Indian Defense Ministry: According to a report, the Defense Ministry of India is the world's largest employer with 2.92 million people. This includes combined active service personnel, reservists and civilian employees. According to the Statista infographic on employers with the largest workforce worldwide in 2022, the Indian Defense Ministry is at number one followed by the US Department of Defense at number two, which employs 2.91 million people. Let us tell you that Statista is a private organization based in Germany that provides data and statistics about various issues around the world.

The released report states that India's Ministry of Defense is at the top of the ranking for the world's largest employers. Including active service personnel, reservists and civilian employees, the total workforce is 2.92 million. At the same time, the total number of employees in the Defense Department is 2.91 million, equivalent to the United States.

The Hamburg-based firm specializing in market and consumer data said the People's Liberation Army in China, which does not include civilian positions, employs about 2.5 million people. The report said that the Central Military Commission, the Chinese equivalent of the US Department of Defense, could employ 6.8 million people. However, this figure was not considered reliable enough to be included in this list.

According to the released report, no company in the world has more employees than Walmart. Statista's report says new information from the US retail giant puts the figure at a whopping 2.3 million. At the same time, Amazon's workforce is 1.6 million, which comes in second place. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the five biggest spenders in 2021 were the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia, accounting for 62 percent of the total spending.