,818 (2010 est.)
France
males age 16-49: 12,053,912
females age 16-49: 11,763,951 (2010 est.)
French Polynesia
males age 16-49: 66,451
females age 16-49: 65,306 (2010 est.)
Gabon
males age 16-49: 198,970
females age 16-49: 192,807 (2010 est.)
Gambia, The
males age 16-49: 238,006
females age 16-49: 248,065 (2010 est.)
Gaza Strip
males age 16-49: 324,203
females age 16-49: 308,835 (2010 est.)
Georgia
males age 16-49: 901,307
females age 16-49: 946,357 (2010 est.)
Germany
males age 16-49: 15,564,748
females age 16-49: 14,723,200 (2010 est.)
Ghana
males age 16-49: 4,022,056
females age 16-49: 4,101,964 (2010 est.)
Gibraltar
males age 16-49: 5,955
females age 16-49: 5,687 (2010 est.)
Greece
males age 16-49: 2,050,018
females age 16-49: 2,033,450 (2010 est.)
Greenland
males age 16-49: 10,833
females age 16-49: 11,439 (2010 est.)
Grenada
males age 16-49: 22,487
females age 16-49: 22,535 (2010 est.)
Guam
males age 16-49: 37,983
females age 16-49: 36,469 (2010 est.)
Guatemala
males age 16-49: 2,494,903
females age 16-49: 2,827,208 (2010 est.)
Guernsey
males age 16-49: 12,404
females age 16-49: 12,510 (2010 est.)
Guinea
males age 16-49: 1,443,655
females age 16-49: 1,483,676 (2010 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
males age 16-49: 199,771
females age 16-49: 206,240 (2010 est.)
Guyana
males age 16-49: 132,188
females age 16-49: 147,296 (2010 est.)
Haiti
males age 16-49: 1,573,371
females age 16-49: 1,591,942 (2010 est.)
Honduras
males age 16-49: 1,483,292
females age 16-49: 1,502,788 (2010 est.)
Hong Kong
males age 16-49: 1,405,324
females age 16-49: 1,526,196 (2010 est.)
Hungary
males age 16-49: 1,884,232
females age 16-49: 1,923,902 (2010 est.)
Iceland
males age 16-49: 62,705
females age 16-49: 61,392 (2010 est.)
India
males age 16-49: 244,727,406
females age 16-49: 235,662,750 (2010 est.)
Indonesia
males age 16-49: 53,624,156
females age 16-49: 52,879,309 (2010 est.)
Iran
males age 16-49: 17,844,536
females age 16-49: 17,312,808 (2010 est.)
Iraq
males age 16-49: 6,402,171
females age 16-49: 6,232,674 (2010 est.)
Ireland
males age 16-49: 858,317
females age 16-49: 855,125 (2010 est.)
Isle of Man
males age 16-49: 14,748
females age 16-49: 14,392 (2010 est.)
Israel
males age 16-49: 1,496,542
females age 16-49: 1,425,537 (2010 est.)
Italy
males age 16-49: 11,092,984
females age 16-49: 10,452,910 (2010 est.)
Jamaica
males age 16-49: 581,033
females age 16-49: 590,437 (2010 est.)
Japan
males age 16-49: 22,564,075
females age 16-49: 21,720,375 (2010 est.)
Jersey
males age 16-49: 16,853
females age 16-49: 16,737 (2010 est.)
Jordan
males age 16-49: 1,416,681
females age 16-49: 1,358,608 (2010 est.)
Kazakhstan
males age 16-49: 2,902,859
females age 16-49: 3,543,467 (2010 est.)
Kenya
males age 16-49: 6,162,904
females age 16-49: 5,904,173 (2010 est.)
Kiribati
males age 16-49: 17,941
females age 16-49: 19,758 (2010 est.)
Korea, North
males age 16-49: 4,127,999
females age 16-49: 4,522,707 (2010 est.)
Korea, South
males age 16-49: 10,929,625
females age 16-49: 10,264,608 (2010 est.)
Kosovo
males age 16-49: 429,645
females age 16-49: 389,071 (2010 est.)
Kuwait
males age 16-49: 979,832
females age 16-49: 539,574 (2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
males age 16-49: 1,101,709
females age 16-49: 1,243,904 (2010 est.)
Laos
males age 16-49: 1,056,050
females age 16-49: 1,121,640 (2010 est.)
Latvia
males age 16-49: 406,592
females age 16-49: 456,071 (2010 est.)
Lebanon
males age 16-49: 917,404
females age 16-49: 940,238 (2010 est.)
