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UN peacekeepers by country

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Nepal sends the most UN peacekeepers: 4,285 uniformed personnel in July 2026. India is second with 4,260, followed by Rwanda (4,016) and Bangladesh (4,003). The total fell to 44,819, down from 101,674 in July 2016, as missions closed and a cash shortfall led the UN to send home about one in four troops and police from late 2025.

UN Peacekeeping open data, on the Humanitarian Data Exchange, July 2026 · 149 countries · Updated October 2026

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UN peacekeepers by country: Uniformed personnel in UN peacekeeping missions, July 31, 2026
#	Country	Peacekeepers	Peacekeepers	Deaths	Change since 2016
1	Nepal	4,285	5,102	95	−16%
2	India	4,260	7,713	183	−45%
3	Rwanda	4,016	6,163	73	−35%
4	Bangladesh	4,003	6,872	174	−42%
5	Pakistan	2,085	7,160	171	−71%
6	Indonesia	1,972	2,864	46	−31%
7	Ghana	1,929	2,973	156	−35%
8	China	1,651	2,622	21	−37%
9	Morocco	1,332	1,606	65	−17%
10	Egypt	1,019	3,069	62	−67%
11	Tanzania	1,004	2,324	68	−57%
12	Ethiopia	921	8,333	142	−89%
13	Uruguay	834	1,304	35	−36%
14	Senegal	828	3,731	98	−78%
15	Cameroon	783	1,133	32	−31%
16	Italy	775	1,114	50	−30%
17	Malawi	761	979	31	−22%
18	Tunisia	676	248	25	+173%
19	Spain	671	614	42	+9%
20	Uganda	647	581	11	+11%
21	Zambia	628	969	87	−35%
22	France	617	880	117	−30%
23	Burundi	611	1,190	24	−49%
24	Mongolia	548	947	7	−42%
25	Malaysia	539	871	30	−38%
26	Cambodia	458	862	30	−47%
27	Kenya	436	1,224	72	−64%
28	South Korea	430	627	9	−31%
29	Sri Lanka	315	498	12	−37%
30	Ireland	302	383	91	−21%
31	Mauritania	288	1,037	11	−72%
32	Thailand	287	33	10	+770%
33	Vietnam	277	5	1	+5,440%
34	Argentina	258	368	26	−30%
35	United Kingdom	248	336	107	−26%
36	Slovakia	220	170	6	+29%
37	Peru	209	385	8	−46%
38	Germany	208	434	17	−52%
39	Nigeria	196	2,156	160	−91%
