US Department of Defense 2nd in list!
India's 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`.
A close second to 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. Statista is a Germany-based private organisation that provides data and statistics about various issues worldwide.
According to the report, "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.
According to the report, no company in the world has more employees than Walmart.
"The latest information from the US retail giant put the figure at a massive 2.3 million. Not even the behemoth that is Amazon comes close, despite being in second place with a 1.6 million-strong workforce," cites StatistaThis latest infographic by Statista doesn't come as a surprise after total global military expenditure reached USD 2113 billion in 2021.
Meanwhile, the SIPRI report says India's military spending of USD 76.6 billion ranked third highest in the world
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