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2024 North Korea Military Strength. For 2024, North Korea is ranked 36 of 145 out of the countries considered for the annual GFP review. The nation holds a PwrIndx* score of 0.5313 (a score of 0.0000 is considered 'perfect'). This entry last reviewed on 01/08/2024.
The Korean People's Army (KPA; Korean: 조선인민군; MR: Chosŏn inmin'gun) encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches: the Ground Force, the Naval Force, the Air Force, Strategic Force, and the Special Operation Force.
The bi-annual report of North Korea's military capabilities by the ROK's Ministry of National Defense, released in 2018, identified the North Korean Army's strength at 7,620,000 reserves troops, 4,300 tanks, 2,500 armored vehicles, 8,600 artillery guns, 5,500 multiple rocket launchers.
According to a 2021 report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a United Kingdom–based think tank, the North Korean military has approximately 550 combat-capable aircraft, 290 ...
The WARPOWER series of sites take a unique, 'by-the-numbers', quick-reference approach to the current (2024) military capabilities of North Korea.
Today, the bulk of the KPA’s 1.1 million army is infantry, with approximately 200,000 light infantry and special forces. After the Korean War, North Korea followed the Soviet Union’s lead...
The Defense Intelligence Agency released today “North Korea Military Power,” an unclassified intelligence product that examines the core capabilities of North Korea's military.
Estimates of the country’s nuclear stockpile vary: some experts believe Pyongyang has between fifteen and twenty nuclear weapons, while U.S. intelligence believes the number to be between thirty...
In broad strokes, North Korea has more than twice as many military forces as the Republic of Korea to the south, as Statista phrased its conclusion of data published in June 2023.
North Korea has carried out 34 weapons tests this year, involving about 88 ballistic and cruise missiles. In a single day this month, North Korea fired at least 23 missiles, one of which fell...