Military personnel, per capita in Israel
Israel: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0178 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Israel, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Israel recorded 0.0178 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Israel peaked at 0.0539 people per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0178 people per person, in 2022.
That places Israel 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Israel, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0307 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0288 people per person | -6.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0283 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0273 people per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0263 people per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0254 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0247 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0273 people per person | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0339 people per person | +24.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0348 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0353 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0424 people per person | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0413 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0397 people per person | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0539 people per person | +35.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0498 people per person | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0487 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0495 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0485 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0478 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0505 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0508 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0509 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0499 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0493 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0461 people per person | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0419 people per person | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0412 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.043 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0423 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0408 people per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0384 people per person | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0353 people per person | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0344 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0343 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0334 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0325 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0317 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0293 people per person | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0282 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0273 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0255 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0245 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.025 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0247 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0242 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0238 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0234 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0242 people per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0236 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0232 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0228 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0224 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.022 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0215 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0211 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0207 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0203 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0199 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0188 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0184 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0181 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0178 people per person | -1.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.0178 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 5.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.0178 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 people per person, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +35.9% | 0.0397 people per person | 0.0539 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0288 people per person | 0.0247 people per person | 0.0348 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0457 people per person | 0.0353 people per person | 0.0539 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0466 people per person | 0.0412 people per person | 0.0509 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0338 people per person | 0.0282 people per person | 0.0408 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0246 people per person | 0.0234 people per person | 0.0273 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 people per person | 0.0188 people per person | 0.0232 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0181 people per person | 0.0178 people per person | 0.0184 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More reference data data for Israel
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1891 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.104 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Israel?
- Military personnel, per capita in Israel was 0.0178 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0539 people per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 people per person in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Israel ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.