According to the 2023 GFP Index, the overall available manpower in Azerbaijan stands at 5.073 million, including nearly 3.8 million fit for service. The total military personnel is 380,000, of which 65,000 are active, 300,000 reserve, and 15,000 paramilitary personnel. In 2022, Azerbaijan ranked 63 among 142 countries in the Global Firepower Index, while Georgia and Armenia ranked 88 and 98, respectively. Azerbaijan, the South Caucasus’ largest country that is home to over 10 million people, established its Armed Forces in 1918 when the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) was founded after the fall of the Russian Empire.
