Military personnel, gaps filled in Tanzania
Tanzania: Military personnel, gaps filled was 27,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, gaps filled in Tanzania, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, gaps filled in Tanzania stood at 27,000 people.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Tanzania peaked at 84,000 people in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1,000 people, in 1961.
Tanzania ranks 84th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 people | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 people | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 8,000 people | +300.0% |
| 1964 | 8,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10,000 people | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 12,000 people | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 13,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 14,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 15,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 20,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 20,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 25,000 people | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 25,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20,000 people | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 25,000 people | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 25,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 31,000 people | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 63,000 people | +103.2% |
| 1979 | 53,000 people | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 53,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 43,000 people | -18.9% |
| 1982 | 43,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 84,000 people | +95.3% |
| 1984 | 43,000 people | -48.8% |
| 1985 | 43,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40,000 people | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 40,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 40,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 40,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 40,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 40,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 46,000 people | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 46,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50,000 people | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 50,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 35,000 people | -30.0% |
| 1998 | 35,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 34,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 27,000 people | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27,000 people | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 27,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,500 people, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 27,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,222 people | 1,000 people | 15,000 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,700 people | 20,000 people | 63,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,900 people | 40,000 people | 84,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,700 people | 35,000 people | 50,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,700 people | 27,000 people | 34,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,000 people | 27,000 people | 27,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,000 people | 27,000 people | 27,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Tanzania?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Tanzania was 27,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 84,000 people in 1983.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 people in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Tanzania ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.