Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Turkey
Turkey: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 1.61 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.61
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
40th
of 171 countries
All-time high
3.83
in 1991
All-time low
1.52
in 2019
Years of data
31
1990–2020
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Turkey, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Turkey stood at 1.61.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Turkey peaked at 3.83 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.52, in 2019.
That places Turkey 40th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.78 | — |
| 1991 | 3.83 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.33 | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 3.39 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 3.73 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 3.13 | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 3.15 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.66 | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 3.56 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.57 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.63 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.87 | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 2.82 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.85 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.7 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.66 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.59 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.51 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.41 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.32 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.22 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.18 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.08 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.68 | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 1.62 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.57 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.54 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.52 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.61 | +6.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.61 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9714, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.61 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.892, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.51 | 3.13 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.76 | 2.41 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 | 1.52 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Turkey?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Turkey was 1.61 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 in 1991.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Turkey ranks 40th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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