Military personnel, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0018 people per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1965–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.0018 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0133 people per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 people per person, in 2022.
That places Zimbabwe 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0022 people per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0022 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 people per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.002 people per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.002 people per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 people per person | +32.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 people per person | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 people per person | +39.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0057 people per person | +55.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0133 people per person | +133.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0099 people per person | -26.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0064 people per person | -35.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 people per person | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0055 people per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.005 people per person | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0052 people per person | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 people per person | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 people per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 people per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.004 people per person | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 people per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 people per person | -34.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 people per person | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.002 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.002 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.002 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.002 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 people per person | -1.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0018 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0016 people per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0018 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 people per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +133.5% | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0133 people per person |
| 1979 | +55.9% | 0.0037 people per person | 0.0057 people per person |
| 1978 | +39.1% | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0037 people per person |
| 1974 | +32.0% | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0025 people per person |
| 1982 | -35.0% | 0.0099 people per person | 0.0064 people per person |
| 2002 | -34.0% | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0022 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0057 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 people per person | 0.0047 people per person | 0.0133 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0034 people per person | 0.0045 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0034 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 112 Cape Verde 0.0019 people per person compare
- 113 Netherlands 0.0019 people per person compare
- 114 Guinea-Bissau 0.0019 people per person compare
- 116 Chad 0.0018 people per person compare
- 117 Nicaragua 0.0018 people per person compare
- 118 New Zealand 0.0018 people per person compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (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 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Military personnel, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0018 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 people per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 people per person in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.