Türkiye vs United States

Türkiye vs United States: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 512,000 people in Türkiye and 1.4 million people in United States, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United States, by 883,000 people, or 2.72 times that in Türkiye.

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people · IISS

Türkiye vs United States: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 512,000 people in Türkiye and 1.4 million people in United States, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United States, by 883,000 people, or 2.72 times that in Türkiye.
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What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
  • In 2020, Türkiye ranked 13 and United States ranked 5 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.

Every year

people · IISS

YearTürkiyeUnited StatesWorld
2020512,0001.4 million27.4 million
2019512,0001.39 million27.7 million
2018512,2001.38 million27.7 million
2017512,0001.36 million27.4 million
2016512,0001.35 million27.5 million
2015512,0001.35 million27.4 million
2014612,8001.38 million27.3 million
2013612,8001.43 million27.2 million
2012612,8001.49 million28.2 million
2011612,8001.52 million28 million
2010612,8001.57 million28.1 million
2009612,8001.56 million27.9 million
2008613,0001.54 million27.5 million
2007612,0001.56 million27.3 million
2006612,0001.5 million27 million
2005617,0001.55 million28.5 million
2004616,0001.47 million27.1 million
2003664,8001.48 million28.2 million
2002664,8001.47 million28.3 million
2001665,1001.42 million28.2 million
2000827,7001.46 million29.4 million
1999841,2001.58 million29.6 million
1998821,2001.59 million29.9 million
1997821,2001.53 million29.9 million
1996707,2001.57 million30.2 million
1995690,0001.64 million30.2 million
1994811,0001.72 million23.2 million
1993686,0001.82 million23.7 million
1992704,0001.92 million24.5 million
1991804,0002.12 million22.7 million
1990769,0002.18 million23.9 million
1989780,0002.24 million24.3 million
1985630,0002.15 million22.2 million
1984815,0002.22 million–
1983824,0002.2 million–
1982769,0002.17 million–
1981741,0002.1 million–
1980717,0002.05 million–
1979698,0002.03 million–
1978721,0002.06 million–
1977771,0002.06 million–
1976674,0002.08 million–
1975584,0002.1 million–
1974574,0002.15 million–
1973563,0002.21 million–
1972610,0002.32 million–
1971610,0002.72 million–
1970540,0003.07 million–
1969545,0003.46 million–
1968535,0003.55 million–
1967530,0003.38 million–
1966510,0003.09 million–
1965490,0002.66 million–
1964480,0002.69 million–
1963475,0002.7 million–
1962420,0002.81 million–
1961400,0002.31 million–
1960435,0002.31 million–
1959460,0002.33 million–
1958460,0002.41 million–
1957449,0002.8 million–
1956437,0002.81 million–
1955425,0002.94 million–
1954413,0003.3 million–
1953436,0003.56 million–
1952533,0003.64 million–
1951531,0003.25 million–
1950684,0001.46 million–
1949669,0001.62 million–
1948689,0001.45 million–
1947689,0001.58 million–
1946689,0003.03 million–
1945514,00012.1 million–
1944513,00011.5 million–
1943513,0009.05 million–
1942513,0003.86 million–
1941513,0001.8 million–
1940–458,000–
1939148,000334,000–
1938211,000323,000–
1937211,000312,000–
1936211,000291,000–
1935211,000252,000–
1934203,000247,000–
1933149,000244,000–
1932149,000245,000–
1931145,000253,000–
1930149,000256,000–
1929129,000255,000–
1928129,000251,000–
192799,000249,000–
1926129,000247,000–
1925129,000252,000–
1924129,000261,000–
1923–247,000–
1922–270,000–
1921–387,000–
1920–343,000–
1919–1.17 million–
1918–2.9 million–
1917–644,000–
1916–179,000–
1915–174,000–
1914–166,000–
1913–155,000–
1912–153,000–
1911–145,000–
1910–139,000–
1909–142,000–
1908–129,000–
1907–108,000–
1906–112,000–
1905–108,000–
1904–110,000–
1903–106,000–
1902–111,000–
1901–112,000–
1900–126,000–
1899–100,000–
1898–236,000–
1897–44,000–
1896–42,000–
1895–42,000–
1894–42,000–
1893–39,000–
1892–39,000–
1891–38,000–
1890–39,000–
1889–39,000–
1888–39,000–
1887–39,000–
1886–39,000–
1885–39,000–
1884–39,000–
1883–37,000–
1882–38,000–
1881–38,000–
1880–38,000–
1879–38,000–
1878–36,000–
1877–34,000–
1876–41,000–
1875–38,000–
1874–44,000–
1873–43,000–
1872–42,000–
1871–42,000–
1870–50,000–
1869–52,000–
1868–66,000–
1867–75,000–
1866–77,000–
1865–1.06 million–
1864–1.03 million–
1863–960,000–
1862–673,000–
1861–217,000–
1860–28,000–
1859–29,000–
1858–29,000–
1857–27,000–
1856–26,000–
1855–26,000–
1854–21,000–
1853–21,000–
1852–21,000–
1851–21,000–
1850–21,000–
1849–23,000–
1848–60,000–
1847–58,000–
1846–39,000–
1845–21,000–
1844–21,000–
1843–21,000–
1842–23,000–
1841–21,000–
1840–22,000–
1839–19,000–
1838–18,000–
1837–22,000–
1836–17,000–
1835–14,000–
1834–13,000–
1833–13,000–
1832–12,000–
1831–11,000–
1830–12,000–
1829–12,000–
1828–11,000–
1827–12,000–
1826–12,000–
1825–11,000–
1824–11,000–
1823–11,000–
1822–10,000–
1821–11,000–
1820–15,000–
1819–13,000–
1818–14,000–
1817–15,000–
1816–17,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War

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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.

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