Armed forces personnel percent in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.3285 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Zimbabwe, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Zimbabwe is 0.3285, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.6178 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3285, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 92nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.472 | — |
| 1989 | 0.517 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4439 | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4325 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4485 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.442 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3955 | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6178 | +56.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5807 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5347 | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5244 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.516 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5197 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5079 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4782 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4153 | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4043 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4085 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4036 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3983 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3935 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3865 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3803 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3737 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3676 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3625 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3576 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3528 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3479 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3443 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3392 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.334 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3285 | -1.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.3285 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.3285 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent 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 | +56.2% | 0.3955 | 0.6178 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4945 | 0.472 | 0.517 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4936 | 0.3955 | 0.6178 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4316 | 0.3865 | 0.5197 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.356 | 0.334 | 0.3803 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3285 | 0.3285 | 0.3285 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Zimbabwe?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Zimbabwe was 0.3285 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6178 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3285 in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Zimbabwe ranks 92nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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