Lesotho
males age 16-49: 267,825
females age 16-49: 273,348 (2010 est.)
Liberia
males age 16-49: 510,337
females age 16-49: 527,737 (2010 est.)
Libya
males age 16-49: 1,490,011
females age 16-49: 1,436,613 (2010 est.)
Liechtenstein
males age 16-49: 6,559
females age 16-49: 6,782 (2010 est.)
Lithuania
males age 16-49: 674,265
females age 16-49: 734,806 (2010 est.)
Luxembourg
males age 16-49: 96,585
females age 16-49: 95,519 (2010 est.)
Macau
males age 16-49: 124,074
females age 16-49: 149,799 (2010 est.)
Macedonia
males age 16-49: 442,953
females age 16-49: 425,981 (2010 est.)
Madagascar
males age 16-49: 3,268,291
females age 16-49: 3,541,256 (2010 est.)
Malawi
males age 16-49: 2,048,900
females age 16-49: 1,960,258 (2010 est.)
Malaysia
males age 16-49: 5,612,642
females age 16-49: 5,501,129 (2010 est.)
Maldives
males age 16-49: 137,181
females age 16-49: 83,837 (2010 est.)
Mali
males age 16-49: 1,760,901
females age 16-49: 1,900,025 (2010 est.)
Malta
males age 16-49: 79,961
females age 16-49: 76,067 (2010 est.)
Marshall Islands
males age 16-49: 13,277
females age 16-49: 13,374 (2010 est.)
Mauritania
males age 16-49: 464,959
females age 16-49: 562,765 (2010 est.)
Mauritius
males age 16-49: 279,405
females age 16-49: 283,023 (2010 est.)
Mayotte
males age 16-49: 37,001
females age 16-49: 36,018 (2010 est.)
Mexico
males age 16-49: 22,893,649
females age 16-49: 25,401,642 (2010 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of
males age 16-49: 21,909
females age 16-49: 23,410 (2010 est.)
Moldova
males age 16-49: 877,031
females age 16-49: 979,128 (2010 est.)
Monaco
males age 16-49: 4,680
females age 16-49: 4,691 (2010 est.)
Mongolia
males age 16-49: 715,585
females age 16-49: 748,083 (2010 est.)
Montenegro
males age 16-49: 151,798
females age 16-49: 134,267 (2010 est.)
Montserrat
males age 16-49: 1,127
females age 16-49: 1,217 (2010 est.)
Morocco
males age 16-49: 6,960,026
females age 16-49: 7,307,491 (2010 est.)
Mozambique
males age 16-49: 2,448,161
females age 16-49: 2,269,562 (2010 est.)
Namibia
males age 16-49: 341,783
females age 16-49: 304,496 (2010 est.)
Nauru
males age 16-49: 2,683
females age 16-49: 3,059 (2010 est.)
Nepal
males age 16-49: 5,053,600
females age 16-49: 5,730,116 (2010 est.)
Netherlands
males age 16-49: 3,213,954
females age 16-49: 3,133,972 (2010 est.)
New Caledonia
males age 16-49: 49,173
females age 16-49: 49,619 (2010 est.)
New Zealand
males age 16-49: 840,977
females age 16-49: 828,081 (2010 est.)
Nicaragua
males age 16-49: 1,318,762
females age 16-49: 1,374,652 (2010 est.)
Niger
males age 16-49: 2,104,378
females age 16-49: 2,129,985 (2010 est.)
Nigeria
males age 16-49: 20,298,351
females age 16-49: 19,355,456 (2010 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands
males age 16-49: 9,359
females age 16-49: 12,385 (2010 est.)
Norway
males age 16-49: 888,310
females age 16-49: 864,344 (2010 est.)
Oman
males age 16-49: 816,579
females age 16-49: 622,927 (2010 est.)
Pakistan
males age 16-49: 35,774,936
females age 16-49: 34,572,451 (2010 est.)
Palau
males age 16-49: 5,223
females age 16-49: 3,949 (2010 est.)
Panama
males age 16-49: 719,761
females age 16-49: 719,444 (2010 est.)
Papua New Guinea
males age 16-49: 1,103,479
females age 16-49: 1,107,479 (2010 est.)
Paraguay
males age 16-49: 1,375,610
females age 16-49: 1,400,597 (2010 est.)
Peru
males age 16-49: 6,045,256
females age 16-49: 6,501,224 (2010 est.)
Philippines
males age 16-49: 19,650,825
females age 16-49: 21,029,243 (2010 est.)
Poland
males age 16-49: 7,860,841
females age 16-49: 7,828,221 (2010 est.)
