Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 28,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 28,000. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 50,000 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 28,000, in 2004.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 89th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 40,400 | — |
| 1986 | 40,300 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 40,200 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 40,100 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 40,000 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 40,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 40,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 46,000 | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 46,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50,000 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 36,000 | -28.0% |
| 1996 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 36,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 35,400 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 35,400 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 35,400 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28,400 | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 28,400 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28,400 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,000 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28,400 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 28,400 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28,400 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28,400 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28,400 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28,400 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28,400 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28,400 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28,000 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40,200 | 40,000 | 40,400 | 5 |
| 1990s | 40,080 | 35,400 | 50,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,900 | 28,000 | 35,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,280 | 28,000 | 28,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 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, total, gaps filled in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Tanzania, United Republic of was 28,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 in 1994.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,000 in 2004.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 89th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.