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List of ongoing armed conflicts – Wikipedia

The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world.

Criteria

This list of ongoing armed conflicts identifies present-day conflicts and the death toll associated with each conflict. The criteria of inclusion are the following:

  • Armed conflicts consist in the use of armed force between two or more organized armed groups, governmental or non-governmental.[1] Interstate, intrastate and non-state armed conflicts are listed.
  • Fatality figures include battle-related deaths (military and civilian) as well as civilians intentionally targeted by the parties to an armed conflict. Only direct deaths resulting from violence are included for the current and previous year; excess deaths indirectly resulting from famine, disease, or disruption of services are included along with violent deaths in the cumulative fatalities count when available.
  • Listed conflicts have at least 100 cumulative deaths in total and at least 1 death in current or in the past calendar year.
  • Fatality totals may be inaccurate or unavailable due to a lack of information. A figure with a plus symbol, indicates that at least that many people have died (e.g. 455+ indicates that at least 455 people have died).
  • Location refers to the states where the main violence takes place, not to the warring parties. Italics indicate disputed territories and unrecognized states.
  • A territorial dispute or a protest movement which has not experienced deliberate and systematic deaths due to state or paramilitary violence is not considered to be an armed conflict.

The 6 conflicts in the following list have caused at least 10,000 direct, violent deaths per year in battles between identified groups, in the current or previous calendar year.[2]

Start of
conflict		ConflictContinentLocationCumulative fatalities2023 fatalities2024 fatalities
1948
AsiaMyanmar28,672[3]–180,000+[4][5]3,065[3]–15,773[6][7][8][9]17,939[5]
1948
AsiaIsrael
Palestine
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Yemen		242,000–246,000+[10]23,424[3]–32,519[6][11]29,155[5][12][13][14][15][16]
2002
AfricaBurkina Faso
Mali
Niger
Benin
Togo
Algeria
Tunisia
Chad
Ivory Coast
Mauritania
Ghana
Nigeria
Cameroon
Morocco
Libya		70,000+[5][17][18][19][20]14,728[6][21]12,965[5][22]
2006
North AmericaMexico127,000[3]-407,000[23][a]7,168[6]–13,877[3]7,433[5]
2014
EuropeRussia
Ukraine		172,226[25]–306,143+[26][27][28]71,235[3]–95,088+[29]66,218[5]
2023Sudanese civil warAfricaSudan100,000–150,000[3][30][6][31]7,757[3]–13,225[6][31][32]12,757[5]

The 15 conflicts in the following list have caused at least 1,000 and fewer than 10,000 direct, violent deaths in the current or previous calendar year.[2] Conflicts causing at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program.[33]

Start of
conflict		ConflictContinentLocationCumulative fatalities2023 fatalities2024 fatalities
1964
South AmericaColombia
Venezuela
Ecuador		43,000[3]–455,500+[34]472[3]–2,558[6]1,901[5]
1978
AsiaAfghanistan
Pakistan		317,000[3]–2,633,468+[35]342[3]–1,041[6]1,183[5]
1991
AfricaSomalia
Somaliland
Kenya		359,300–1,000,000+[36][37]4,420[3]–9,343[6][38][39]5,693[5]
1998
AfricaNigeria98,300+[40][41][42][43][44]3,300[6]–3,900[3][45]1,620+[5]
2003
AsiaIraq333,300–1,215,000+[46][47][b]480[3]–1,338[6]889[5]
2004Insurgency in Khyber PakhtunkhwaAsiaPakistan47,300–61,549+[48]1,164[3]–1,300[6]1,211+[5]
2004
AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Burundi
Uganda		103,500+[49][50][40][51][52][53]4,617[6]4,028[5]
1990’s [54]Armed conflict for control of favelas in Rio de JaneiroSouth AmericaBrazil700–14,383[55]41–2,288[3][56][5]370[57]
2008
AfricaSudan
South Sudan		388,200–400,000+[58]1,249[6][59]986[5]
2009
AfricaNigeria
Cameroon
Niger
Chad		373,100[60]5,182[6][61]5,350+[5]
2011
AsiaSyria410,000[3]–619,000+[62]2,186[3]–6,211[6][63]4,975[5]
2014
AsiaYemen
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Israel		380,300[64]926[3]–3,381[6]1,572[5]
2017Anglophone CrisisAfricaCameroon
Nigeria		7,000+[65]338[c]–1,042[6]1,892[5]
2018
AfricaEthiopia500,000[3]–600,000+[66]2,225[3]–3,830[6][67]9,260[5]
2020
North AmericaHaiti1,731[3]–8,000+[68][69][70][71]435[3]–4,451[6][68][72]4,544[5][73][74][71][75][76]

The 20 conflicts in the following list have caused at least 100, and fewer than 1,000, direct, violent deaths in the current or previous calendar year.