Portugal
males age 16-49: 2,104,945
females age 16-49: 2,034,912 (2010 est.)
Puerto Rico
males age 16-49: 704,833
females age 16-49: 788,234 (2010 est.)
Qatar
males age 16-49: 320,277
females age 16-49: 138,558 (2010 est.)
Romania
males age 16-49: 4,513,619
females age 16-49: 4,566,620 (2010 est.)
Russia
males age 16-49: 20,746,777
females age 16-49: 27,174,148 (2010 est.)
Rwanda
males age 16-49: 1,641,563
females age 16-49: 1,696,514 (2010 est.)
Saint Barthelemy
males age 16-49: 1,543
females age 16-49: 1,303 (2010 est.)
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
males age 16-49: 1,575
females age 16-49: 1,591 (2010 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
males age 16-49: 10,736
females age 16-49: 10,913 (2010 est.)
Saint Lucia
males age 16-49: 32,406
females age 16-49: 36,216 (2010 est.)
Saint Martin
males age 16-49: 6,391
females age 16-49: 6,947 (2010 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
males age 16-49: 1,097
females age 16-49: 1,096 (2010 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
males age 16-49: 22,932
females age 16-49: 22,134 (2010 est.)
Samoa
males age 16-49: 37,674
females age 16-49: 37,492 (2010 est.)
San Marino
males age 16-49: 5,564
females age 16-49: 6,068 (2010 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
males age 16-49: 26,530
females age 16-49: 28,450 (2010 est.)
Saudi Arabia
males age 16-49: 7,560,216
females age 16-49: 5,773,033 (2010 est.)
Senegal
males age 16-49: 2,109,080
females age 16-49: 2,287,510 (2010 est.)
Serbia
males age 16-49: 1,405,391
females age 16-49: 1,368,207 (2010 est.)
Seychelles
males age 16-49: 19,989
females age 16-49: 19,882 (2010 est.)
Sierra Leone
males age 16-49: 713,190
females age 16-49: 813,830 (2010 est.)
Singapore
males age 16-49: 1,027,701
females age 16-49: 1,097,762 (2010 est.)
Slovakia
males age 16-49: 1,162,282
females age 16-49: 1,147,526 (2010 est.)
Slovenia
males age 16-49: 397,440
females age 16-49: 385,505 (2010 est.)
Solomon Islands
males age 16-49: 125,928
females age 16-49: 126,999 (2010 est.)
Somalia
males age 16-49: 1,328,567
females age 16-49: 1,386,971 (2010 est.)
South Africa
males age 16-49: 7,676,331
females age 16-49: 6,521,338 (2010 est.)
Spain
males age 16-49: 8,040,207
females age 16-49: 7,798,254 (2010 est.)
Sri Lanka
males age 16-49: 4,518,582
females age 16-49: 4,701,942 (2010 est.)
Sudan
males age 16-49: 6,094,209
females age 16-49: 6,213,984 (2010 est.)
Suriname
males age 16-49: 108,555
females age 16-49: 111,927 (2010 est.)
Swaziland
males age 16-49: 196,633
females age 16-49: 172,602 (2010 est.)
Sweden
males age 16-49: 1,709,592
females age 16-49: 1,649,875 (2010 est.)
Switzerland
males age 16-49: 1,502,736
females age 16-49: 1,468,785 (2010 est.)
Syria
males age 16-49: 4,948,802
females age 16-49: 4,786,596 (2010 est.)
Taiwan
males age 16-49: 5,094,111
females age 16-49: 4,980,454 (2010 est.)
Tajikistan
males age 16-49: 1,461,896
females age 16-49: 1,642,240 (2010 est.)
Tanzania
males age 16-49: 5,667,987
females age 16-49: 5,690,331 (2010 est.)
Thailand
males age 16-49: 13,247,646
females age 16-49: 14,166,227 (2010 est.)
Timor-Leste
males age 16-49: 236,996
females age 16-49: 245,033 (2010 est.)
Togo
males age 16-49: 983,283
females age 16-49: 1,004,887 (2010 est.)
Tonga
males age 16-49: 27,404
females age 16-49: 28,509 (2010 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago
males age 16-49: 273,361
females age 16-49: 266,535 (2010 est.)
Tunisia
males age 16-49: 2,594,602
females age 16-49: 2,510,159 (2010 est.)
Turkey
males age 16-49: 17,447,579
females age 16-49: 17,173,063 (2010 est.)
Turkmenistan
males age 16-49: 1,046,907
females age 16-49: 1,168,960 (2010 est.)