Military branches Israel Defense Forces (includes ground, naval, and air components), Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal), Frontier Guard, Chen (women); note - historically there have been no separate Israeli military services

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 1,446,634
females age 15-49: 1,414,898 (1998 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 1,183,989
females: 1,153,670 (1998 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 50,824
females: 48,661 (1998 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $9.3 billion (1997)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 9.5% (1997)

NOTE: The information regarding Israel on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Israel Military 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Israel Military 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.