Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Israel

Israel: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0193 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0193 units per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
3rd
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0423 units per person
in 1989
All-time low
0.0193 units per person
in 2020
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Israel, 1985–2020

00.010.020.030.041985200220201985: 0.034 units per person1989: 0.042 units per person1990: 0.041 units per person1991: 0.038 units per person1992: 0.035 units per person1993: 0.034 units per person1994: 0.034 units per person1995: 0.032 units per person1996: 0.032 units per person1997: 0.031 units per person1998: 0.03 units per person1999: 0.029 units per person2000: 0.029 units per person2001: 0.027 units per person2002: 0.026 units per person2003: 0.026 units per person2004: 0.026 units per person2005: 0.025 units per person2006: 0.026 units per person2007: 0.026 units per person2008: 0.025 units per person2009: 0.025 units per person2010: 0.024 units per person2011: 0.024 units per person2012: 0.023 units per person2013: 0.023 units per person2014: 0.022 units per person2015: 0.022 units per person2016: 0.022 units per person2017: 0.02 units per person2018: 0.02 units per person2019: 0.02 units per person2020: 0.019 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Israel is 0.0193 units per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Israel peaked at 0.0423 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0193 units per person, in 2020.

Israel ranks 3rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Israel, 1985 to 2020.
Year units per person Change
1985 0.0335 units per person
1989 0.0423 units per person +26.0%
1990 0.0408 units per person -3.6%
1991 0.0384 units per person -5.8%
1992 0.0353 units per person -8.0%
1993 0.0344 units per person -2.6%
1994 0.0343 units per person -0.4%
1995 0.0321 units per person -6.3%
1996 0.0318 units per person -0.9%
1997 0.031 units per person -2.5%
1998 0.0303 units per person -2.3%
1999 0.0293 units per person -3.3%
2000 0.0287 units per person -2.1%
2001 0.0266 units per person -7.2%
2002 0.0258 units per person -3.1%
2003 0.0262 units per person +1.4%
2004 0.0258 units per person -1.2%
2005 0.0254 units per person -1.7%
2006 0.0262 units per person +3.3%
2007 0.0258 units per person -1.8%
2008 0.0253 units per person -1.8%
2009 0.0247 units per person -2.6%
2010 0.0242 units per person -1.8%
2011 0.0238 units per person -1.8%
2012 0.0233 units per person -1.9%
2013 0.0229 units per person -1.8%
2014 0.0225 units per person -1.9%
2015 0.022 units per person -2.0%
2016 0.0216 units per person -1.9%
2017 0.0204 units per person -5.4%
2018 0.02 units per person -2.2%
2019 0.0197 units per person -1.6%
2020 0.0193 units per person -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0379 units per person 0.0335 units per person 0.0423 units per person 2
1990s 0.0338 units per person 0.0293 units per person 0.0408 units per person 10
2000s 0.026 units per person 0.0247 units per person 0.0287 units per person 10
2010s 0.022 units per person 0.0197 units per person 0.0242 units per person 10
2020s 0.0193 units per person 0.0193 units per person 0.0193 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 1 Eritrea 0.0614 units per person compare
  2. 2 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0562 units per person compare
  3. 4 Montenegro 0.0192 units per person compare
  4. 5 Brunei Darussalam 0.0179 units per person compare
  5. 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0176 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Israel?
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Israel was 0.0193 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 0.0423 units per person in 1989.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0193 units per person in 2020.
How does Israel rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Israel ranks 3rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.