Spain vs Türkiye
Spain vs Türkiye: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 199,000 people in Spain and 512,000 people in Türkiye, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 313,000 people, or 2.57 times that in Spain.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
- In 2020, Spain ranked 32 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 | Spain | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 199,000 | 512,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 199,000 | 512,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 196,400 | 512,200 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 196,000 | 512,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 198,000 | 512,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 200,000 | 512,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 200,000 | 612,800 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 214,000 | 612,800 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 215,600 | 612,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 215,700 | 612,800 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 223,200 | 612,800 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 222,400 | 612,800 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 223,000 | 613,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 222,000 | 612,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 222,000 | 612,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 220,000 | 617,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 220,000 | 616,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 224,000 | 664,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 251,200 | 664,800 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 214,700 | 665,100 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 241,800 | 827,700 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 262,300 | 841,200 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 269,700 | 821,200 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 273,300 | 821,200 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 282,300 | 707,200 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 281,600 | 690,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 213,000 | 811,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 204,000 | 686,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 198,000 | 704,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 246,000 | 804,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 263,000 | 769,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 277,000 | 780,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 320,000 | 630,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 342,000 | 815,000 | – |
| 1983 | 355,000 | 824,000 | – |
| 1982 | 372,000 | 769,000 | – |
| 1981 | 366,000 | 741,000 | – |
| 1980 | 356,000 | 717,000 | – |
| 1979 | 374,000 | 698,000 | – |
| 1978 | 372,000 | 721,000 | – |
| 1977 | 373,000 | 771,000 | – |
| 1976 | 368,000 | 674,000 | – |
| 1975 | 375,000 | 584,000 | – |
| 1974 | 375,000 | 574,000 | – |
| 1973 | 365,000 | 563,000 | – |
| 1972 | 365,000 | 610,000 | – |
| 1971 | 365,000 | 610,000 | – |
| 1970 | 365,000 | 540,000 | – |
| 1969 | 365,000 | 545,000 | – |
| 1968 | 370,000 | 535,000 | – |
| 1967 | 370,000 | 530,000 | – |
| 1966 | 375,000 | 510,000 | – |
| 1965 | 370,000 | 490,000 | – |
| 1964 | 370,000 | 480,000 | – |
| 1963 | 370,000 | 475,000 | – |
| 1962 | 340,000 | 420,000 | – |
| 1961 | 345,000 | 400,000 | – |
| 1960 | 371,000 | 435,000 | – |
| 1959 | 398,000 | 460,000 | – |
| 1958 | 424,000 | 460,000 | – |
| 1957 | 451,000 | 449,000 | – |
| 1956 | 478,000 | 437,000 | – |
| 1955 | 505,000 | 425,000 | – |
| 1954 | 505,000 | 413,000 | – |
| 1953 | 503,000 | 436,000 | – |
| 1952 | 528,000 | 533,000 | – |
| 1951 | 528,000 | 531,000 | – |
| 1950 | 494,000 | 684,000 | – |
| 1949 | 444,000 | 669,000 | – |
| 1948 | 464,000 | 689,000 | – |
| 1947 | 464,000 | 689,000 | – |
| 1946 | 462,000 | 689,000 | – |
| 1945 | 477,000 | 514,000 | – |
| 1944 | 483,000 | 513,000 | – |
| 1943 | 497,000 | 513,000 | – |
| 1942 | 508,000 | 513,000 | – |
| 1941 | 522,000 | 513,000 | – |
| 1940 | 531,000 | – | – |
| 1939 | 539,000 | 148,000 | – |
| 1938 | 550,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1937 | 500,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1936 | 475,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1935 | 141,000 | 211,000 | – |
| 1934 | 138,000 | 203,000 | – |
| 1933 | 146,000 | 149,000 | – |
| 1932 | 138,000 | 149,000 | – |
| 1931 | 134,000 | 145,000 | – |
| 1930 | 134,000 | 149,000 | – |
