Israel - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Israel was 178,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 191,000 in 1989 and a minimum value of 142,000 in 1985.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1985 142,000
1989 191,000
1990 190,000
1991 190,000
1992 181,000
1993 181,000
1994 185,000
1995 178,100
1996 181,100
1997 181,050
1998 181,050
1999 179,550
2000 180,500
2001 171,500
2002 169,500
2003 175,000
2004 176,000
2005 176,000
2006 185,000
2007 185,000
2008 185,000
2009 184,550
2010 184,550
2011 184,550
2012 184,500
2013 184,500
2014 184,500
2015 184,500
2016 184,500
2017 178,000
2018 177,500
2019 178,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Israel was 4.29 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 10.08 in 1990, while its lowest value was 4.29 in 2019.

Definition: 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. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1990 10.08
1991 9.41
1992 8.53
1993 8.06
1994 7.87
1995 7.28
1996 7.27
1997 7.11
1998 7.00
1999 6.72
2000 6.50
2001 6.04
2002 5.92
2003 5.96
2004 5.84
2005 5.70
2006 5.83
2007 5.67
2008 5.56
2009 5.40
2010 5.26
2011 5.19
2012 5.06
2013 4.97
2014 4.84
2015 4.76
2016 4.67
2017 4.43
2018 4.34
2019 4.29

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade