Armed forces personnel share of labor force

Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel share of labor force

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Values and evidence for Argentina. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6312817641 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100271 · revision 1 Value 0.6312817641 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6312817641 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.5036317243 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100270 · revision 1 Value 0.5036317243 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5036317243 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4541488207 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100269 · revision 1 Value 0.4541488207 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4541488207 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4409140270 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100268 · revision 1 Value 0.4409140270 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4409140270 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4564610574 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100267 · revision 1 Value 0.4564610574 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.4564610574 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6461593828 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100266 · revision 1 Value 0.6461593828 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6461593828 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6641888218 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100265 · revision 1 Value 0.6641888218 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6641888218 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6491362919 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100264 · revision 1 Value 0.6491362919 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6491362919 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6362923348 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100263 · revision 1 Value 0.6362923348 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6362923348 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6173022653 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100262 · revision 1 Value 0.6173022653 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6173022653 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6141161716 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100261 · revision 1 Value 0.6141161716 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6141161716 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6060970491 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100260 · revision 1 Value 0.6060970491 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6060970491 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6114271563 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100259 · revision 1 Value 0.6114271563 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6114271563 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6031311323 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100258 · revision 1 Value 0.6031311323 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.6031311323 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5827789173 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100257 · revision 1 Value 0.5827789173 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5827789173 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5787461601 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100256 · revision 1 Value 0.5787461601 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5787461601 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.5959053395 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100255 · revision 1 Value 0.5959053395 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5959053395 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5944085488 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100254 · revision 1 Value 0.5944085488 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5944085488 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5930717141 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100253 · revision 1 Value 0.5930717141 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5930717141 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5670751412 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100252 · revision 1 Value 0.5670751412 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5670751412 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5649560889 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100251 · revision 1 Value 0.5649560889 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5649560889 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5533582082 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100250 · revision 1 Value 0.5533582082 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5533582082 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5490086645 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100249 · revision 1 Value 0.5490086645 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5490086645 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5528057416 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100248 · revision 1 Value 0.5528057416 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5528057416 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5508949501 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100247 · revision 1 Value 0.5508949501 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5508949501 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5451520576 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100246 · revision 1 Value 0.5451520576 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5451520576 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5408282226 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100245 · revision 1 Value 0.5408282226 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5408282226 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5345231445 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100244 · revision 1 Value 0.5345231445 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5345231445 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5227111537 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100243 · revision 1 Value 0.5227111537 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5227111537 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.5004786130 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100242 · revision 1 Value 0.5004786130 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5004786130 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5331874505 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100241 · revision 1 Value 0.5331874505 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 0.5331874505 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100240 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100239 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100238 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100237 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100236 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified

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