Military personnel as a share of total population in Turkey
Turkey: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.4078 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.4078
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
52nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.24
in 1915
All-time low
0.3624
in 1847
Years of data
204
1816–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Turkey, 1816–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Turkey is 0.4078, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Turkey peaked at 4.24 in 1915 and was at its lowest, 0.3624, in 1847.
Turkey ranks 52nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 0.4803 | — |
| 1817 | 0.4745 | -1.2% |
| 1818 | 0.4688 | -1.2% |
| 1819 | 0.5397 | +15.1% |
| 1820 | 0.6087 | +12.8% |
| 1821 | 0.6761 | +11.1% |
| 1822 | 0.738 | +9.2% |
| 1823 | 0.751 | +1.8% |
| 1824 | 0.688 | -8.4% |
| 1825 | 0.6762 | -1.7% |
| 1826 | 0.668 | -1.2% |
| 1827 | 0.6635 | -0.7% |
| 1828 | 0.4427 | -33.3% |
| 1829 | 0.4374 | -1.2% |
| 1830 | 0.4322 | -1.2% |
| 1831 | 0.427 | -1.2% |
| 1832 | 0.4218 | -1.2% |
| 1833 | 0.4168 | -1.2% |
| 1834 | 0.4118 | -1.2% |
| 1835 | 0.4068 | -1.2% |
| 1836 | 0.4019 | -1.2% |
| 1837 | 0.3971 | -1.2% |
| 1838 | 0.3924 | -1.2% |
| 1839 | 0.8354 | +112.9% |
| 1840 | 0.4074 | -51.2% |
| 1841 | 0.4253 | +4.4% |
| 1842 | 0.4434 | +4.3% |
| 1843 | 0.4638 | +4.6% |
| 1844 | 0.4837 | +4.3% |
| 1845 | 0.4448 | -8.0% |
| 1846 | 0.4034 | -9.3% |
| 1847 | 0.3624 | -10.2% |
| 1848 | 0.3745 | +3.3% |
| 1849 | 0.3865 | +3.2% |
| 1850 | 0.3984 | +3.1% |
| 1851 | 0.4101 | +2.9% |
| 1852 | 0.4081 | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 0.4332 | +6.1% |
| 1854 | 0.4311 | -0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.4963 | +15.1% |
| 1856 | 0.4949 | -0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.4934 | -0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.492 | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.4906 | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.4892 | -0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.4878 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.4834 | -0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.4821 | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.4808 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.4807 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.4794 | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.4782 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.3964 | -17.1% |
| 1869 | 0.4251 | +7.2% |
| 1870 | 0.4537 | +6.7% |
| 1871 | 0.4821 | +6.3% |
| 1872 | 0.4809 | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.4797 | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.4227 | -11.9% |
| 1875 | 0.4421 | +4.6% |
| 1876 | 1.2 | +171.5% |
| 1877 | 1.34 | +11.9% |
| 1878 | 0.9765 | -27.3% |
| 1879 | 0.8373 | -14.3% |
| 1880 | 0.5962 | -28.8% |
| 1881 | 0.9859 | +65.4% |
| 1882 | 0.9418 | -4.5% |
| 1883 | 0.8981 | -4.6% |
| 1884 | 0.8162 | -9.1% |
| 1885 | 0.812 | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.8844 | +8.9% |
| 1887 | 0.8037 | -9.1% |
| 1888 | 0.8375 | +4.2% |
| 1889 | 0.9803 | +17.0% |
| 1890 | 0.8853 | -9.7% |
| 1891 | 0.9218 | +4.1% |
| 1892 | 0.8948 | -2.9% |
| 1893 | 0.9124 | +2.0% |
| 1894 | 0.86 | -5.7% |
| 1895 | 0.8447 | -1.8% |
| 1896 | 0.9495 | +12.4% |
| 1897 | 1.58 | +66.2% |
| 1898 | 1.21 | -23.3% |
| 1899 | 0.842 | -30.4% |
| 1900 | 0.9732 | +15.6% |
| 1901 | 0.9754 | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.9386 | -3.8% |
| 1903 | 0.9339 | -0.5% |
| 1904 | 0.8348 | -10.6% |
| 1905 | 1.04 | +24.1% |
| 1906 | 1.07 | +3.5% |
| 1907 | 1.1 | +3.0% |
| 1908 | 1.27 | +14.7% |
| 1909 | 1.23 | -2.7% |
| 1910 | 1.27 | +3.3% |
| 1911 | 1.31 | +3.2% |
| 1912 | 0.9377 | -28.6% |
| 1913 | 1.13 | +20.5% |
| 1914 | 1.34 | +19.0% |
| 1915 | 4.24 | +215.7% |
| 1918 | 2.12 | -50.1% |
| 1919 | 0.6791 | -67.9% |
| 1920 | 0.8672 | +27.7% |
| 1921 | 1.33 | +53.4% |
| 1922 | 1.63 | +22.3% |
| 1923 | 0.9935 | -38.9% |
| 1924 | 0.9827 | -1.1% |
| 1925 | 0.972 | -1.1% |
| 1926 | 0.9616 | -1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.73 | -24.1% |
| 1928 | 0.9319 | +27.7% |
| 1929 | 0.9124 | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 1.03 | +13.1% |
| 1931 | 0.9832 | -4.7% |
| 1932 | 0.9892 | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.9686 | -2.1% |
| 1934 | 1.29 | +33.4% |
| 1935 | 1.31 | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 1.29 | -1.9% |
| 1937 | 1.27 | -1.7% |
| 1938 | 1.25 | -1.7% |
| 1939 | 0.852 | -31.7% |
| 1941 | 2.86 | +235.4% |
| 1942 | 2.83 | -1.1% |
| 1943 | 2.72 | -3.7% |
| 1944 | 2.77 | +1.6% |
| 1945 | 2.74 | -0.9% |
| 1946 | 3.61 | +31.6% |
| 1947 | 3.53 | -2.1% |
| 1948 | 3.46 | -2.2% |
| 1949 | 3.29 | -5.0% |
| 1950 | 3.29 | +0.2% |
| 1951 | 2.49 | -24.5% |
| 1952 | 2.43 | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 1.93 | -20.4% |
| 1954 | 1.78 | -7.9% |
| 1955 | 1.78 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.79 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.78 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 1.77 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.72 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 1.58 | -8.1% |
| 1961 | 1.42 | -10.4% |
