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Armed forces personnel — Türkiye

Armed forces personnel in Türkiye in 2020 — 512,000 people. Ranked 13 in the world out of 170. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 18.7%.

2020 512,000 people +0% vs 2019
World rank 13of 170
Period maximum 841,200 people1999
Period minimum 512,000 people2015

Trend over time

1985–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — Türkiye, 1985–2020500,000600,000700,000800,000900,00019851989199319972001200520092013201720201985: 630,000 people1989: 780,000 people1990: 769,000 people1991: 804,000 people1992: 704,000 people1993: 686,000 people1994: 811,000 people1995: 690,000 people1996: 707,200 people1997: 821,200 people1998: 821,200 people1999: 841,200 people2000: 827,700 people2001: 665,100 people2002: 664,800 people2003: 664,800 people2004: 616,000 people2005: 617,000 people2006: 612,000 people2007: 612,000 people2008: 613,000 people2009: 612,800 people2010: 612,800 people2011: 612,800 people2012: 612,800 people2013: 612,800 people2014: 612,800 people2015: 512,000 people2016: 512,000 people2017: 512,000 people2018: 512,200 people2019: 512,000 people2020: 512,000 people
Change over the period: −118,000 (−18.73%) Average annual rate: -0.59 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Türkiye

Türkiye 512,000 people
World 27.41M people
Europe & Central Asia 5.01M people
Western Asia computed 2.28M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 7.86M people
Armed forces personnel — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 512,000 +0 +0%
2019 512,000 −200 −0.04%
2018 512,200 +200 +0.04%
2017 512,000 +0 +0%
2016 512,000 +0 +0%
2015 512,000 −100,800 −16.45%
2014 612,800 +0 +0%
2013 612,800 +0 +0%
2012 612,800 +0 +0%
2011 612,800 +0 +0%
2010 612,800 +0 +0%
2009 612,800 −200 −0.03%
2008 613,000 +1,000 +0.16%
2007 612,000 +0 +0%
2006 612,000 −5,000 −0.81%
2005 617,000 +1,000 +0.16%
2004 616,000 −48,800 −7.34%
2003 664,800 +0 +0%
2002 664,800 −300 −0.05%
2001 665,100 −162,600 −19.64%
2000 827,700 −13,500 −1.6%
1999 841,200 +20,000 +2.44%
1998 821,200 +0 +0%
1997 821,200 +114,000 +16.12%
1996 707,200 +17,200 +2.49%
1995 690,000 −121,000 −14.92%
1994 811,000 +125,000 +18.22%
1993 686,000 −18,000 −2.56%
1992 704,000 −100,000 −12.44%
1991 804,000 +35,000 +4.55%
1990 769,000 −11,000 −1.41%
1989 780,000 — —
1985 630,000 — —

Western Asia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TR Türkiye 512,000 IQ Iraq 459,000 SA Saudi Arabia 282,000 SY Syria 269,000 IL Israel 178,000 JO Jordan 116,000 AZ Azerbaijan 82,000 LB Lebanon 80,000 AE United Arab Emirates 63,000 AM Armenia 47,000 OM Oman 47,000 YE Yemen 40,000 GE Georgia 26,000 KW Kuwait 25,000 QA Qatar 22,000 BH Bahrain 19,000 CY Cyprus 13,000 PS Palestine 0
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About the indicator

The total number of active military personnel: all branches of the armed forces, as well as paramilitary forces if their training, structure and equipment allow them to be used in support of the regular forces. Reservists are not counted. Estimates of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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