Italy vs Türkiye
Italy vs Türkiye: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.35% of the labour force in Italy and 1.61% of the labour force in Türkiye, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 0.26 percentage points, or 1.19 times that in Italy.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Italy ranked 46 and Türkiye ranked 38 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Italy | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.35 | 1.61 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.33 | 1.52 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.32 | 1.54 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.35 | 1.57 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.4 | 1.63 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1.41 | 1.68 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.41 | 2.08 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.43 | 2.1 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.42 | 2.18 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.49 | 2.22 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.46 | 2.32 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.32 | 2.41 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.75 | 2.51 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.78 | 2.59 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.79 | 2.61 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.82 | 2.66 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.81 | 2.71 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.9 | 2.85 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2.82 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2.06 | 2.87 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 2.16 | 3.63 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 2.24 | 3.57 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 2.39 | 3.56 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 2.52 | 3.66 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 2.53 | 3.15 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 2.57 | 3.13 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.91 | 3.73 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.94 | 3.39 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 2.02 | 3.33 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 1.97 | 3.83 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 2.08 | 3.78 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 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
Italy vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyItaly: 83.7 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityItaly: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityItaly: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionItaly: 3.46% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateItaly: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationItaly: 59.5 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthItaly: -0.22% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateItaly: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationItaly: 69.7% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageItaly: 47.5 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overItaly: 24.2% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateItaly: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingItaly: 1.89% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsItaly: $45.4B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personItaly: $813 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingItaly: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelItaly: 338,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerItaly: 0.96% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsItaly: 566 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsItaly: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025