Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Tanzania
Tanzania: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.0979 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Tanzania, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.0979 for armed forces personnel of total labor force in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Tanzania peaked at 0.358 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0979, in 2020.
That places Tanzania 165th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3293 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3201 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.358 | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3444 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3561 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.247 | -30.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2432 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2389 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2285 | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2222 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2156 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1683 | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1634 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1585 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1517 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1472 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1399 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1372 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1369 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1345 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1314 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1282 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1249 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1216 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1172 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1128 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1071 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1034 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1001 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0979 | -2.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0979 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5761, 17% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0979 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4031, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force 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 | -30.6% | 0.3561 | 0.247 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2888 | 0.2222 | 0.358 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1576 | 0.1369 | 0.2156 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1181 | 0.1001 | 0.1345 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0979 | 0.0979 | 0.0979 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More work & labour data for Tanzania
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,078 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 83.66 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 36,231 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.52 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.09 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 8,562 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,584 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 82.38 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.35 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Tanzania?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Tanzania was 0.0979 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.358 in 1992.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0979 in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Tanzania ranks 165th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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