Armed forces as a share of the population in Türkiye in 2022 — 0.408%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 189. Since 1816, the indicator has fallen by 0.073 pp.
1816–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Türkiye
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.408 | −0.002 pp |
| 2021 | 0.41 | −0.003 pp |
| 2020 | 0.412 | −0.004 pp |
| 2019 | 0.416 | −0.005 pp |
| 2018 | 0.421 | −0.007 pp |
| 2017 | 0.427 | −0.215 pp |
| 2016 | 0.643 | −0.01 pp |
| 2015 | 0.653 | −0.011 pp |
| 2014 | 0.663 | −0.011 pp |
| 2013 | 0.674 | −0.016 pp |
| 2012 | 0.691 | −0.009 pp |
| 2011 | 0.699 | −0.009 pp |
| 2010 | 0.708 | −0.009 pp |
| 2009 | 0.717 | −0.008 pp |
| 2008 | 0.725 | −0.016 pp |
| 2007 | 0.741 | −0.009 pp |
| 2006 | 0.75 | −0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 0.76 | −0.01 pp |
| 2004 | 0.77 | −0.011 pp |
| 2003 | 0.781 | −0.011 pp |
| 2002 | 0.792 | +0.039 pp |
| 2001 | 0.753 | −0.163 pp |
| 2000 | 0.916 | −0.288 pp |
| 1999 | 1.204 | −0.018 pp |
| 1998 | 1.222 | −0.064 pp |
| 1997 | 1.286 | −0.018 pp |
| 1996 | 1.305 | −0.001 pp |
| 1995 | 1.306 | −0.033 pp |
| 1994 | 1.339 | +0.186 pp |
| 1993 | 1.153 | −0.052 pp |
| 1992 | 1.205 | −0.198 pp |
| 1991 | 1.403 | +0.032 pp |
| 1990 | 1.371 | −0.05 pp |
| 1989 | 1.421 | −0.156 pp |
| 1988 | 1.577 | −0.096 pp |
| 1987 | 1.672 | +0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.672 | +0.054 pp |
| 1985 | 1.618 | −0.043 pp |
| 1984 | 1.661 | −0.061 pp |
| 1983 | 1.722 | +0.074 pp |
| 1982 | 1.647 | +0.02 pp |
| 1981 | 1.627 | +0.014 pp |
| 1980 | 1.613 | +0.31 pp |
| 1979 | 1.304 | −0.387 pp |
| 1978 | 1.691 | −0.155 pp |
| 1977 | 1.846 | +0.199 pp |
| 1976 | 1.647 | +0.188 pp |
| 1975 | 1.459 | −0.011 pp |
| 1974 | 1.47 | −0.008 pp |
| 1973 | 1.479 | −0.164 pp |
| 1972 | 1.643 | −0.042 pp |
| 1971 | 1.684 | +0.156 pp |
| 1970 | 1.529 | −0.053 pp |
| 1969 | 1.582 | −0.011 pp |
| 1968 | 1.593 | −0.025 pp |
| 1967 | 1.618 | +0.021 pp |
| 1966 | 1.597 | +0.024 pp |
| 1965 | 1.573 | −0.006 pp |
| 1964 | 1.579 | −0.023 pp |
| 1963 | 1.602 | +0.15 pp |
| 1962 | 1.452 | +0.035 pp |
| 1961 | 1.417 | −0.164 pp |
| 1960 | 1.581 | −0.139 pp |
| 1959 | 1.721 | −0.05 pp |
| 1958 | 1.77 | −0.008 pp |
| 1957 | 1.778 | −0.01 pp |
| 1956 | 1.788 | +0.006 pp |
| 1955 | 1.782 | +0.002 pp |
| 1954 | 1.78 | −0.152 pp |
| 1953 | 1.932 | −0.496 pp |
| 1952 | 2.428 | −0.059 pp |
| 1951 | 2.487 | −0.806 pp |
| 1950 | 3.293 | +0.007 pp |
| 1949 | 3.286 | −0.172 pp |
| 1948 | 3.458 | −0.076 pp |
| 1947 | 3.535 | −0.078 pp |
| 1946 | 3.612 | +0.868 pp |
| 1945 | 2.744 | −0.024 pp |
| 1944 | 2.768 | +0.045 pp |
| 1943 | 2.723 | −0.104 pp |
| 1942 | 2.828 | −0.03 pp |
| 1941 | 2.858 | — |
| 1939 | 0.852 | −0.395 pp |
| 1938 | 1.247 | −0.022 pp |
| 1937 | 1.268 | −0.022 pp |
| 1936 | 1.29 | −0.025 pp |
| 1935 | 1.315 | +0.023 pp |
| 1934 | 1.292 | +0.323 pp |
| 1933 | 0.969 | −0.021 pp |
| 1932 | 0.989 | +0.006 pp |
| 1931 | 0.983 | −0.049 pp |
| 1930 | 1.032 | +0.119 pp |
| 1929 | 0.912 | −0.019 pp |
| 1928 | 0.932 | +0.202 pp |
| 1927 | 0.73 | −0.232 pp |
| 1926 | 0.962 | −0.01 pp |
| 1925 | 0.972 | −0.011 pp |
| 1924 | 0.983 | −0.011 pp |
| 1923 | 0.993 | −0.634 pp |
| 1922 | 1.627 | +0.297 pp |
| 1921 | 1.33 | +0.463 pp |
| 1920 | 0.867 | +0.188 pp |
| 1919 | 0.679 | −1.437 pp |
| 1918 | 2.116 | — |
| 1915 | 4.244 | +2.9 pp |
| 1914 | 1.344 | +0.215 pp |
| 1913 | 1.13 | +0.192 pp |
| 1912 | 0.938 | −0.376 pp |
| 1911 | 1.314 | +0.041 pp |
| 1910 | 1.274 | +0.041 pp |
| 1909 | 1.233 | −0.034 pp |
| 1908 | 1.267 | +0.163 pp |
| 1907 | 1.104 | +0.032 pp |
