Armed forces personnel in Zambia
Zambia: Armed forces personnel was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 0.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel in Zambia peaked at 0.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
That places Zambia 153rd out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +40.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -20.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Zambia
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0469 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0138 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -7.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 349.67 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel in Zambia?
- Armed forces personnel in Zambia was 0.2% in 2020, according to The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for armed forces personnel?
- Zambia ranks 153rd out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.