Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 51,000 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Zimbabwe, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 51,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Zimbabwe peaked at 67,800 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 41,000, in 1985.
That places Zimbabwe 69th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 41,000 | — |
| 1986 | 43,500 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 46,000 | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 48,500 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 51,000 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 45,000 | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 45,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 48,000 | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 48,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43,000 | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 67,800 | +57.7% |
| 1996 | 64,800 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 60,800 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 60,800 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60,800 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 61,800 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 60,800 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 57,800 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 50,800 | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 50,000 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 51,000 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50,800 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 50,800 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50,800 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50,800 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50,800 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50,800 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50,800 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50,800 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51,000 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 51,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,000, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 51,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,000, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +57.7% | 43,000 | 67,800 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46,000 | 41,000 | 51,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 54,400 | 43,000 | 67,800 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,600 | 50,000 | 61,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,860 | 50,800 | 51,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,000 | 51,000 | 51,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Zimbabwe?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Zimbabwe was 51,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 67,800 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,000 in 1985.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Zimbabwe ranks 69th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.