Countries by Nuclear Warheads 2026
Key Findings
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Russia leads in Nuclear Warheads (total inventory) with 4,400 in 2026.
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Average Nuclear Warheads (total inventory) in 2026: 1,083 · median: 225.
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Gap in 2026: Russia is 73.3× larger than North Korea.
About This Dataset
Countries by Nuclear Warheads 2026
Estimated total warhead inventories in 2026, including weapons in storage and those awaiting dismantlement, not only the ones mounted on missiles. No government publishes a full count, so every figure here is an independent estimate and the two largest arsenals carry the widest error bars.
Analysis
Russia holds an estimated 4,400 warheads and the United States 3,700; between them that is 83.1% of the 9,745 held by all 9 nuclear-armed states. The other 7 states hold 1,645 between them. 6 states have warheads recorded as deployed, 3,912 in all. First tests run from 1945 to 2006.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia, List of states with nuclear weapons
- Coverage
- 9 entities · 2026 · 9 observations
- Measure
- Nuclear Warheads (total inventory)
- Last updated
- 7 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.
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