Egypt vs Türkiye
Egypt vs Türkiye: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 836,000 people in Egypt and 512,000 people in Türkiye, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Egypt, by 324,000 people, or 1.63 times that in Türkiye.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2020, Egypt ranked 7 and Türkiye ranked 13 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Egypt | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 836,000 | 512,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 836,000 | 512,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 835,500 | 512,200 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 836,000 | 512,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 835,500 | 512,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 835,500 | 512,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 835,500 | 612,800 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 835,500 | 612,800 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 835,500 | 612,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 835,500 | 612,800 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 835,500 | 612,800 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 865,500 | 612,800 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 866,000 | 613,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 866,000 | 612,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 866,000 | 612,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 799,000 | 617,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 798,000 | 616,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 780,000 | 664,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 773,000 | 664,800 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 768,000 | 665,100 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 678,500 | 827,700 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 680,000 | 841,200 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 680,000 | 821,200 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 680,000 | 821,200 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 672,000 | 707,200 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 610,000 | 690,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 430,000 | 811,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 424,000 | 686,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 424,000 | 704,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 434,000 | 804,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 434,000 | 769,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 450,000 | 780,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 445,000 | 630,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 466,000 | 815,000 | – |
| 1983 | 447,000 | 824,000 | – |
| 1982 | 447,000 | 769,000 | – |
| 1981 | 447,000 | 741,000 | – |
| 1980 | 447,000 | 717,000 | – |
| 1979 | 447,000 | 698,000 | – |
| 1978 | 447,000 | 721,000 | – |
| 1977 | 350,000 | 771,000 | – |
| 1976 | 400,000 | 674,000 | – |
| 1975 | 400,000 | 584,000 | – |
| 1974 | 410,000 | 574,000 | – |
| 1973 | 390,000 | 563,000 | – |
| 1972 | 390,000 | 610,000 | – |
| 1971 | 315,000 | 610,000 | – |
| 1970 | 255,000 | 540,000 | – |
| 1969 | 230,000 | 545,000 | – |
| 1968 | 195,000 | 535,000 | – |
| 1967 | 220,000 | 530,000 | – |
| 1966 | 215,000 | 510,000 | – |
| 1965 | 205,000 | 490,000 | – |
| 1964 | 160,000 | 480,000 | – |
| 1963 | 135,000 | 475,000 | – |
| 1962 | 220,000 | 420,000 | – |
| 1961 | 215,000 | 400,000 | – |
| 1960 | 160,000 | 435,000 | – |
| 1959 | 157,000 | 460,000 | – |
| 1958 | 107,000 | 460,000 | – |
| 1957 | 95,000 | 449,000 | – |
| 1956 | 93,000 | 437,000 | – |
| 1955 | 92,000 | 425,000 | – |
| 1954 | 88,000 | 413,000 | – |
| 1953 | 85,000 | 436,000 | – |
| 1952 | 81,000 | 533,000 | – |
| 1951 | 77,000 | 531,000 | – |
| 1950 | 74,000 | 684,000 | – |
| 1949 | 70,000 | 669,000 | – |
| 1948 | 64,000 | 689,000 | – |
| 1947 | 57,000 | 689,000 | – |
| 1946 | 50,000 | 689,000 | – |
| 1945 | – | 514,000 | – |
| 1944 | – | 513,000 | – |
| 1943 | – | 513,000 | – |
| 1942 | – | 513,000 | – |
| 1941 | – | 513,000 | – |
| 1940 | 50,000 | – | – |
| 1939 | 25,000 | 148,000 | – |
| 1938 | 24,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1937 | 22,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1936 | – | 211,000 | – |
| 1935 | – | 211,000 | – |
| 1934 | – | 203,000 | – |
| 1933 | – | 149,000 | – |
| 1932 | – | 149,000 | – |
| 1931 | – | 145,000 | – |
| 1930 | – | 149,000 | – |
| 1929 | – | 129,000 | – |
| 1928 | – | 129,000 | – |
| 1927 | – | 99,000 | – |
| 1926 | – | 129,000 | – |
| 1925 | – | 129,000 | – |
| 1924 | – | 129,000 | – |
| 1882 | 15,000 | – | – |
| 1881 | 15,000 | – | – |
| 1880 | 15,000 | – | – |
| 1879 | 15,000 | – | – |
| 1878 | 21,000 | – | – |
| 1877 | 26,000 | – | – |
| 1876 | 26,000 | – | – |
| 1875 | 26,000 | – | – |
| 1874 | 25,000 | – | – |
| 1873 | 24,000 | – | – |
| 1872 | 23,000 | – | – |
| 1871 | 22,000 | – | – |
| 1870 | 20,000 | – | – |
| 1869 | 19,000 | – | – |
| 1868 | 18,000 | – | – |
| 1867 | 17,000 | – | – |
| 1866 | 15,000 | – | – |
| 1865 | 14,000 | – | – |
| 1864 | 18,000 | – | – |
| 1863 | 21,000 | – | – |
| 1862 | 20,000 | – | – |
| 1861 | 19,000 | – | – |
| 1860 | 18,000 | – | – |
| 1859 | 17,000 | – | – |
| 1858 | 16,000 | – | – |
| 1857 | 15,000 | – | – |
| 1856 | 24,000 | – | – |
| 1855 | 24,000 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025