Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Türkiye
Türkiye: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0061 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Türkiye, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Türkiye is 0.0061 units per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Türkiye peaked at 0.0142 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 units per person, in 2020.
That places Türkiye 48th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0124 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0142 units per person | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0137 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0141 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0121 units per person | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0135 units per person | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0113 units per person | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0114 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0131 units per person | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0129 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.013 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.01 units per person | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0098 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.009 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0089 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0086 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0085 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.008 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0079 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 units per person | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0133 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0127 units per person | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
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, per capita in Türkiye?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Türkiye was 0.0061 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0142 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 units per person in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 48th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.