Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0005 units per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
163rd
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0018 units per person
in 1985
All-time low
0.0005 units per person
in 2020
Years of data
32
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1985–2020

0.0010.0010.0020.0021985200220201985: 0.002 units per person1989: 0.002 units per person1990: 0.002 units per person1991: 0.001 units per person1992: 0.002 units per person1993: 0.002 units per person1994: 0.002 units per person1995: 0.001 units per person1996: 0.001 units per person1997: 0.001 units per person1998: 0.001 units per person1999: 0.001 units per person2000: 0.001 units per person2001: 0.001 units per person2002: 0.001 units per person2003: 0.001 units per person2004: 0.001 units per person2005: 0.001 units per person2007: 0.001 units per person2008: 0.001 units per person2009: 0.001 units per person2010: 0.001 units per person2011: 0.001 units per person2012: 0.001 units per person2013: 0.001 units per person2014: 0.001 units per person2015: 0.001 units per person2016: 0.001 units per person2017: 0.001 units per person2018: 0 units per person2019: 0 units per person2020: 0 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of peaked at 0.0018 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 2020.

That places Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1985 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 160 Burkina Faso 0.0005 units per person compare
  2. 161 Ghana 0.0005 units per person compare
  3. 162 Kenya 0.0005 units per person compare
  4. 164 Niger 0.0004 units per person compare
  5. 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0004 units per person compare
  6. 166 Liberia 0.0004 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of?
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, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2020.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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.