Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Israel
Israel: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 178,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Israel, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Israel recorded 178,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
The figure is down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Israel peaked at 191,000 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 142,000, in 1985.
Israel ranks 36th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 142,000 | — |
| 1986 | 154,250 | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 166,500 | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 178,750 | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 191,000 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 190,000 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 190,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 181,000 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 181,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 185,000 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 178,100 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 181,100 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 181,050 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 181,050 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 179,550 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 180,500 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 171,500 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 169,500 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 175,000 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 176,000 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 176,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 185,000 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 185,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 185,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 184,550 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 184,550 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 184,550 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 184,500 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 184,500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 184,500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 184,500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 184,500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 178,000 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 177,500 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 178,000 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 178,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 166,500 | 142,000 | 191,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 182,785 | 178,100 | 190,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 178,805 | 169,500 | 185,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 182,510 | 177,500 | 184,550 | 10 |
| 2020s | 178,000 | 178,000 | 178,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Israel
- Arms imports 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 21.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 4,650 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0858 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 69.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.51 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Israel?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Israel was 178,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 191,000 in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,000 in 1985.
- How does Israel rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Israel ranks 36th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.