Armed forces personnel, total

Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

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Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.

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Armed forces personnel, total

Tanzania, United Republic of

Values and evidence for Tanzania, United Republic of. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	40,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99371 · revision 1 Value 40000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 40000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1991	40,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99370 · revision 1 Value 40000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 40000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1992	46,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99369 · revision 1 Value 46000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 46000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1993	46,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99368 · revision 1 Value 46000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 46000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1994	50,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99367 · revision 1 Value 50000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 50000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1995	36,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99366 · revision 1 Value 36000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 36000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1996	36,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99365 · revision 1 Value 36000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 36000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1997	36,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99364 · revision 1 Value 36000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 36000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1998	35,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99363 · revision 1 Value 35400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 35400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
1999	35,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99362 · revision 1 Value 35400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 35400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2000	35,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99361 · revision 1 Value 35400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 35400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2001	28,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99360 · revision 1 Value 28400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2002	28,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99359 · revision 1 Value 28400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2003	28,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99358 · revision 1 Value 28400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2004	28,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99357 · revision 1 Value 28000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2005	28,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99356 · revision 1 Value 28000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99355 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2007	28,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99354 · revision 1 Value 28000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2008	28,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99353 · revision 1 Value 28000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2009	28,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99352 · revision 1 Value 28400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2010	28,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99351 · revision 1 Value 28400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2011	28,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99350 · revision 1 Value 28400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2012	28,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99349 · revision 1 Value 28400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2013	28,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99348 · revision 1 Value 28400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2014	28,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99347 · revision 1 Value 28400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2015	28,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99346 · revision 1 Value 28400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2016	28,400 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99345 · revision 1 Value 28400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2017	28,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99344 · revision 1 Value 28000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2018	28,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99343 · revision 1 Value 28000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2019	28,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99342 · revision 1 Value 28000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2020	28,000 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99341 · revision 1 Value 28000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 28000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99340 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99339 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99338 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99337 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable people	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99336 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:15 · source revision unspecified

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