40	Guatemala	193	231	11	−16%
41	Bhutan	183	48	1	+281%
42	Jordan	182	975	69	−81%
43	Serbia	182	309	12	−41%
44	Côte d'Ivoire	181	7	31	+2,486%
45	Austria	174	202	45	−14%
46	Finland	174	341	46	−49%
47	Djibouti	166	158	3	+5%
48	Kazakhstan	166	4	1	+4,050%
49	Portugal	166	4	14	+4,050%
50	Fiji	158	630	74	−75%
51	Poland	147	9	49	+1,533%
52	Republic of the Congo	141	775	14	−82%
53	South Africa	73	1,419	59	−95%
54	Brazil	71	1,305	42	−95%
55	Burkina Faso	67	2,643	48	−97%
56	Gambia	58	355	15	−84%
57	Russia	57	98	52	−42%
58	Togo	54	1,799	46	−97%
59	Niger	41	2,042	50	−98%
60	Norway	36	140	43	−74%
61	El Salvador	35	220	5	−84%
62	Armenia	33	34	·	−3%
63	Zimbabwe	32	82	20	−61%
64	Hungary	30	92	2	−67%
65	Australia	28	39	11	−28%
66	Philippines	27	158	30	−83%
67	Switzerland	25	32	3	−22%
68	Sierra Leone	24	81	42	−70%
69	Brunei	21	29	·	−28%
70	Canada	21	103	124	−80%
71	Paraguay	21	130	1	−84%
72	Guinea	17	918	49	−98%
73	United States	17	68	80	−75%
74	Bosnia and Herzegovina	16	39	5	−59%
75	Chile	16	437	7	−96%
76	Liberia	15	47	42	−68%
77	Benin	14	1,187	26	−99%
78	Bolivia	13	31	4	−58%
79	Chad	13	1,486	90	−99%
80	Netherlands	13	415	28	−97%
81	Croatia	12	17	2	−29%
82	Mexico	12	23	1	−48%
83	Honduras	10	59	1	−83%
84	New Zealand	10	10	5	0%
85	Sweden	10	289	69	−97%
86	Turkey	10	148	6	−93%
87	Denmark	9	75	51	−88%
88	Ecuador	9	10	1	−10%
89	Kyrgyzstan	9	17	1	−47%
90	Samoa	8	18	·	−56%
91	Slovenia	8	18	·	−56%
92	Solomon Islands	8	·	·
93	Kiribati	7	·	·
94	Namibia	7	66	16	−89%
95	Mali	6	63	22	−90%
96	Moldova	6	11	·	−45%
97	Czechia	5	36	6	−86%
98	Latvia	5	1	·	+400%
99	Colombia	4	35	4	−89%
100	Dominican Republic	4	·	·
101	Japan	4	272	6	−99%
102	Romania	4	101	7	−96%
103	Vanuatu	4	9	·	−56%
104	Estonia	3	51	·	−94%
105	Montenegro	3	4	·	−25%
106	Albania	2	·	·
107	Algeria	2	·	4
108	Azerbaijan	2	·	·
109	Cyprus	2	2	3	0%
110	North Macedonia	2	·	·
111	Belgium	1	13	30	−92%
112	Botswana	1	·	2
113	Greece	1	51	3	−98%
114	Qatar	1	3	·	−67%

