Military personnel, gaps filled in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Military personnel, gaps filled was 37,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
37,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 194 countries
All-time high
37,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
14,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Military personnel, gaps filled in Turkmenistan, 1992–2022

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1992200720221992: 28.0k people1993: 28.0k people1994: 15.0k people1995: 21.0k people1996: 21.0k people1997: 21.0k people1998: 15.0k people1999: 15.0k people2000: 14.0k people2001: 18.0k people2002: 18.0k people2003: 29.0k people2004: 28.0k people2005: 26.0k people2006: 26.0k people2007: 26.0k people2008: 22.0k people2009: 22.0k people2010: 22.0k people2011: 22.0k people2012: 22.0k people2013: 22.0k people2014: 22.0k people2015: 30.0k people2016: 37.0k people2017: 37.0k people2018: 37.0k people2019: 37.0k people2020: 37.0k people2021: 37.0k people2022: 37.0k people

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.

Analysis

Turkmenistan recorded 37,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Turkmenistan peaked at 37,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14,000 people, in 2000.

Turkmenistan ranks 71st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Military personnel, gaps filled in Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for Military personnel, gaps filled in Turkmenistan, 1992 to 2022.
Year people Change
1992 28,000 people
1993 28,000 people +0.0%
1994 15,000 people -46.4%
1995 21,000 people +40.0%
1996 21,000 people +0.0%
1997 21,000 people +0.0%
1998 15,000 people -28.6%
1999 15,000 people +0.0%
2000 14,000 people -6.7%
2001 18,000 people +28.6%
2002 18,000 people +0.0%
2003 29,000 people +61.1%
2004 28,000 people -3.4%
2005 26,000 people -7.1%
2006 26,000 people +0.0%
2007 26,000 people +0.0%
2008 22,000 people -15.4%
2009 22,000 people +0.0%
2010 22,000 people +0.0%
2011 22,000 people +0.0%
2012 22,000 people +0.0%
2013 22,000 people +0.0%
2014 22,000 people +0.0%
2015 30,000 people +36.4%
2016 37,000 people +23.3%
2017 37,000 people +0.0%
2018 37,000 people +0.0%
2019 37,000 people +0.0%
2020 37,000 people +0.0%
2021 37,000 people +0.0%
2022 37,000 people +0.0%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 37,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,000 people, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan's 37,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23,000 people, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,500 people 15,000 people 28,000 people 8
2000s 22,900 people 14,000 people 29,000 people 10
2010s 28,800 people 22,000 people 37,000 people 10
2020s 37,000 people 37,000 people 37,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 68 Ecuador 41,000 people compare
  2. 69 Yemen 40,000 people compare
  3. 70 Kazakhstan 39,000 people compare
  4. 71 Bulgaria 37,000 people compare
  5. 73 Tunisia 36,000 people compare
  6. 74 Bolivia 34,000 people compare
  7. 74 Netherlands 34,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, gaps filled in Turkmenistan?
Military personnel, gaps filled in Turkmenistan was 37,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 37,000 people in 2016.
What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 14,000 people in 2000.
How does Turkmenistan rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
Turkmenistan ranks 71st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
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Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.