According to a study in "Statista," the Indian Ministry of Defence employs 2.92 million people worldwide, which includes combined active service personnel, reservists and civilian staff. The Indian defense ministry ranks ahead of the US Department of Defense, which employs 2.91 million people, according to the Statista infographic on employers with the largest workforces worldwide in 2022.
Statista is a Germany-based private organisation that provides data and statistics about various issues worldwide.
In China, the People’s Liberation Army, which doesn’t include civilian positions, employs around 2.5 million people, the Hamburg-based firm specialising in market and consumer data said.
The report added that “The Chinese equivalent of the US Department of Defense, the Central Military Commission may have as many as 6.8 million people in its employment, though that figure was not deemed sufficiently reliable to be included in this list.”
The report claims that Walmart is the corporation with the most employees worldwide. According to the most recent data from the US retail giant it is estimated to employ 2.3 million people. Amazon comes close with 1.6 million employees. This latest infographic by Statista doesn’t come as surprise after total global military expenditure reached $ 2113 billion in 2021.
According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the five largest spenders in 2021 were the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia, together accounting for 62 per cent of expenditure.
