Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.8786 in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8786
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
81st
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.71
in 1995
All-time low
0.8786
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Zimbabwe, 1990–2020

00.511.51990200520201990: 1.31991: 1.21992: 1.31993: 1.21994: 1.11995: 1.71996: 1.61997: 1.41998: 1.41999: 1.42000: 1.42001: 1.32002: 1.22003: 1.12004: 1.12005: 1.12006: 1.12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 0.9882013: 0.9772014: 0.9642015: 0.952016: 0.9342017: 0.922018: 0.9022019: 0.8832020: 0.879

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 78 Bahamas, The 0.9217 compare
  2. 79 Latvia 0.9157 compare
  3. 80 Paraguay 0.8838 compare
  4. 82 Spain 0.8683 compare
  5. 83 Angola 0.8677 compare
  6. 84 Norway 0.8547 compare

See the full ranking of 171 places β†’

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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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Indicator
Armed forces personnel of total labor force
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
171 places, 5,022 data points, 1990–2020
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