| 1929 | 132,000 | 129,000 | – |
| 1928 | 128,000 | 129,000 | – |
| 1927 | 129,000 | 99,000 | – |
| 1926 | 154,000 | 129,000 | – |
| 1925 | 152,000 | 129,000 | – |
| 1924 | 161,000 | 129,000 | – |
| 1923 | 199,000 | – | – |
| 1922 | 235,000 | – | – |
| 1921 | 207,000 | – | – |
| 1920 | 236,000 | – | – |
| 1919 | 224,000 | – | – |
| 1918 | 212,000 | – | – |
| 1917 | 198,000 | – | – |
| 1916 | 189,000 | – | – |
| 1915 | 175,000 | – | – |
| 1914 | 162,000 | – | – |
| 1913 | 145,000 | – | – |
| 1912 | 145,000 | – | – |
| 1911 | 147,000 | – | – |
| 1910 | 137,000 | – | – |
| 1909 | 111,000 | – | – |
| 1908 | 111,000 | – | – |
| 1907 | 132,000 | – | – |
| 1906 | 113,000 | – | – |
| 1905 | 113,000 | – | – |
| 1904 | 112,000 | – | – |
| 1903 | 112,000 | – | – |
| 1902 | 112,000 | – | – |
| 1901 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1900 | 111,000 | – | – |
| 1899 | 132,000 | – | – |
| 1898 | 153,000 | – | – |
| 1897 | 154,000 | – | – |
| 1896 | 149,000 | – | – |
| 1895 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1894 | 136,000 | – | – |
| 1893 | 133,000 | – | – |
| 1892 | 131,000 | – | – |
| 1891 | 137,000 | – | – |
| 1890 | 139,000 | – | – |
| 1889 | 146,000 | – | – |
| 1888 | 149,000 | – | – |
| 1887 | 153,000 | – | – |
| 1886 | 153,000 | – | – |
| 1885 | 176,000 | – | – |
| 1884 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1883 | 154,000 | – | – |
| 1882 | 157,000 | – | – |
| 1881 | 160,000 | – | – |
| 1880 | 159,000 | – | – |
| 1879 | 154,000 | – | – |
| 1878 | 150,000 | – | – |
| 1877 | 104,000 | – | – |
| 1876 | 104,000 | – | – |
| 1875 | 111,000 | – | – |
| 1874 | 103,000 | – | – |
| 1873 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1872 | 97,000 | – | – |
| 1871 | 97,000 | – | – |
| 1870 | 124,000 | – | – |
| 1869 | 102,000 | – | – |
| 1868 | 98,000 | – | – |
| 1867 | 109,000 | – | – |
| 1866 | 107,000 | – | – |
| 1865 | 124,000 | – | – |
| 1864 | 118,000 | – | – |
| 1863 | 109,000 | – | – |
| 1862 | 117,000 | – | – |
| 1861 | 123,000 | – | – |
| 1860 | 125,000 | – | – |
| 1859 | 124,000 | – | – |
| 1858 | 123,000 | – | – |
| 1857 | 120,000 | – | – |
| 1856 | 104,000 | – | – |
| 1855 | 92,000 | – | – |
| 1854 | 103,000 | – | – |
| 1853 | 105,000 | – | – |
| 1852 | 110,000 | – | – |
| 1851 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1850 | 117,000 | – | – |
| 1849 | 118,000 | – | – |
| 1848 | 120,000 | – | – |
| 1847 | 121,000 | – | – |
| 1846 | 121,000 | – | – |
| 1845 | 113,000 | – | – |
| 1844 | 107,000 | – | – |
| 1843 | 100,000 | – | – |
| 1842 | 92,000 | – | – |
| 1841 | 86,000 | – | – |
| 1840 | 79,000 | – | – |
| 1839 | 79,000 | – | – |
| 1838 | 84,000 | – | – |
| 1837 | 89,000 | – | – |
| 1836 | 95,000 | – | – |
| 1835 | 101,000 | – | – |
| 1834 | 110,000 | – | – |
| 1833 | 60,000 | – | – |
| 1832 | 89,000 | – | – |
| 1831 | 130,000 | – | – |
| 1830 | 83,000 | – | – |
| 1829 | 87,000 | – | – |
| 1828 | 91,000 | – | – |
| 1827 | 92,000 | – | – |
| 1826 | 92,000 | – | – |
| 1825 | 93,000 | – | – |
| 1824 | 93,000 | – | – |
| 1823 | 114,000 | – | – |
| 1822 | 158,000 | – | – |
| 1821 | 165,000 | – | – |
| 1820 | 146,000 | – | – |
| 1819 | 127,000 | – | – |
| 1818 | 126,000 | – | – |
| 1817 | 126,000 | – | – |
| 1816 | 125,000 | – | – |
- 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
Spain vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancySpain: 83.7 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySpain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySpain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSpain: 3.54% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateSpain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSpain: 47.9 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSpain: 0.02% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSpain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSpain: 80.5% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageSpain: 44.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSpain: 20.7% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateSpain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSpain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSpain: $37.7B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personSpain: $839 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSpain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- National powerSpain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSpain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSpain: 237 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSpain: 341 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025