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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

Burundi

Values and evidence for Burundi. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4647677033 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100523 · revision 1 Value 0.4647677033 · 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: 0.4647677033 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4601512824 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100522 · revision 1 Value 0.4601512824 · 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: 0.4601512824 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4878065254 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100521 · revision 1 Value 0.4878065254 · 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: 0.4878065254 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5290884701 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100520 · revision 1 Value 0.5290884701 · 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: 0.5290884701 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6952703620 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100519 · revision 1 Value 0.6952703620 · 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: 0.6952703620 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5443775863 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100518 · revision 1 Value 0.5443775863 · 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: 0.5443775863 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8360292109 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100517 · revision 1 Value 0.8360292109 · 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: 0.8360292109 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.85 Exact value 0.8505419886 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100516 · revision 1 Value 0.8505419886 · 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: 0.8505419886 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.65 Exact value 1.6501581307 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100515 · revision 1 Value 1.6501581307 · 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: 1.6501581307 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.68 Exact value 1.6779631077 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100514 · revision 1 Value 1.6779631077 · 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: 1.6779631077 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.64 Exact value 1.6444420029 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100513 · revision 1 Value 1.6444420029 · 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: 1.6444420029 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.80 Exact value 1.7968552918 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100512 · revision 1 Value 1.7968552918 · 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: 1.7968552918 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.75 Exact value 1.7474873873 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100511 · revision 1 Value 1.7474873873 · 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: 1.7474873873 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.86 Exact value 1.8609059222 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100510 · revision 1 Value 1.8609059222 · 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: 1.8609059222 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.59 Exact value 2.5935054781 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100509 · revision 1 Value 2.5935054781 · 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: 2.5935054781 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.54 Exact value 2.5408338335 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100508 · revision 1 Value 2.5408338335 · 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: 2.5408338335 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100507 · 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 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.47 Exact value 1.4744252271 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100506 · revision 1 Value 1.4744252271 · 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: 1.4744252271 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.41 Exact value 1.4060982758 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100505 · revision 1 Value 1.4060982758 · 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: 1.4060982758 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3281635985 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100504 · revision 1 Value 1.3281635985 · 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: 1.3281635985 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.26 Exact value 1.2645143584 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100503 · revision 1 Value 1.2645143584 · 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: 1.2645143584 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.22 Exact value 1.2243847557 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100502 · revision 1 Value 1.2243847557 · 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: 1.2243847557 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.19 Exact value 1.1853906873 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100501 · revision 1 Value 1.1853906873 · 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: 1.1853906873 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1499384597 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100500 · revision 1 Value 1.1499384597 · 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: 1.1499384597 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.12 Exact value 1.1173230821 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100499 · revision 1 Value 1.1173230821 · 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: 1.1173230821 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.88 Exact value 0.8816445897 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100498 · revision 1 Value 0.8816445897 · 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: 0.8816445897 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.09 Exact value 1.0869472644 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100497 · revision 1 Value 1.0869472644 · 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: 1.0869472644 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6462318430 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100496 · revision 1 Value 0.6462318430 · 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: 0.6462318430 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.03 Exact value 1.0294503461 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100495 · revision 1 Value 1.0294503461 · 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: 1.0294503461 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9911598261 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100494 · revision 1 Value 0.9911598261 · 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: 0.9911598261 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5897257224 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100493 · revision 1 Value 0.5897257224 · 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: 0.5897257224 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100492 · 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 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100491 · 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 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100490 · 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 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100489 · 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 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100488 · 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 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified

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