Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 57,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Turkmenistan, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Turkmenistan stood at 57,000. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.7% on the previous year and up 159.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Turkmenistan peaked at 57,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,000, in 1995.
That places Turkmenistan 66th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 28,000 | — |
| 1993 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15,000 | -46.4% |
| 1995 | 11,000 | -26.7% |
| 1996 | 18,000 | +63.6% |
| 1997 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 19,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14,500 | -23.7% |
| 2001 | 17,500 | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 17,500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29,000 | +65.7% |
| 2004 | 26,000 | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22,000 | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36,500 | +65.9% |
| 2015 | 36,500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41,500 | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 42,000 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 41,500 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 42,000 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 57,000 | +35.7% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 57,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64,000, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 57,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,500, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Turkmenistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +65.9% | 22,000 | 36,500 |
| 2003 | +65.7% | 17,500 | 29,000 |
| 1996 | +63.6% | 11,000 | 18,000 |
| 1994 | -46.4% | 28,000 | 15,000 |
| 2020 | +35.7% | 42,000 | 57,000 |
| 1995 | -26.7% | 15,000 | 11,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,500 | 11,000 | 28,000 | 8 |
| 2000s | 21,850 | 14,500 | 29,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,800 | 22,000 | 42,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,000 | 57,000 | 57,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Turkmenistan?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Turkmenistan was 57,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 57,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,000 in 1995.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Turkmenistan ranks 66th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.