Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.8786 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Zimbabwe, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.8786 for armed forces personnel of total labor force in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.71 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8786, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 81st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.25 | — |
| 1991 | 1.21 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.26 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.25 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.11 | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 1.71 | +54.6% |
| 1996 | 1.59 | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 1.44 | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 1.4 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.36 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.36 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.33 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.25 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.02 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9996 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9877 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9767 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9639 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9497 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9336 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9199 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9019 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8834 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8786 | -0.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.8786 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5761, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.8786 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4031, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force 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 | +54.6% | 1.11 | 1.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.36 | 1.11 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 | 1.02 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9529 | 0.8834 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8786 | 0.8786 | 0.8786 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More work & labour data for Zimbabwe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2032 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,032 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,130 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,036 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,167 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Zimbabwe?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Zimbabwe was 0.8786 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8786 in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Zimbabwe ranks 81st out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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