Start of
conflict		ConflictContinentLocationCumulative fatalities2023 fatalities2024 fatalities
1918
AsiaIran
Iraq		15,200–58,000+[77]198[6]342[5]
1921
AsiaTurkey
Iraq
Syria		120,100+[78][79]136[6]55[5][80]
1943Jamaican political conflictNorth AmericaJamaica1,400+[81]397[6]22[3]–293[5]
1947
AsiaIndia
Pakistan		200,700–2,000,000
[citation needed][82]		706[6]550+[5]
1948
AsiaPakistan
Iran		21,400+[83]600[6]750+[5]
1954
AsiaIndia
Myanmar
Bhutan		40,500[84]540[6]460+[5]
1962Papua conflictAsiaIndonesia100,100–500,000[85]179[6]–403[3]129[5]
1967Naxalite–Maoist insurgencyAsiaIndia13,100–14,369+[86]360[6]270+[5]
1969
AsiaPhilippines165,500–213,000[87]259[3]–580[6]330+[5]
1975Cabinda WarAfricaAngola30,000[88]66[6]112[5]
1988
AsiaArmenia
Azerbaijan		39,800–49,000+[89]462[3]–594[6][90][91]6[5]
1988Ethnic violence in Papua New GuineaOceaniaPapua New Guinea15,000–20,000[92][93]1[3]–337[5]294[5][94]
1999
AsiaBangladesh1,800+[6][95]12[3]–328[6][96]880[5]
2003
AfricaNigeria
Cameroon		2,600[97]150[6]650+[5]
2011
AfricaLibya30,000–43,000[40][98]89[6][99]124[5]
2012Central African Republic Civil WarAfricaCentral African Republic
Cameroon		14,500+[40]546[6]614[5]
2016Philippine drug warAsiaPhilippines32,200[100]269[6]183+[5]
2017Insurgency in Cabo DelgadoAfricaMozambique
Tanzania		6,300+[101]275[3]–321[6]524[5]
2017
EuropeRussia
Azerbaijan		160,000+[102]10[5]204[5]
2022Honduran gang crackdownNorth AmericaHonduras100+[103][104][105]–700[5]112[103][104][3]–647[5]454[5]

The 15 conflicts in the following list have caused fewer than 100 direct, violent deaths in the current or previous calendar year.

Start of
conflict		ConflictContinentLocationCumulative fatalities2023 fatalities2024 fatalities
1919Iraqi–Kurdish conflictAsiaIraq163,800–345,100+[a]6[106][107][108][a]0[5]
1948Korean conflictAsiaNorth Korea
South Korea		3,000,00012[6]30[5]
1963Katanga insurgencyAfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo3,400+[6][109]2[6]1[5]
1970
AfricaMorocco
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		14,000–21,000+38[6]36[5]
1980Peruvian conflictSouth AmericaPeru70,000[110]75[6]42[5]
1981
AfricaEgypt6,000–7,353+[40][111][112]21[6]11[5]
1982Casamance conflictAfricaSenegal5,000+[113]48[6]19[5]
1987Lord’s Resistance Army insurgencyAfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic
South Sudan		100,000+[114]3[6]1[5]
1989Georgian–Ossetian conflictAsiaGeorgia
South Ossetia		1,614+[115]2[116][117][118]0[5]
2004South Thailand insurgencyAsiaThailand7,294[119]57[6]40[5]
2005Insurgency in ParaguaySouth AmericaParaguay145+[d][49]10[6]5[5]
2016Insurgency in Northern ChadAfricaChad644[120]37[6]4[5]
2018
South AmericaEcuador14,218+[citation needed]60[6]66[121][122]
2022Salvadoran gang crackdownNorth AmericaEl Salvador235[123]56[6]22[5]
2022Western DR Congo clashesAfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo230+[124][125][126]44+[126][127][128]78+[129][125][130][131]

