Turkey Military Size 1985-2024

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
  • Turkey military size for 2020 was 512,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Turkey military size for 2019 was 512,000.00, a 0.04% decline from 2018.
  • Turkey military size for 2018 was 512,200.00, a 0.04% increase from 2017.
  • Turkey military size for 2017 was 512,000.00, a 0% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Number of People
China 2,535,000.00
Russia 1,454,000.00
Brazil 762,000.00
Iran 650,000.00
Turkey 512,000.00
Iraq 459,000.00
Thailand 455,000.00
Colombia 428,000.00
Venezuela 343,000.00
Mexico 341,000.00
Algeria 326,000.00
Belarus 158,000.00
Peru 158,000.00
Malaysia 136,000.00
Romania 128,000.00
Jordan 116,000.00
South Africa 89,000.00
Azerbaijan 82,000.00
Lebanon 80,000.00
Cuba 76,000.00
Dominican Republic 71,000.00
Kazakhstan 71,000.00
Turkmenistan 57,000.00
Armenia 47,000.00
Guatemala 43,000.00
Ecuador 42,000.00
Bulgaria 37,000.00
Serbia 32,000.00
Paraguay 29,000.00
North Macedonia 16,000.00
Namibia 16,000.00
Montenegro 12,000.00
Bosnia 11,000.00
Costa Rica 10,000.00
Botswana 9,000.00
Albania 8,000.00
Gabon 7,000.00
Jamaica 6,000.00
Fiji 4,000.00
Mauritius 3,000.00
Guyana 3,000.00
Suriname 2,000.00
Belize 2,000.00
Equatorial Guinea 1,000.00
Libya 0.00
Turkey Military Size - Historical Data
Year Number of People Annual % Change
2020 512,000.00 0.00%
2019 512,000.00 -0.04%
2018 512,200.00 0.04%
2017 512,000.00 0.00%
2016 512,000.00 0.00%
2015 512,000.00 -16.45%
2014 612,800.00 0.00%
2013 612,800.00 0.00%
2012 612,800.00 0.00%
2011 612,800.00 0.00%
2010 612,800.00 0.00%
2009 612,800.00 -0.03%
2008 613,000.00 0.16%
2007 612,000.00 0.00%
2006 612,000.00 -0.81%
2005 617,000.00 0.16%
2004 616,000.00 -7.34%
2003 664,800.00 0.00%
2002 664,800.00 -0.05%
2001 665,100.00 -19.64%
2000 827,700.00 -1.60%
1999 841,200.00 2.44%
1998 821,200.00 0.00%
1997 821,200.00 16.12%
1996 707,200.00 2.49%
1995 690,000.00 -14.92%
1994 811,000.00 18.22%
1993 686,000.00 -2.56%
1992 704,000.00 -12.44%
1991 804,000.00 4.55%
1990 769,000.00 -1.41%
1989 780,000.00 23.81%
1985 630,000.00 23.81%