Armed forces personnel in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Armed forces personnel was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2020
Source: The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel in Tanzania, United Republic of is 0.1%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 165th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -30.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Arms imports 52.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8276 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 550 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 52.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 13.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 920.85 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 58.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Armed forces personnel in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.1% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for armed forces personnel?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 165th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as part of Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.