Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania is 0.0005 units per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0018 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 2020.
That places Tanzania 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0018 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per person | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 units per person | -30.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.001 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0005 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 units per person, 21% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0005 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 units per person, 35% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania 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 | -30.2% | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0012 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0005 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.