Military personnel, gaps filled in Zambia
Zambia: Military personnel, gaps filled was 15,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, gaps filled in Zambia, 1964–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 15,000 people for military personnel, gaps filled in 2022.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, gaps filled in Zambia peaked at 22,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9,000 people, in 1964.
That places Zambia 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Military personnel, gaps filled in Zambia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 9,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 11,000 people | +22.2% |
| 1967 | 10,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 11,000 people | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 11,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 12,000 people | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 13,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 14,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 16,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 16,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 17,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 20,000 people | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 14,000 people | -30.0% |
| 1979 | 14,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 17,000 people | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 16,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 16,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 17,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 17,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 17,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 17,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 16,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21,000 people | +31.2% |
| 1998 | 17,000 people | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 17,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22,000 people | +29.4% |
| 2001 | 22,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 17,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 15,000 people | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15,000 people | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 15,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,500 people, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 15,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,000 people, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,167 people | 9,000 people | 11,000 people | 6 |
| 1970s | 15,200 people | 12,000 people | 20,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,400 people | 15,000 people | 17,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,700 people | 16,000 people | 21,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,600 people | 15,000 people | 22,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,000 people | 15,000 people | 15,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,000 people | 15,000 people | 15,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, gaps filled in Zambia?
- Military personnel, gaps filled in Zambia was 15,000 people in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest military personnel, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,000 people in 1964.
- How does Zambia rank for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Zambia ranks 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, gaps filled rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.