Iraq vs Türkiye
Iraq vs Türkiye: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 459,000 people in Iraq and 512,000 people in Türkiye, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 53,000 people, or 1.12 times that in Iraq.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Iraq.
- In 2020, Iraq ranked 15 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 | Iraq | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 459,000 | 512,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 341,000 | 512,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 336,000 | 512,200 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 209,000 | 512,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 209,000 | 512,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 209,000 | 512,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 209,000 | 612,800 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 177,600 | 612,800 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 802,400 | 612,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 802,400 | 612,800 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 802,400 | 612,800 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 659,400 | 612,800 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 577,000 | 613,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 362,000 | 612,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 495,000 | 612,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 227,000 | 617,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 179,000 | 616,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 432,000 | 664,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 432,000 | 664,800 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 467,000 | 665,100 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 479,000 | 827,700 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 479,000 | 841,200 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 479,000 | 821,200 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 442,900 | 821,200 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 432,500 | 707,200 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 407,300 | 690,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 425,000 | 811,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 407,000 | 686,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 407,000 | 704,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 475,000 | 804,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 1.39 million | 769,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 1 million | 780,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 1 million | 630,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 788,000 | 815,000 | – |
| 1983 | 434,000 | 824,000 | – |
| 1982 | 404,000 | 769,000 | – |
| 1981 | 392,000 | 741,000 | – |
| 1980 | 430,000 | 717,000 | – |
| 1979 | 444,000 | 698,000 | – |
| 1978 | 362,000 | 721,000 | – |
| 1977 | 140,000 | 771,000 | – |
| 1976 | 190,000 | 674,000 | – |
| 1975 | 155,000 | 584,000 | – |
| 1974 | 110,000 | 574,000 | – |
| 1973 | 105,000 | 563,000 | – |
| 1972 | 105,000 | 610,000 | – |
| 1971 | 105,000 | 610,000 | – |
| 1970 | 95,000 | 540,000 | – |
| 1969 | 90,000 | 545,000 | – |
| 1968 | 90,000 | 535,000 | – |
| 1967 | 90,000 | 530,000 | – |
| 1966 | 90,000 | 510,000 | – |
| 1965 | 90,000 | 490,000 | – |
| 1964 | 80,000 | 480,000 | – |
| 1963 | 80,000 | 475,000 | – |
| 1962 | 91,000 | 420,000 | – |
| 1961 | 90,000 | 400,000 | – |
| 1960 | 74,000 | 435,000 | – |
| 1959 | 57,000 | 460,000 | – |
| 1958 | 64,000 | 460,000 | – |
| 1957 | 60,000 | 449,000 | – |
| 1956 | 57,000 | 437,000 | – |
| 1955 | 53,000 | 425,000 | – |
| 1954 | 49,000 | 413,000 | – |
| 1953 | 46,000 | 436,000 | – |
| 1952 | 42,000 | 533,000 | – |
| 1951 | 38,000 | 531,000 | – |
| 1950 | 35,000 | 684,000 | – |
| 1949 | 31,000 | 669,000 | – |
| 1948 | 31,000 | 689,000 | – |
| 1947 | 31,000 | 689,000 | – |
| 1946 | 51,000 | 689,000 | – |
| 1945 | – | 514,000 | – |
| 1944 | – | 513,000 | – |
| 1943 | – | 513,000 | – |
| 1942 | – | 513,000 | – |
| 1941 | – | 513,000 | – |
| 1939 | 19,000 | 148,000 | – |
| 1938 | 28,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1937 | 23,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1936 | 19,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1935 | 14,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1934 | 10,000 | 203,000 | – |
| 1933 | 10,000 | 149,000 | – |
| 1932 | 12,000 | 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 | – |
- 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
Iraq vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyIraq: 72.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIraq: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIraq: 19 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIraq: 3.89% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateIraq: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIraq: 45.1 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthIraq: 2.15% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIraq: 3.25 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIraq: 69.9% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageIraq: 20.4 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIraq: 3.4% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateIraq: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIraq: 2.45% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIraq: $6.4B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personIraq: $139 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIraq: 5.5% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- National powerIraq: 0.54% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIraq: 4.4% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIraq: 55 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIraq: 20 million TIV in 1989Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025