Top 10 Countries with the Most US Bases and Troops

As of June 2024, the United States fields 2.1 million military personnel—including 1.3 million active-duty and 762,000 reserve troops—of which 166,000 (12.8%) are stationed abroad across 49 countries with 128 bases globally.

Leading host nations by base count are Japan (14), Philippines (9), South Korea (8), Italy (7), Papua New Guinea (6), Germany (6), UK (5), Poland (5), Kuwait (5), and Australia (4).

The highest troop concentrations are in Japan (52,852), Germany (34,894), South Korea (23,732), Italy (12,319), and the UK (10,180), underscoring America’s strategic footprint from Asia to Europe and beyond.