UN peacekeepers by country: Uniformed personnel in UN peacekeeping missions, July 31, 2016
#	Country	Peacekeepers	Peacekeepers	Deaths	Change since 2016
1	Ethiopia	8,333	921	142	−89%
2	India	7,713	4,260	183	−45%
3	Pakistan	7,160	2,085	171	−71%
4	Bangladesh	6,872	4,003	174	−42%
5	Rwanda	6,163	4,016	73	−35%
6	Nepal	5,102	4,285	95	−16%
7	Senegal	3,731	828	98	−78%
8	Egypt	3,069	1,019	62	−67%
9	Ghana	2,973	1,929	156	−35%
10	Indonesia	2,864	1,972	46	−31%
11	Burkina Faso	2,643	67	48	−97%
12	China	2,622	1,651	21	−37%
13	Tanzania	2,324	1,004	68	−57%
14	Nigeria	2,156	196	160	−91%
15	Niger	2,042	41	50	−98%
16	Togo	1,799	54	46	−97%
17	Morocco	1,606	1,332	65	−17%
18	Chad	1,486	13	90	−99%
19	South Africa	1,419	73	59	−95%
20	Brazil	1,305	71	42	−95%
21	Uruguay	1,304	834	35	−36%
22	Kenya	1,224	436	72	−64%
23	Burundi	1,190	611	24	−49%
24	Benin	1,187	14	26	−99%
25	Cameroon	1,133	783	32	−31%
26	Italy	1,114	775	50	−30%
27	Mauritania	1,037	288	11	−72%
28	Malawi	979	761	31	−22%
29	Jordan	975	182	69	−81%
30	Zambia	969	628	87	−35%
31	Mongolia	947	548	7	−42%
32	Guinea	918	17	49	−98%
33	France	880	617	117	−30%
34	Malaysia	871	539	30	−38%
35	Cambodia	862	458	30	−47%
36	Republic of the Congo	775	141	14	−82%
37	Fiji	630	158	74	−75%
38	South Korea	627	430	9	−31%
39	Spain	614	671	42	+9%
40	Uganda	581	647	11	+11%
41	Sri Lanka	498	315	12	−37%
42	Ukraine	493	·	34
43	Gabon	445	·	7
44	Chile	437	16	7	−96%
45	Germany	434	208	17	−52%
46	Netherlands	415	13	28	−97%
47	Peru	385	209	8	−46%
48	Ireland	383	302	91	−21%
49	Argentina	368	258	26	−30%
50	Gambia	355	58	15	−84%
51	Finland	341	174	46	−49%
52	United Kingdom	336	248	107	−26%
53	Serbia	309	182	12	−41%
54	Sweden	289	10	69	−97%
55	Japan	272	4	6	−99%
56	Tunisia	248	676	25	+173%
57	Yemen	245	·	1
58	Guatemala	231	193	11	−16%
59	El Salvador	220	35	5	−84%
60	Austria	202	174	45	−14%
61	Slovakia	170	220	6	+29%
62	Djibouti	158	166	3	+5%
63	Philippines	158	27	30	−83%
64	Turkey	148	10	6	−93%
65	Norway	140	36	43	−74%
66	Paraguay	130	21	1	−84%
67	Canada	103	21	124	−80%
68	Romania	101	4	7	−96%
69	Russia	98	57	52	−42%
70	Hungary	92	30	2	−67%
71	Zimbabwe	82	32	20	−61%
72	Sierra Leone	81	24	42	−70%
73	Denmark	75	9	51	−88%
74	United States	68	17	80	−75%
75	Namibia	66	7	16	−89%
76	Mali	63	6	22	−90%
77	Honduras	59	10	1	−83%
78	Estonia	51	3	·	−94%
79	Greece	51	1	3	−98%
80	Bhutan	48	183	1	+281%
81	Liberia	47	15	42	−68%
82	Madagascar	40	·	·
83	Australia	39	28	11	−28%
84	Bosnia and Herzegovina	39	16	5	−59%
85	Czechia	36	5	6	−86%
86	Colombia	35	4	4	−89%
87	Armenia	34	33	·	−3%
88	Thailand	33	287	10	+770%
89	Switzerland	32	25	3	−22%
90	Bolivia	31	13	4	−58%
91	Brunei	29	21	·	−28%
92	Mexico	23	12	1	−48%
93	DR Congo	20	·	119
94	Samoa	18	8	·	−56%
95	Slovenia	18	8	·	−56%
96	Croatia	17	12	2	−29%
97	Kyrgyzstan	17	9	1	−47%
98	Belgium	13	1	30	−92%
99	Moldova	11	6	·	−45%
100	New Zealand	10	10	5	0%
101	Ecuador	10	9	1	−10%
102	Poland	9	147	49	+1,533%
103	Vanuatu	9	4	·	−56%
104	Côte d'Ivoire	7	181	31	+2,486%
105	Vietnam	5	277	1	+5,440%
106	Belarus	5	·	·
107	Kazakhstan	4	166	1	+4,050%
108	Portugal	4	166	14	+4,050%
109	Montenegro	4	3	·	−25%
110	Iran	4	·	4
111	Myanmar	4	·	1
112	Papua New Guinea	4	·	·
113	Qatar	3	1	·	−67%
114	Georgia	3	·	1
115	Cyprus	2	2	3	0%
116	Bulgaria	2	·	15
117	Lithuania	2	·	·
118	Latvia	1	5	·	+400%
119	Guinea-Bissau	1	·	5
120	Jamaica	1	·	1
121	Mozambique	1	·	4

