Zimbabwe - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Zimbabwe was 51,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 67,800 in 1995 and a minimum value of 41,000 in 1985.

Definition: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1985 41,000
1989 51,000
1990 45,000
1991 45,000
1992 48,000
1993 48,000
1994 43,000
1995 67,800
1996 64,800
1997 60,800
1998 60,800
1999 60,800
2000 61,800
2001 60,800
2002 57,800
2003 50,800
2004 50,000
2005 51,000
2006 51,000
2007 51,000
2008 51,000
2009 50,800
2010 50,800
2011 50,800
2012 50,800
2013 50,800
2014 50,800
2015 50,800
2016 50,800
2017 51,000
2018 51,000
2019 51,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Zimbabwe was 0.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.27 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.71 in 2019.

Definition: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

See also:

Year Value
1990 0.95
1991 0.93
1992 0.96
1993 0.94
1994 0.82
1995 1.27
1996 1.19
1997 1.10
1998 1.09
1999 1.08
2000 1.08
2001 1.06
2002 1.00
2003 0.88
2004 0.86
2005 0.87
2006 0.86
2007 0.86
2008 0.85
2009 0.84
2010 0.83
2011 0.82
2012 0.80
2013 0.79
2014 0.77
2015 0.76
2016 0.75
2017 0.74
2018 0.73
2019 0.71

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade