Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Turkey
Turkey: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.6653 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Turkey, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.6653 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Turkey peaked at 1.09 units per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6653 units per square kilometre, in 2015.
Turkey ranks 45th of 173 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Turkey, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.8186 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9992 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9147 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8913 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8965 units per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9189 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8642 units per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8638 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8638 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8004 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8017 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7952 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7952 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7965 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7962 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7962 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7962 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7962 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7962 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7962 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6653 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6653 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6653 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6655 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6653 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6653 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.6653 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3671 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.6653 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3778 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.916 units per square kilometre | 0.8186 units per square kilometre | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9946 units per square kilometre | 0.8913 units per square kilometre | 1.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8452 units per square kilometre | 0.7952 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7308 units per square kilometre | 0.6653 units per square kilometre | 0.7962 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6653 units per square kilometre | 0.6653 units per square kilometre | 0.6653 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 42 Cuba 0.7322 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Japan 0.716 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Myanmar 0.7094 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 North Macedonia 0.6344 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 United Kingdom 0.6324 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Poland 0.6174 units per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Turkey?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Turkey was 0.6653 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6653 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Turkey rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Turkey ranks 45th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.