UN peacekeepers by country: Peacekeepers who died in UN missions, 1948 to 2025, all causes
#	Country	Deaths	Peacekeepers	Peacekeepers	Change since 2016
1	India	183	4,260	7,713	−45%
2	Bangladesh	174	4,003	6,872	−42%
3	Pakistan	171	2,085	7,160	−71%
4	Nigeria	160	196	2,156	−91%
5	Ghana	156	1,929	2,973	−35%
6	Ethiopia	142	921	8,333	−89%
7	Canada	124	21	103	−80%
8	DR Congo	119	·	20
9	France	117	617	880	−30%
10	United Kingdom	107	248	336	−26%
11	Senegal	98	828	3,731	−78%
12	Nepal	95	4,285	5,102	−16%
13	Ireland	91	302	383	−21%
14	Chad	90	13	1,486	−99%
15	Zambia	87	628	969	−35%
16	United States	80	17	68	−75%
17	Fiji	74	158	630	−75%
18	Rwanda	73	4,016	6,163	−35%
19	Kenya	72	436	1,224	−64%
20	Sudan	70	·	·
21	Jordan	69	182	975	−81%
22	Sweden	69	10	289	−97%
23	Tanzania	68	1,004	2,324	−57%
24	Morocco	65	1,332	1,606	−17%
25	Egypt	62	1,019	3,069	−67%
26	South Africa	59	73	1,419	−95%
27	Russia	52	57	98	−42%
28	Denmark	51	9	75	−88%
29	Italy	50	775	1,114	−30%
30	Niger	50	41	2,042	−98%
31	Poland	49	147	9	+1,533%
32	Guinea	49	17	918	−98%
33	South Sudan	49	·	·
34	Burkina Faso	48	67	2,643	−97%
35	Indonesia	46	1,972	2,864	−31%
36	Finland	46	174	341	−49%
37	Togo	46	54	1,799	−97%
38	Austria	45	174	202	−14%
39	Norway	43	36	140	−74%
40	Spain	42	671	614	+9%
41	Brazil	42	71	1,305	−95%
42	Sierra Leone	42	24	81	−70%
43	Liberia	42	15	47	−68%
44	Central African Republic	42	·	·
45	Haiti	38	·	·
46	Uruguay	35	834	1,304	−36%
47	Afghanistan	34	·	·
48	Ukraine	34	·	493
49	Cameroon	32	783	1,133	−31%
50	Malawi	31	761	979	−22%
51	Côte d'Ivoire	31	181	7	+2,486%
52	Malaysia	30	539	871	−38%
53	Cambodia	30	458	862	−47%
54	Philippines	30	27	158	−83%
55	Belgium	30	1	13	−92%
56	Netherlands	28	13	415	−97%
57	Argentina	26	258	368	−30%
58	Benin	26	14	1,187	−99%
59	Tunisia	25	676	248	+173%
60	Burundi	24	611	1,190	−49%
61	Mali	22	6	63	−90%
62	China	21	1,651	2,622	−37%
63	Zimbabwe	20	32	82	−61%
64	Timor-Leste	20	·	·
65	Iraq	19	·	·
66	Germany	17	208	434	−52%
67	Namibia	16	7	66	−89%
68	Gambia	15	58	355	−84%
69	Bulgaria	15	·	2
70	Portugal	14	166	4	+4,050%
71	Republic of the Congo	14	141	775	−82%
72	Sri Lanka	12	315	498	−37%
73	Serbia	12	182	309	−41%
74	Lebanon	12	·	·
75	Uganda	11	647	581	+11%
76	Mauritania	11	288	1,037	−72%
77	Guatemala	11	193	231	−16%
78	Australia	11	28	39	−28%
79	Thailand	10	287	33	+770%
80	South Korea	9	430	627	−31%
81	Peru	8	209	385	−46%
82	Mongolia	7	548	947	−42%
83	Chile	7	16	437	−96%
84	Romania	7	4	101	−96%
85	Gabon	7	·	445
86	Slovakia	6	220	170	+29%
87	Turkey	6	10	148	−93%
88	Czechia	6	5	36	−86%
89	Japan	6	4	272	−99%
90	El Salvador	5	35	220	−84%
91	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	16	39	−59%
92	New Zealand	5	10	10	0%
93	Eritrea	5	·	·
94	Guinea-Bissau	5	·	1
95	Bolivia	4	13	31	−58%
96	Colombia	4	4	35	−89%
97	Algeria	4	2	·
98	Iran	4	·	4
99	Mozambique	4	·	1
100	Djibouti	3	166	158	+5%
101	Switzerland	3	25	32	−22%
102	Cyprus	3	2	2	0%
103	Greece	3	1	51	−98%
104	Guyana	3	·	·
105	Libya	3	·	·
106	Somalia	3	·	·
107	Syria	3	·	·
108	Tajikistan	3	·	·
109	Hungary	2	30	92	−67%
110	Croatia	2	12	17	−29%
111	Botswana	2	1	·
112	Angola	2	·	·
113	Barbados	2	·	·
114	Vietnam	1	277	5	+5,440%
115	Bhutan	1	183	48	+281%
116	Kazakhstan	1	166	4	+4,050%
117	Paraguay	1	21	130	−84%
118	Mexico	1	12	23	−48%
119	Honduras	1	10	59	−83%
120	Ecuador	1	9	10	−10%
121	Kyrgyzstan	1	9	17	−47%
122	Georgia	1	·	3
123	Jamaica	1	·	1
124	Mauritius	1	·	·
125	Myanmar	1	·	4
126	Panama	1	·	·
127	United Arab Emirates	1	·	·
128	Venezuela	1	·	·
129	Yemen	1	·	245