Deaths by country

Fatalities related to armed conflict, by country
Rank2020[e]2021[e]2022[e]2023[e]
CountryDeathsCountryDeathsCountryDeathsCountryDeaths
1MexicoPositive decrease34,512[f]AfghanistanNegative increase42,223EthiopiaNegative increase109,600+UkrainePositive decrease95,088+
2AfghanistanPositive decrease30,974YemenNegative increase31,048UkraineNegative increase100,000+PalestineNegative increase22,205+
3YemenNegative increase19,561EthiopiaNegative increase22,800MyanmarNegative increase20,206MyanmarPositive decrease15,773
4SyriaPositive decrease7,620MexicoPositive decrease18,811[f]MexicoPositive decrease14,254[f]SudanNegative increase13,225
5NigeriaNegative increase7,172MyanmarNegative increase11,114YemenPositive decrease7,133NigeriaNegative increase8,505
6Democratic Republic of the CongoNegative increase6,162NigeriaNegative increase9,687SomaliaNegative increase6,484Burkina FasoNegative increase8,486
7Azerbaijan (including Nagorno-Karabakh)Negative increase6,110Democratic Republic of the CongoNegative increase6,283Democratic Republic of the CongoPositive decrease6,254Democratic Republic of the CongoNegative increase8,342
8SomaliaNegative increase2,950SyriaPositive decrease5,828SyriaPositive decrease5,639MexicoPositive decrease7,168
9MaliNegative increase2,734SomaliaNegative increase3,532MaliNegative increase4,793SyriaNegative increase6,211
10IraqNegative increase2,436IraqNegative increase2,605Burkina FasoNegative increase4,700MaliPositive decrease4,285
11Burkina FasoNegative increase2,268Burkina FasoNegative increase2,358IraqNegative increase4,181Democratic Republic of the CongoPositive decrease3,902
12South SudanNegative increase2,245South SudanPositive decrease1,986AfghanistanPositive decrease3,930EthiopiaPositive decrease3,830
13EthiopiaNegative increase1,813MaliPositive decrease1,911NigeriaPositive decrease3,780YemenPositive decrease3,169
14MozambiqueNegative increase1,696Central African RepublicNegative increase1,704NigerNegative increase3,000PakistanNegative increase2,116
15LibyaPositive decrease1,484SudanNegative increase1,584ColombiaNegative increase2,276HaitiNegative increase2,014
16CameroonNegative increase1,447NigerNegative increase1,454South SudanPositive decrease1,731ColombiaPositive decrease1,932
17PhilippinesNegative increase1,316ColombiaNegative increase1,399SudanPositive decrease1,327IsraelNegative increase1,410
18IndiaNegative increase783MozambiquePositive decrease1,194CameroonNegative increase943IraqPositive decrease1,335
19ColombiaNegative increase765CameroonPositive decrease790MozambiquePositive decrease916South SudanPositive decrease1,240
20MyanmarNegative increase650PalestineNegative increase484PakistanNegative increase900CameroonNegative increase1,042

See also

Notes

  1. 358,000–400,000 organized crime homicide victims[24]
  2. Combined estimated death tolls of each conflict since 2003
  3. See Casualties in 2023
  4. See Insurgency in Paraguay#Casualties
  5. Data for African countries are based on ACLED, excluding riots/protests-related fatalities[40]
  6. Mainly homicides rather than battle-related casualties.[132]

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Global defence spending 2023: $2.2 trillion (9% annual increase)

List of countries with highest military expenditures – Wikipedia

This is a list of countries with the highest military expenditure in a given year. Military expenditure figures are presented in United States dollars based on either constant or current exchange rates.[1]

Highest military expenditure

The first list is based on the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) fact sheet, which includes a list of the world’s top 40 military spenders as of 2023, based on current market exchange rates.[1]

The second list is based on the 2024 edition of The Military Balance, published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) using average market exchange rates.[2] The third list is a user-generated list of the highest military budgets of the current year, compiled from various sources.

