Armed forces personnel — all countries

Armed forces personnel — Palestine

Armed forces personnel in Palestine in 2020 — 0 people. Ranked 166 in the world out of 170. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 100%.

2020 0 people
World rank 166of 170
Period maximum 56,000 people2005
Period minimum 0 people2019

Trend over time

2005–2020 · people

Armed forces personnel — Palestine, 2005–2020020,00040,00060,0002005200720092011201320152017201920202005: 56,000 people2006: 56,000 people2007: 56,000 people2008: 56,000 people2009: 56,000 people2010: 56,000 people2011: 56,000 people2012: 56,000 people2019: 0 people2020: 0 people
Change over the period: −56,000 (−100%)

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palestine

Palestine 0 people
World 27.41M people
Western Asia computed 2.28M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.31M people
Armed forces personnel — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 0 +0
2019 0
2012 56,000 +0 +0%
2011 56,000 +0 +0%
2010 56,000 +0 +0%
2009 56,000 +0 +0%
2008 56,000 +0 +0%
2007 56,000 +0 +0%
2006 56,000 +0 +0%
2005 56,000

About the indicator

The total number of active military personnel: all branches of the armed forces, as well as paramilitary forces if their training, structure and equipment allow them to be used in support of the regular forces. Reservists are not counted. Estimates of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.