Military personnel, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0042 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Turkey, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per capita in Turkey stood at 0.0042 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.018 people per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 people per person, in 2022.
Turkey ranks 52nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0154 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0137 people per person | -10.5% |
| 1962 | 0.014 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0155 people per person | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0152 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0151 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0154 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0156 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0153 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0152 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0147 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0163 people per person | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0159 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0143 people per person | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0143 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0142 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0161 people per person | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.018 people per person | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0165 people per person | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0157 people per person | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0158 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.016 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0163 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.017 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0164 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0161 people per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0166 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0166 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0157 people per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 people per person | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0137 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0141 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0121 people per person | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 people per person | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0135 people per person | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0132 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0132 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.013 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 people per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0122 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 people per person | -23.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 people per person | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0077 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0075 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0074 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0074 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.007 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 people per person | -31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 people per person | -1.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.0042 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.0042 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -31.4% | 0.0064 people per person | 0.0044 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.015 people per person | 0.0137 people per person | 0.0156 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0156 people per person | 0.0142 people per person | 0.018 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0161 people per person | 0.0142 people per person | 0.017 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0129 people per person | 0.0116 people per person | 0.0141 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 people per person | 0.0071 people per person | 0.0093 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 0.007 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 people per person | 0.0042 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 3 |
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 military personnel, per capita in Turkey?
- Military personnel, per capita in Turkey was 0.0042 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.018 people per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 people per person in 2022.
- How does Turkey rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.