Military personnel, per square kilometre in Turkey
Turkey: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.4613 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Turkey, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.4613 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Turkey peaked at 1.14 people per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4613 people per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Turkey 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Turkey, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5197 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5457 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6172 people per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6237 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6367 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6627 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6886 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6951 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7081 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7016 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7926 people per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7926 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7315 people per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7458 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7588 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8757 people per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 1 people per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9368 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9069 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9316 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9628 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9992 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.07 people per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 1.06 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.06 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 1.14 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.1 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.01 people per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9992 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.04 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9147 people per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8913 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.06 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.07 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.02 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7926 people per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6692 people per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6692 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6692 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6692 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6692 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6692 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6692 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6627 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.664 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.664 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.664 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.664 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.664 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.664 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.664 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.664 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4613 people per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4613 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4613 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4613 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4613 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4613 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.4613 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.4613 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per square kilometre 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 | -30.5% | 0.664 people per square kilometre | 0.4613 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6331 people per square kilometre | 0.5197 people per square kilometre | 0.7081 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8244 people per square kilometre | 0.7016 people per square kilometre | 1 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 people per square kilometre | 0.9316 people per square kilometre | 1.14 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 people per square kilometre | 0.8913 people per square kilometre | 1.07 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6803 people per square kilometre | 0.6627 people per square kilometre | 0.7926 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6031 people per square kilometre | 0.4613 people per square kilometre | 0.664 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4613 people per square kilometre | 0.4613 people per square kilometre | 0.4613 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 45 India 0.4911 people per square kilometre compare
- 46 Philippines 0.4863 people per square kilometre compare
- 47 Cuba 0.4721 people per square kilometre compare
- 49 Ethiopia 0.4457 people per square kilometre compare
- 50 Iraq 0.4446 people per square kilometre compare
- 51 Egypt 0.441 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Turkey?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Turkey was 0.4613 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 people per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4613 people per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Turkey rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Turkey ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.