Users
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bulgaria: Copy pistols were produced.
- Belarus
- China: Adopted by the People's Liberation Army in 1959 as the Type 59. Produced locally with minor cosmetic differences (i.e. the width of the slide's sight rail and configuration of the safety lever). Chinese Makarovs are made from milled forgings and all the metal parts are salt blued.
- Cuba (made under license)
- East Germany: Copy pistols were produced.
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Mozambique
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- Poland
- Soviet Union
- Russia
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
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