Why they rank where they do

Nepal

Nepal first took part in UN peacekeeping in 1958, sending five military observers to Lebanon. Nepal was already the top contributor in January 2026, with 4,480 personnel, 435 of them women.
India

India's foreign ministry says more than 290,000 Indian peacekeepers have served in over 50 UN missions. India has also lost the most peacekeepers of any country: 184 by the UN's own count to March 2026.
Rwanda

Rwanda had the most women peacekeepers of any country in January 2026: 549 out of 4,201. Rwandan troops serve mainly in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
Bangladesh

Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed by a drone strike on a UN base in Kadugli, Sudan, on December 13, 2025. The six were awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal posthumously on June 5, 2026.
Pakistan

Pakistan had 7,160 personnel in July 2016. Pakistan has served since 1960, and Pakistan's military said in May 2022 that more than 200,000 Pakistani troops had served in 46 UN missions.
Indonesia

Three Indonesian UNIFIL peacekeepers were killed in Lebanon in March 2026. Indonesia offered up to 8,000 troops for the non-UN Gaza stabilization force in February 2026, then put the plan on hold in March.
Ghana

Ghana's UNIFIL battalion headquarters in Lebanon was hit on March 6, 2026, seriously injuring two soldiers. Israel later acknowledged that its tank fire had hit a UN position that day.
China

In January 2026 China had 1,659 personnel, more than the other four permanent Security Council members combined: France 643, United Kingdom 253, Russia 57 and United States 20.
Ethiopia

Ethiopia led all countries in 2016 with 8,333 personnel but fell to 12th by 2026. Sudan asked the UN in April 2021 to replace Ethiopian troops in UNISFA, citing the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Uruguay

Uruguay is often called the largest contributor per head of population, but with July 2026 numbers Rwanda is ahead: about 28 peacekeepers per 100,000 people, against Uruguay's 25.
Senegal

In September 2015 most of Senegal's peacekeepers served in Darfur (UNAMID), Mali (MINUSMA) and Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI). All three missions have closed: UNOCI in 2017, UNAMID in 2020 and MINUSMA in 2023.
Canada

Canada had 27 personnel in January 2026 but ranks 7th in deaths, many from Cold War missions in Sinai, Gaza and Cyprus. Canada's Lester Pearson won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for helping create the UN Emergency Force.

Which country sends the most UN peacekeepers?