| 1906 | 1.072 | +0.036 pp |
| 1905 | 1.036 | +0.201 pp |
| 1904 | 0.835 | −0.099 pp |
| 1903 | 0.934 | −0.005 pp |
| 1902 | 0.939 | −0.037 pp |
| 1901 | 0.975 | +0.002 pp |
| 1900 | 0.973 | +0.131 pp |
| 1899 | 0.842 | −0.368 pp |
| 1898 | 1.21 | −0.368 pp |
| 1897 | 1.578 | +0.629 pp |
| 1896 | 0.95 | +0.105 pp |
| 1895 | 0.845 | −0.015 pp |
| 1894 | 0.86 | −0.052 pp |
| 1893 | 0.912 | +0.018 pp |
| 1892 | 0.895 | −0.027 pp |
| 1891 | 0.922 | +0.037 pp |
| 1890 | 0.885 | −0.095 pp |
| 1889 | 0.98 | +0.143 pp |
| 1888 | 0.838 | +0.034 pp |
| 1887 | 0.804 | −0.081 pp |
| 1886 | 0.884 | +0.072 pp |
| 1885 | 0.812 | −0.004 pp |
| 1884 | 0.816 | −0.082 pp |
| 1883 | 0.898 | −0.044 pp |
| 1882 | 0.942 | −0.044 pp |
| 1881 | 0.986 | +0.39 pp |
| 1880 | 0.596 | −0.241 pp |
| 1879 | 0.837 | −0.139 pp |
| 1878 | 0.976 | −0.367 pp |
| 1877 | 1.343 | +0.143 pp |
| 1876 | 1.2 | +0.758 pp |
| 1875 | 0.442 | +0.019 pp |
| 1874 | 0.423 | −0.057 pp |
| 1873 | 0.48 | −0.001 pp |
| 1872 | 0.481 | −0.001 pp |
| 1871 | 0.482 | +0.028 pp |
| 1870 | 0.454 | +0.029 pp |
| 1869 | 0.425 | +0.029 pp |
| 1868 | 0.396 | −0.082 pp |
| 1867 | 0.478 | −0.001 pp |
| 1866 | 0.479 | −0.001 pp |
| 1865 | 0.481 | −0 pp |
| 1864 | 0.481 | −0.001 pp |
| 1863 | 0.482 | −0.001 pp |
| 1862 | 0.483 | −0.004 pp |
| 1861 | 0.488 | −0.001 pp |
| 1860 | 0.489 | −0.001 pp |
| 1859 | 0.491 | −0.001 pp |
| 1858 | 0.492 | −0.001 pp |
| 1857 | 0.493 | −0.001 pp |
| 1856 | 0.495 | −0.001 pp |
| 1855 | 0.496 | +0.065 pp |
| 1854 | 0.431 | −0.002 pp |
| 1853 | 0.433 | +0.025 pp |
| 1852 | 0.408 | −0.002 pp |
| 1851 | 0.41 | +0.012 pp |
| 1850 | 0.398 | +0.012 pp |
| 1849 | 0.387 | +0.012 pp |
| 1848 | 0.375 | +0.012 pp |
| 1847 | 0.362 | −0.041 pp |
| 1846 | 0.403 | −0.041 pp |
| 1845 | 0.445 | −0.039 pp |
| 1844 | 0.484 | +0.02 pp |
| 1843 | 0.464 | +0.02 pp |
| 1842 | 0.443 | +0.018 pp |
| 1841 | 0.425 | +0.018 pp |
| 1840 | 0.407 | −0.428 pp |
| 1839 | 0.835 | +0.443 pp |
| 1838 | 0.392 | −0.005 pp |
| 1837 | 0.397 | −0.005 pp |
| 1836 | 0.402 | −0.005 pp |
| 1835 | 0.407 | −0.005 pp |
| 1834 | 0.412 | −0.005 pp |
| 1833 | 0.417 | −0.005 pp |
| 1832 | 0.422 | −0.005 pp |
| 1831 | 0.427 | −0.005 pp |
| 1830 | 0.432 | −0.005 pp |
| 1829 | 0.437 | −0.005 pp |
| 1828 | 0.443 | −0.221 pp |
| 1827 | 0.663 | −0.005 pp |
| 1826 | 0.668 | −0.008 pp |
| 1825 | 0.676 | −0.012 pp |
| 1824 | 0.688 | −0.063 pp |
| 1823 | 0.751 | +0.013 pp |
| 1822 | 0.738 | +0.062 pp |
| 1821 | 0.676 | +0.067 pp |
| 1820 | 0.609 | +0.069 pp |
| 1819 | 0.54 | +0.071 pp |
| 1818 | 0.469 | −0.006 pp |
| 1817 | 0.475 | −0.006 pp |
| 1816 | 0.48 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the entire population of the country. The indicator answers the question of how large the armed forces are relative to the size of the country — an army that is large in absolute numbers in a large country can come out smaller by this measure than the small army of a small state.
Important: A close indicator — the share of the labor force — answers a different question: what part of those able to work is occupied in the army instead of the economy. In countries with young populations the two diverge noticeably.
Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.
A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.
Defense Armed forces as a share of the labor forceWhat part of a country’s labor force serves in the army instead of working in the economy.
Defense Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense Military expenditure in dollarsThe absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.
