Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Türkiye
Türkiye: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 512,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Türkiye, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Türkiye is 512,000, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Türkiye peaked at 841,200 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 512,000, in 2015.
Türkiye ranks 13th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 630,000 | — |
| 1986 | 667,500 | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 705,000 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 742,500 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 780,000 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 769,000 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 804,000 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 704,000 | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 686,000 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 811,000 | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 690,000 | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 707,200 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 821,200 | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 821,200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 841,200 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 827,700 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 665,100 | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 664,800 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 664,800 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 616,000 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 617,000 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 612,000 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 612,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 613,000 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 612,800 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 612,800 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 612,800 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 612,800 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 612,800 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 612,800 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 512,000 | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 512,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 512,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 512,200 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 512,000 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 512,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 705,000 | 630,000 | 780,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 765,480 | 686,000 | 841,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 650,520 | 612,000 | 827,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 562,420 | 512,000 | 612,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 512,000 | 512,000 | 512,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Türkiye
- Arms imports 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 292.08 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 24.98 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 882.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Türkiye?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Türkiye was 512,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 841,200 in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 512,000 in 2015.
- How does Türkiye rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Türkiye ranks 13th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.