Biggest Militaries of Europe by Year

For each year, name the 5 European countries with the most active personnel.
For the purposes of this quiz, this quiz only includes countries that existed at the start of each listed year
Excluding transcontinental countries unless the majority of their population lives in Europe
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1816
800,000
Russian Empire
255,000
United Kingdom
222,000
Austrian Empire
132,000
France
125,000
Spain
 
 
1840
623,000
Russian Empire
446,000
France
267,000
Austrian Empire
168,000
United Kingdom
79,000
Spain
 
 
1870
738,000
Russian Empire
452,000
France
319,000
North German Confederation
257,000
United Kingdom
252,000
Austria-Hungary
1900
1,142,000
Russian Empire
624,000
German Empire
621,000
France
487,000
United Kingdom
308,000
Austria-Hungary
 
 
1930
617,000
Soviet Union
411,000
France
333,000
Italy
318,000
United Kingdom
263,000
Poland
 
 
1960
3,600,000
Soviet Union
1,025,000
France
519,000
United Kingdom
371,000
Spain
321,000
Italy
1990
3,400,000
Soviet Union
554,000
France
545,000
Germany
493,000
Italy
313,000
Poland
 
 
2025
1,320,000
Russia
900,000
Ukraine
202,100
Poland
200,000
France
184,860
United Kingdom
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