Armed forces personnel percent in Turkey
Turkey: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.5947 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Turkey, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.5947 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Turkey peaked at 1.42 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.5947, in 2020.
That places Turkey 49th 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 percent in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.24 | — |
| 1989 | 1.42 | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 1.37 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.41 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.21 | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 1.16 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.35 | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 1.13 | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 1.14 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.31 | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 1.29 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.3 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.27 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1 | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9915 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9801 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8981 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.89 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8737 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.865 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8566 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8457 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8355 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8257 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8149 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8021 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7853 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6399 | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6271 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6162 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6068 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5998 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5947 | -0.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.5947 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.5947 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4623, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.33 | 1.24 | 1.42 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.27 | 1.13 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.947 | 0.8457 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7153 | 0.5998 | 0.8355 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5947 | 0.5947 | 0.5947 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Turkey?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Turkey was 0.5947 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5947 in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Turkey ranks 49th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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