Türkiye vs Ukraine
Türkiye vs Ukraine: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 512,000 people in Türkiye and 298,000 people in Ukraine, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 214,000 people, or 1.72 times that in Ukraine.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2020, Türkiye ranked 13 and Ukraine ranked 24 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Türkiye | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 512,000 | 298,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 512,000 | 311,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 512,200 | 297,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 512,000 | 297,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 512,000 | 292,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 512,000 | 256,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 612,800 | 204,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 612,800 | 121,500 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 612,800 | 214,900 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 612,800 | 214,900 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 612,800 | 214,800 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 612,800 | 214,800 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 613,000 | 215,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 612,000 | 215,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 612,000 | 215,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 617,000 | 273,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 616,000 | 271,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 664,800 | 403,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 664,800 | 414,800 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 665,100 | 419,800 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 827,700 | 420,400 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 841,200 | 428,000 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 821,200 | 449,400 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 821,200 | 453,400 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 707,200 | 466,800 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 690,000 | 518,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 811,000 | 350,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 686,000 | 380,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 704,000 | 430,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 804,000 | – | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 769,000 | – | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 780,000 | – | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 630,000 | – | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 815,000 | – | – |
| 1983 | 824,000 | – | – |
| 1982 | 769,000 | – | – |
| 1981 | 741,000 | – | – |
| 1980 | 717,000 | – | – |
| 1979 | 698,000 | – | – |
| 1978 | 721,000 | – | – |
| 1977 | 771,000 | – | – |
| 1976 | 674,000 | – | – |
| 1975 | 584,000 | – | – |
| 1974 | 574,000 | – | – |
| 1973 | 563,000 | – | – |
| 1972 | 610,000 | – | – |
| 1971 | 610,000 | – | – |
| 1970 | 540,000 | – | – |
| 1969 | 545,000 | – | – |
| 1968 | 535,000 | – | – |
| 1967 | 530,000 | – | – |
| 1966 | 510,000 | – | – |
| 1965 | 490,000 | – | – |
| 1964 | 480,000 | – | – |
| 1963 | 475,000 | – | – |
| 1962 | 420,000 | – | – |
| 1961 | 400,000 | – | – |
| 1960 | 435,000 | – | – |
| 1959 | 460,000 | – | – |
| 1958 | 460,000 | – | – |
| 1957 | 449,000 | – | – |
| 1956 | 437,000 | – | – |
| 1955 | 425,000 | – | – |
| 1954 | 413,000 | – | – |
| 1953 | 436,000 | – | – |
| 1952 | 533,000 | – | – |
| 1951 | 531,000 | – | – |
| 1950 | 684,000 | – | – |
| 1949 | 669,000 | – | – |
| 1948 | 689,000 | – | – |
| 1947 | 689,000 | – | – |
| 1946 | 689,000 | – | – |
| 1945 | 514,000 | – | – |
| 1944 | 513,000 | – | – |
| 1943 | 513,000 | – | – |
| 1942 | 513,000 | – | – |
| 1941 | 513,000 | – | – |
| 1939 | 148,000 | – | – |
| 1938 | 211,000 | – | – |
| 1937 | 211,000 | – | – |
| 1936 | 211,000 | – | – |
| 1935 | 211,000 | – | – |
| 1934 | 203,000 | – | – |
| 1933 | 149,000 | – | – |
| 1932 | 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
Türkiye vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyTürkiye: 77.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTürkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTürkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionTürkiye: 3.72% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateTürkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTürkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTürkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTürkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTürkiye: 89.5% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageTürkiye: 32.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTürkiye: 10% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateTürkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTürkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTürkiye: $26.8B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personTürkiye: $342 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTürkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- National powerTürkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTürkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTürkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsTürkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025