Nepal sends the most, with 4,285 uniformed personnel as of July 2026, just ahead of India (4,260), Rwanda (4,016) and Bangladesh (4,003). The UN reimburses countries $1,428 per soldier per month, a rate in force since July 1, 2019. As of October 2026 there are 11 UN peacekeeping missions. The biggest are in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), South Sudan (UNMISS), DR Congo (MONUSCO), Lebanon (UNIFIL) and Abyei (UNISFA). China sends the most of the five permanent Security Council members: 1,651.

Nepal4,285
India4,260
Rwanda4,016
Bangladesh4,003
Pakistan2,085
Indonesia1,972
Ghana1,929
China1,651
Morocco1,332
Egypt1,019

Why are there fewer UN peacekeepers now than in 2016?

The total fell from 101,674 uniformed personnel in July 2016 to 61,525 in July 2024 and 44,819 in July 2026. Large missions closed: UNAMID in Darfur in 2020 and MINUSMA in Mali in 2023. SIPRI says a funding crisis, caused by delayed or unpaid dues from major donors, sped up the cuts, along with divisions in the Security Council. In 2025 the White House also clawed back more than $800 million that Congress had approved for UN peacekeeping. In October 2025 the UN said it would send home 13,000 to 14,000 troops and police, about one in four. The UN also cut peacekeeping spending by 15%. The 2026-27 peacekeeping budget is $5.1 billion, 10% less than 2025-26.

Chad−99%
Benin−99%
Japan−99%
Guinea−98%
Greece−98%
Niger−98%
Burkina Faso−97%
Togo−97%

How many UN peacekeepers have died, and which country has lost the most?

India has lost the most peacekeepers: 183 from 1948 to 2025, followed by Bangladesh (174) and Pakistan (171). In all, 4,482 people died in UN peacekeeping operations in those years. By the UN's count to March 2026, 1,678 deaths were from illness, 1,426 from accidents, 1,146 from malicious acts and 245 from other causes. The deadliest mission is UNIFIL in Lebanon, with 342 deaths since 1978, followed by MINUSMA in Mali (311) and MONUSCO in DR Congo (308). The deadliest year was 1993, with 252 deaths, during the Somalia and former Yugoslavia missions.

India183
Bangladesh174
Pakistan171
Nigeria160
Ghana156
Ethiopia142
Canada124
DR Congo119

Does the United States send UN peacekeepers?

The United States had just 17 uniformed personnel in UN missions at the end of July 2026, 73rd in the ranking. But the United States is the largest funder, paying about 27% of the peacekeeping budget. On September 11, 2026, the United States paid $102 million toward its peacekeeping dues, part of $827 million it paid that month. After those payments the United States still owed the UN about $4.2 billion for the regular and peacekeeping budgets. China pays the second-largest share. Canada and the United States rank 7th and 16th for deaths, with 124 and 80, but send few troops today. 30 of the 80 American deaths were in Somalia.

Deaths since 1948July 2026

India183
Bangladesh174
Pakistan171
Nigeria160
Ghana156
Ethiopia142
Canada124
DR Congo119

Nepal4,285
India4,260
Rwanda4,016
Bangladesh4,003
Pakistan2,085
Indonesia1,972
Ghana1,929
China1,651

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These figures count uniformed personnel (troops, formed police units, individual police, staff officers and military experts) each country had in UN peacekeeping missions on the last day of the month. Civilian staff are not counted. The source is UN Department of Peace Operations data on the Humanitarian Data Exchange; the latest snapshot is July 31, 2026. Non-UN missions, such as African Union operations, are not included. The deaths tab counts the 4,482 people who died in UN peacekeeping operations from 1948 to 2025, from all causes, by nationality, including civilian staff. UNIFIL's mandate ends on December 31, 2026, which will lower totals for its contributors.

Source: UN Peacekeeping open data, on the Humanitarian Data Exchange

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Largest armiesIISS 2026 1

China2.04M 2

India1.50M 3

United States1.34M Military spendingSIPRI 2025 1

United States$954bn 2

China$336bn 3

Russia$190bn Conflict deathsUCDP 2025 1

Ukraine90,345 2

Sudan75,174 3

Palestine14,525

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