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