40 countries with the highest military spending worldwide in 2023[1]
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database[3]		List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies

2024 edition of “The Military Balance” from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)[2]

RankCountrySpending
(US$ bn)		% of GDP% of global spending
1United States United States916.03.437
2China China[a]296.01.712
3Russia Russia130.06.34.5
4India India83.62.43.4
5Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia[a][b]75.87.13.1
6United Kingdom United Kingdom74.92.33.1
7Germany Germany66.81.52.7
8Ukraine Ukraine64.837.02.7
9France France[c]61.32.12.5
10Japan Japan50.21.22.1
11South Korea South Korea47.92.82.0
12Italy Italy35.51.61.5
13Australia Australia32.31.91.3
14Poland Poland[c]31.63.81.3
15Israel Israel27.55.31.1
16Canada Canada27.21.31.1
17Spain Spain23.71.51.0
18Brazil Brazil22.91.10.9
19Algeria Algeria18.38.20.7
20Netherlands Netherlands16.61.50.7
21Taiwan Taiwan16.62.20.7
22Turkey Turkey15.81.50.6
23Singapore Singapore13.22.70.5
24Mexico Mexico11.80.70.5
25Colombia Colombia10.72.90.4
26Iran Iran10.32.10.4
27Indonesia Indonesia9.50.70.4
28Sweden Sweden8.81.50.4
29Norway Norway8.71.60.4
30Pakistan Pakistan8.52.80.3
31Denmark Denmark8.12.00.3
32Kuwait Kuwait7.84.90.3
33Greece Greece7.73.20.3
34Belgium Belgium7.61.20.3
35Finland Finland7.32.40.3
36Switzerland Switzerland6.30.70.3
37Oman Oman5.95.40.2
38Thailand Thailand5.81.20.2
39Romania Romania5.61.60.2
40Chile Chile5.51.60.2
RankCountrySpending
(US$ bn)
1United States United States905.5
2China China(PPP) ε407.9
3Russia Russia(PPP) ε294.6
4India India75
5United Kingdom United Kingdomε73.5
6Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia69.1
7Germany Germany63.7
8France France60.0
9Japan Japan49.0
10South Korea South Korea43.8
11Australia Australia34.4
12Italy Italy32.7
13Ukraine Ukraine31.1
14Brazil Brazil24.2
15Canada Canada24.2
16Poland Poland23.5
17United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates20.7
18Israel Israel19.2
19Spain Spain19
20Taiwan Taiwan18.9

Highest military expenditure, share of GDP

The following lists are of countries by military spending as a share of GDP—more specifically, a list of the 15 countries with the highest share in recent years.

The first list uses the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute as a source, while the second list gets its data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

As a share of GDP

List by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2023)[5]		List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies
Top 15 Defence Budgets 2020[6]
RankCountry% of GDP
1 Ukraine36.65%
2 Lebanon8.91%
3 Algeria8.17%
4 Saudi Arabia7.09%
5 South Sudan6.26%
6 Russia5.86%
7 Armenia5.45%
8 Oman5.40%
9 Israel5.32%
10 Jordan4.91%
11 Kuwait4.90%
12 Azerbaijan4.60%
13 Togo4.01%
14 Burkina Faso4.01%
15 Poland3.83%
 
RankCountry% of GDP
1 Oman12.0
2 Afghanistan10.6
3 Lebanon10.5
4 Kuwait7.1
5 Saudi Arabia7.1
6 Algeria6.7
7 Iraq5.8
8 UAE5.6
9 Azerbaijan5.4
10 Morocco5.3
11 Israel5.2
12 Jordan4.9
13 Armenia4.8
14 Mali4.5
15 Qatar4.4
* Italic values are SIPRI estimates.

Notes

  1. SIPRI estimate
  2. The figures for Saudi Arabia include expenditure for public order and safety and might be slightly overestimated.[citation needed]
  3. The figures for France and Poland exclude expenditure for Gendarmerie nationale and Żandarmeria Wojskowa.

See also

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References

  1. “Trends in Military Expenditure 2023” (PDF). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. “International Comparisons of Defence Expenditure and Military Personnel”. The Military Balance. 124 (1): 542–547. 31 December 2024. doi:10.1080/04597222.2024.2298600. ISSN 0459-7222.
  3. “Data for all countries from 1988–2020 in constant (2019) USD (pdf)” (PDF). SIPRI. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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  6. “IISS Military Balance 2021”. The Military Balance. 121 (1). International Institute for Strategic Studies: 23–29. January 2021. doi:10.1080/04597222.2021.1868791. S2CID 232050862. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

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