| 1962 | 1.45 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.6 | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 1.58 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 1.57 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.6 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.62 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.59 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 1.58 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.53 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 1.68 | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 1.64 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.48 | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 1.47 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.46 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.65 | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 1.85 | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 1.69 | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 1.3 | -22.9% |
| 1980 | 1.61 | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 1.63 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.65 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.72 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.66 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.62 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.67 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.67 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.58 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 1.42 | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 1.37 | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.4 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.21 | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 1.15 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.34 | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 1.31 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.3 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.29 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.22 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.2 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.916 | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7533 | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 0.792 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.781 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7704 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7602 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7504 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.741 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7248 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7173 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7084 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6994 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6906 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6743 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6634 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6529 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6427 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4273 | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4205 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4159 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4123 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4095 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4078 | -0.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.4078 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.4078 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2903, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | +235.4% | 0.852 | 2.86 |
| 1915 | +215.7% | 1.34 | 4.24 |
| 1876 | +171.5% | 0.4421 | 1.2 |
| 1839 | +112.9% | 0.3924 | 0.8354 |
| 1897 | +66.2% | 0.9495 | 1.58 |
| 1919 | -67.9% | 2.12 | 0.6791 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.4908 | 0.4688 | 0.5397 | 4 |
| 1820s | 0.635 | 0.4374 | 0.751 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.4543 | 0.3924 | 0.8354 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.4195 | 0.3624 | 0.4837 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.4548 | 0.3984 | 0.4963 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4683 | 0.3964 | 0.4892 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7118 | 0.4227 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8556 | 0.5962 | 0.9859 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9899 | 0.842 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.04 | 0.8348 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.63 | 0.6791 | 4.24 | 8 |
| 1920s | 1.03 | 0.73 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.12 | 0.852 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.09 | 2.72 | 3.61 | 9 |
| 1950s | 2.08 | 1.72 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.56 | 1.42 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.58 | 1.3 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 | 1.42 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 | 1.15 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7707 | 0.7173 | 0.916 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5995 | 0.4159 | 0.7084 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4099 | 0.4078 | 0.4123 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Turkey?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Turkey was 0.4078 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 in 1915.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3624 in 1847.
- How does Turkey rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Turkey ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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