Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Israel
Israel: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0193 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Israel, 1985–2020
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
| 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% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.0193 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 4.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.0193 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0074 units per person, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +26.0% | 0.0335 units per person | 0.0423 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Eritrea 0.0614 units per person compare
- 2 North Korea 0.0562 units per person compare
- 4 Montenegro 0.0192 units per person compare
- 5 Brunei 0.0179 units per person compare
- 6 Laos 0.0176 units per person compare
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- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Arms imports 537.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.