Military personnel, per square kilometre in Tanzania
Tanzania: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0305 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0305 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
143rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0948 people per square kilometre
in 1983
All-time low
0.0011 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Tanzania is 0.0305 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 0.0948 people per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tanzania 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0023 people per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 0.009 people per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1964 | 0.009 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0113 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0135 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0147 people per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0158 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0226 people per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0226 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0282 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0282 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0226 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0282 people per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0282 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.035 people per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0711 people per square kilometre | +103.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0598 people per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0598 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0485 people per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0485 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0948 people per square kilometre | +95.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0485 people per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0485 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0452 people per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0452 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0452 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0452 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0452 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0452 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0519 people per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0519 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0564 people per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0564 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0564 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0395 people per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0395 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0395 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0384 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0305 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0305 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0104 people per square kilometre | 0.0011 people per square kilometre | 0.0169 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0347 people per square kilometre | 0.0226 people per square kilometre | 0.0711 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0529 people per square kilometre | 0.0452 people per square kilometre | 0.0948 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0482 people per square kilometre | 0.0395 people per square kilometre | 0.0564 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0313 people per square kilometre | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | 0.0384 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | 0.0305 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 140 Paraguay 0.0354 people per square kilometre compare
- 141 New Zealand 0.0342 people per square kilometre compare
- 142 Bolivia 0.0314 people per square kilometre compare
- 144 Congo 0.0293 people per square kilometre compare
- 145 Argentina 0.0263 people per square kilometre compare
- 146 Chad 0.0262 people per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Tanzania?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Tanzania was 0.0305 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0948 people per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.