Does Tanzania have mandatory military service?

Selective / de jure only

Selective / de jure only

Tanzania is one of 5 countries classified “Selective / de jure only” for military conscription — 3% of the 192 with data. (Also searched as the draft, national service.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Conscription
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Burundi
No conscription
Rwanda
No conscription
Malawi
No conscription
Uganda
No conscription
Kenya
No conscription
Zambia
No conscription

Other laws in Tanzania

Death Penalty
Not used in practice
Gun Laws
Varies by region
School Corporal Punishment
Legal

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