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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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.7999323351 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100415 · revision 1 Value 0.7999323351 · 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: 0.7999323351 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.7962552584 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100414 · revision 1 Value 0.7962552584 · 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: 0.7962552584 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.79 Exact value 0.7900251426 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100413 · revision 1 Value 0.7900251426 · 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: 0.7900251426 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.79 Exact value 0.7872053204 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100412 · revision 1 Value 0.7872053204 · 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: 0.7872053204 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7386763193 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100411 · revision 1 Value 0.7386763193 · 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: 0.7386763193 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6347196307 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100410 · revision 1 Value 0.6347196307 · 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: 0.6347196307 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6448489129 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100409 · revision 1 Value 0.6448489129 · 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: 0.6448489129 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6361911497 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100408 · revision 1 Value 0.6361911497 · 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: 0.6361911497 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6298908897 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100407 · revision 1 Value 0.6298908897 · 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: 0.6298908897 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6005119097 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100406 · revision 1 Value 0.6005119097 · 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: 0.6005119097 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5407323402 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100405 · revision 1 Value 0.5407323402 · 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: 0.5407323402 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5322707959 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100404 · revision 1 Value 0.5322707959 · 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: 0.5322707959 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5162568679 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100403 · revision 1 Value 0.5162568679 · 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: 0.5162568679 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5342822825 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100402 · revision 1 Value 0.5342822825 · 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: 0.5342822825 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5126411390 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100401 · revision 1 Value 0.5126411390 · 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: 0.5126411390 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5074948370 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100400 · revision 1 Value 0.5074948370 · 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: 0.5074948370 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4782300313 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100399 · revision 1 Value 0.4782300313 · 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: 0.4782300313 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.5022042658 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100398 · revision 1 Value 0.5022042658 · 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: 0.5022042658 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4892688660 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100397 · revision 1 Value 0.4892688660 · 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: 0.4892688660 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4925037570 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100396 · revision 1 Value 0.4925037570 · 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: 0.4925037570 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4843670600 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100395 · revision 1 Value 0.4843670600 · 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: 0.4843670600 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4811264346 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100394 · revision 1 Value 0.4811264346 · 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: 0.4811264346 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4674632284 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100393 · revision 1 Value 0.4674632284 · 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: 0.4674632284 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4654820265 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100392 · revision 1 Value 0.4654820265 · 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: 0.4654820265 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4601793248 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100391 · revision 1 Value 0.4601793248 · 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: 0.4601793248 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4598690280 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100390 · revision 1 Value 0.4598690280 · 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: 0.4598690280 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4535195431 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100389 · revision 1 Value 0.4535195431 · 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: 0.4535195431 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4453703712 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100388 · revision 1 Value 0.4453703712 · 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: 0.4453703712 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4353739458 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100387 · revision 1 Value 0.4353739458 · 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: 0.4353739458 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4332250099 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100386 · revision 1 Value 0.4332250099 · 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: 0.4332250099 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4417096401 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100385 · revision 1 Value 0.4417096401 · 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: 0.4417096401 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:30 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100384 · 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 #100383 · 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 #100382 · 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 #100381 · 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 #100380 · 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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