Armed forces personnel, total in Palestine
Palestine: Armed forces personnel, total was 0 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total in Palestine, 2005–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total in Palestine is 0, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total in Palestine peaked at 56,000 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2019.
That places Palestine 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56,000 | — |
| 2006 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,000. (43 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80,000. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 5 |
| 2010s | 42,000 | 0 | 56,000 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 169 Iceland 0 compare
- 169 Libya 0 compare
- 169 Seychelles 0 compare
More public sector data for Palestine
- Democracy 0 (1947)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (1947)
- Elected parliament 0 (1947)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (1947)
- Competitive elections 0 (1947)
- Universal right to vote 0 (1947)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1947)
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3872 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total in Palestine?
- Armed forces personnel, total in Palestine was 0 in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 56,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2019.
- How does Palestine rank for armed forces personnel, total?
- Palestine ranks 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as part of Armed forces personnel, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.