Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 71,000 people in Kazakhstan and 57,000 people in Turkmenistan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 14,000 people, or 1.25 times that in Turkmenistan.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Kazakhstan has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Turkmenistan.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Kazakhstan | Turkmenistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 71,000 | 57,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 71,000 | 42,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 71,000 | 41,500 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 71,000 | 42,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 70,500 | 41,500 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 70,500 | 36,500 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 70,500 | 36,500 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 70,500 | 22,000 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 70,500 | 22,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 70,500 | 22,000 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 80,500 | 22,000 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 80,500 | 22,000 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 81,000 | 22,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 81,000 | 22,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 81,000 | 22,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 101,000 | 26,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 99,000 | 26,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 100,300 | 29,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 94,500 | 17,500 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 98,500 | 17,500 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 98,500 | 14,500 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 100,300 | 19,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 89,600 | 19,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 69,600 | 18,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 74,500 | 18,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 74,500 | 11,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 18,000 | 15,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 15,000 | 28,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 40,000 | 28,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | – | – | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | – | – | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | – | – | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | – | – | 22.2 million |
- 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 1992: 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
Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Turkmenistan: 70.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Turkmenistan: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Turkmenistan: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Turkmenistan: 94.9% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Turkmenistan: 2.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Turkmenistan: 8.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Turkmenistan: 7.36 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Turkmenistan: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Turkmenistan: 2.69 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Turkmenistan: 47.1% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Turkmenistan: 26.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Turkmenistan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Turkmenistan: 2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Turkmenistan: 3.11% of GDP in 1999
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Turkmenistan: $188M in 1999
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Turkmenistan: $25 in 1999
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Turkmenistan: 15% of government spending in 1999
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Turkmenistan: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Turkmenistan: 2.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Turkmenistan: 382 million TIV in 2021