Military personnel, gaps filled in Israel

Israel: Military personnel, gaps filled was 170,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
170,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 194 countries
All-time high
205,000 people
in 1982
All-time low
63,000 people
in 1961
Years of data
75
1948–2022

Military personnel, gaps filled in Israel, 1948–2022

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.

Analysis

Israel recorded 170,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Israel peaked at 205,000 people in 1982 and was at its lowest, 63,000 people, in 1961.

That places Israel 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.

Military personnel, gaps filled in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Military personnel, gaps filled in Israel, 1948 to 2022.
Year people Change
1948 85,000 people
1949 82,000 people -3.5%
1950 78,000 people -4.9%
1951 75,000 people -3.8%
1952 75,000 people +0.0%
1953 75,000 people +0.0%
1954 75,000 people +0.0%
1955 75,000 people +0.0%
1956 75,000 people +0.0%
1957 70,000 people -6.7%
1958 65,000 people -7.1%
1959 65,000 people +0.0%
1960 65,000 people +0.0%
1961 63,000 people -3.1%
1962 65,000 people +3.2%
1963 65,000 people +0.0%
1964 65,000 people +0.0%
1965 65,000 people +0.0%
1966 65,000 people +0.0%
1967 75,000 people +15.4%
1968 95,000 people +26.7%
1969 100,000 people +5.3%
1970 105,000 people +5.0%
1971 130,000 people +23.8%
1972 130,000 people +0.0%
1973 130,000 people +0.0%
1974 182,000 people +40.0%
1975 172,000 people -5.5%
1976 172,000 people +0.0%
1977 179,000 people +4.1%
1978 179,000 people +0.0%
1979 181,000 people +1.1%
1980 196,000 people +8.3%
1981 201,000 people +2.6%
1982 205,000 people +2.0%
1983 205,000 people +0.0%
1984 205,000 people +0.0%
1985 195,000 people -4.9%
1986 180,000 people -7.7%
1987 180,000 people +0.0%
1988 191,000 people +6.1%
1989 191,000 people +0.0%
1990 190,000 people -0.5%
1991 190,000 people +0.0%
1992 181,000 people -4.7%
1993 181,000 people +0.0%
1994 185,000 people +2.2%
1995 185,000 people +0.0%
1996 185,000 people +0.0%
1997 185,000 people +0.0%
1998 175,000 people -5.4%
1999 173,000 people -1.1%
2000 172,000 people -0.6%
2001 164,000 people -4.7%
2002 161,000 people -1.8%
2003 167,000 people +3.7%
2004 168,000 people +0.6%
2005 168,000 people +0.0%
2006 168,000 people +0.0%
2007 168,000 people +0.0%
2008 177,000 people +5.4%
2009 177,000 people +0.0%
2010 177,000 people +0.0%
2011 177,000 people +0.0%
2012 177,000 people +0.0%
2013 177,000 people +0.0%
2014 177,000 people +0.0%
2015 177,000 people +0.0%
2016 177,000 people +0.0%
2017 177,000 people +0.0%
2018 177,000 people +0.0%
2019 170,000 people -4.0%
2020 170,000 people +0.0%
2021 170,000 people +0.0%
2022 170,000 people +0.0%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 170,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 18,500 people, 9.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 170,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91,500 people, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 83,500 people 82,000 people 85,000 people 2
1950s 72,800 people 65,000 people 78,000 people 10
1960s 72,300 people 63,000 people 100,000 people 10
1970s 156,000 people 105,000 people 182,000 people 10
1980s 194,900 people 180,000 people 205,000 people 10
1990s 183,000 people 173,000 people 190,000 people 10
2000s 169,000 people 161,000 people 177,000 people 10
2010s 176,300 people 170,000 people 177,000 people 10
2020s 170,000 people 170,000 people 170,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 25 Morocco 196,000 people compare
  2. 26 Iraq 193,000 people compare
  3. 27 Germany 183,000 people compare
  4. 29 Syria 169,000 people compare
  5. 29 Taiwan 169,000 people compare
  6. 31 Bangladesh 163,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is military personnel, gaps filled in Israel?
Military personnel, gaps filled in Israel was 170,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 205,000 people in 1982.
What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 63,000 people in 1961.
How does Israel rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
Israel ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Military personnel with 103 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.

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Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel with 103 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.