With 2.92 million people, Indian Defence ministry is world's biggest employer; Details inside-

Hamburg, Oct 29: In a significant development, the Indian Ministry of Defence is the world's biggest employer with 2.92 million people, which includes combined active service personnel, reservists, and civilian staff, according to a report in 'Statista'. Statista is a Germany-based private organization that provides data and statistics about various issues worldwide.

 

 

After the Indian Defence Ministry is 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.

 

"At the top of the ranking for the world's largest employers is India's Ministry of Defence. Combining active service personnel, reservists and civilian staff, the total headcount comes to 2.92 million - a touch ahead of the United States equivalent, the Department of Defense," the report said.

 

 

 

In China, the People's Liberation Army, which doesn't include civilian positions, employs around 2.5 million people, the Hamburg-based firm specializing in market and consumer data said. "The Chinese equivalent of the U.S. 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 adds.

 

Earlier, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) claimed that 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.

 

US military spending amounted to USD 801 billion in 2021 while China, the world's second-largest spender, allocated an estimated USD 293 billion to its military. Meanwhile, the SIPRI report says India's military spending of USD 76.6 billion ranked third highest in the world.