Military personnel as a share of total population in Zambia
Zambia: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.0744 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel as a share of total population in Zambia, 1964–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0744 for military personnel as a share of total population in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Zambia peaked at 0.385 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0744, in 2022.
Zambia ranks 155th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.2503 | — |
| 1965 | 0.2436 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2897 | +18.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2563 | -11.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2743 | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2667 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2832 | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2983 | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3123 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3468 | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3368 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.327 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3372 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.385 | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2614 | -32.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2535 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2614 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2897 | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2644 | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2563 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2484 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2379 | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2591 | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.253 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2257 | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2178 | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1982 | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2165 | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2118 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2072 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2026 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.198 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1934 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2477 | +28.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1936 | -21.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1894 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2399 | +26.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2181 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2071 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1652 | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1521 | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1308 | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1273 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1239 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1204 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.117 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1135 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.11 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1066 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.099 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.096 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0932 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0904 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.086 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0835 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.081 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0787 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0765 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0744 | -2.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0744 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1521, 49% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0744 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1245, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +28.1% | 0.1934 | 0.2477 |
| 2000 | +26.7% | 0.1894 | 0.2399 |
| 1978 | -32.1% | 0.385 | 0.2614 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2635 | 0.2436 | 0.2897 | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.3141 | 0.2535 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2514 | 0.2178 | 0.2897 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2058 | 0.1894 | 0.2477 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1602 | 0.117 | 0.2399 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0959 | 0.081 | 0.1135 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0765 | 0.0744 | 0.0787 | 3 |
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More population data for Zambia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2495 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5112 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,460 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.52 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2967 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.516 (2100)
- Population density 86.73 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.60 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Zambia?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Zambia was 0.0744 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.385 in 1977.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0744 in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Zambia ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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