Romania vs Türkiye
Romania vs Türkiye: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 128,000 people in Romania and 512,000 people in Türkiye, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 384,000 people, or 4 times that in Romania.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- In 2020, Romania ranked 48 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 | Romania | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 128,000 | 512,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 126,000 | 512,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 126,600 | 512,200 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 126,000 | 512,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 149,200 | 512,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 150,400 | 512,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 151,300 | 612,800 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 151,300 | 612,800 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 151,300 | 612,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 151,300 | 612,800 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 153,800 | 612,800 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 151,600 | 612,800 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 153,000 | 613,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 153,000 | 612,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 154,000 | 612,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 177,000 | 617,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 176,000 | 616,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 177,100 | 664,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 179,100 | 664,800 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 178,900 | 665,100 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 282,900 | 827,700 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 282,900 | 841,200 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 295,600 | 821,200 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 306,100 | 821,200 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 307,500 | 707,200 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 296,500 | 690,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 200,000 | 811,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 200,000 | 686,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 172,000 | 704,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 201,000 | 804,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 126,000 | 769,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 207,000 | 780,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 189,500 | 630,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 236,000 | 815,000 | – |
| 1983 | 232,000 | 824,000 | – |
| 1982 | 213,000 | 769,000 | – |
| 1981 | 212,000 | 741,000 | – |
| 1980 | 211,000 | 717,000 | – |
| 1979 | 210,000 | 698,000 | – |
| 1978 | 209,000 | 721,000 | – |
| 1977 | 208,000 | 771,000 | – |
| 1976 | 220,000 | 674,000 | – |
| 1975 | 220,000 | 584,000 | – |
| 1974 | 218,000 | 574,000 | – |
| 1973 | 192,000 | 563,000 | – |
| 1972 | 218,000 | 610,000 | – |
| 1971 | 218,000 | 610,000 | – |
| 1970 | 211,000 | 540,000 | – |
| 1969 | 190,000 | 545,000 | – |
| 1968 | 190,000 | 535,000 | – |
| 1967 | 190,000 | 530,000 | – |
| 1966 | 212,000 | 510,000 | – |
| 1965 | 258,000 | 490,000 | – |
| 1964 | 250,000 | 480,000 | – |
| 1963 | 250,000 | 475,000 | – |
| 1962 | 304,000 | 420,000 | – |
| 1961 | 312,000 | 400,000 | – |
| 1960 | 227,000 | 435,000 | – |
| 1959 | 216,000 | 460,000 | – |
| 1958 | 205,000 | 460,000 | – |
| 1957 | 194,000 | 449,000 | – |
| 1956 | 233,000 | 437,000 | – |
| 1955 | 272,000 | 425,000 | – |
| 1954 | 272,000 | 413,000 | – |
| 1953 | 271,000 | 436,000 | – |
| 1952 | 270,000 | 533,000 | – |
| 1951 | 269,000 | 531,000 | – |
| 1950 | 218,000 | 684,000 | – |
| 1949 | 167,000 | 669,000 | – |
| 1948 | 166,000 | 689,000 | – |
| 1947 | 140,000 | 689,000 | – |
| 1946 | 114,000 | 689,000 | – |
| 1945 | 119,000 | 514,000 | – |
| 1944 | 975,000 | 513,000 | – |
| 1943 | – | 513,000 | – |
| 1942 | – | 513,000 | – |
| 1941 | – | 513,000 | – |
| 1940 | 815,000 | – | – |
| 1939 | 148,000 | 148,000 | – |
| 1938 | 169,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1937 | 177,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1936 | 137,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1935 | 142,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1934 | 147,000 | 203,000 | – |
| 1933 | 147,000 | 149,000 | – |
| 1932 | 142,000 | 149,000 | – |
| 1931 | 180,000 | 145,000 | – |
| 1930 | 192,000 | 149,000 | – |
| 1929 | 191,000 | 129,000 | – |
| 1928 | 191,000 | 129,000 | – |
| 1927 | 155,000 | 99,000 | – |
| 1926 | 145,000 | 129,000 | – |
| 1925 | 144,000 | 129,000 | – |
| 1924 | 150,000 | 129,000 | – |
| 1923 | 203,000 | – | – |
| 1922 | 233,000 | – | – |
| 1921 | 253,000 | – | – |
| 1920 | 252,000 | – | – |
| 1919 | 292,000 | – | – |
| 1918 | 269,000 | – | – |
| 1917 | 247,000 | – | – |
| 1916 | 211,000 | – | – |
| 1915 | 189,000 | – | – |
| 1914 | 145,000 | – | – |
| 1913 | 109,000 | – | – |
| 1912 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1911 | 97,000 | – | – |
| 1910 | 89,000 | – | – |
| 1909 | 104,000 | – | – |
| 1908 | 90,000 | – | – |
| 1907 | 69,000 | – | – |
| 1906 | 70,000 | – | – |
| 1905 | 66,000 | – | – |
| 1904 | 65,000 | – | – |
| 1903 | 66,000 | – | – |
| 1902 | 66,000 | – | – |
| 1901 | 53,000 | – | – |
| 1900 | 63,000 | – | – |
| 1899 | 67,000 | – | – |
| 1898 | 62,000 | – | – |
| 1897 | 60,000 | – | – |
| 1896 | 61,000 | – | – |
| 1895 | 47,000 | – | – |
| 1894 | 47,000 | – | – |
| 1893 | 51,000 | – | – |
| 1892 | 51,000 | – | – |
| 1891 | 40,000 | – | – |
| 1890 | 49,000 | – | – |
| 1889 | 41,000 | – | – |
| 1888 | 37,000 | – | – |
| 1887 | 36,000 | – | – |
| 1886 | 34,000 | – | – |
| 1885 | 34,000 | – | – |
| 1884 | 35,000 | – | – |
| 1883 | 36,000 | – | – |
| 1882 | 21,000 | – | – |
| 1881 | 21,000 | – | – |
| 1880 | 21,000 | – | – |
| 1879 | 17,000 | – | – |
| 1878 | 16,000 | – | – |
- 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
Romania vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyRomania: 75.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRomania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRomania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRomania: 2.36% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateRomania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRomania: 19.1 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthRomania: -0.53% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRomania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRomania: 52.2% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageRomania: 42.6 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRomania: 19.8% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateRomania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRomania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRomania: $8.81B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personRomania: $513 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRomania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- National powerRomania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRomania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRomania: 421 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRomania: 132 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025