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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

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 2.69 Exact value 2.6915549164 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100559 · revision 1 Value 2.6915549164 · 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: 2.6915549164 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 2.51 Exact value 2.5074889509 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100558 · revision 1 Value 2.5074889509 · 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: 2.5074889509 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.94 Exact value 1.9406643115 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100557 · revision 1 Value 1.9406643115 · 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: 1.9406643115 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.71 Exact value 1.7089005154 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100556 · revision 1 Value 1.7089005154 · 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: 1.7089005154 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.27 Exact value 1.2732943801 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100555 · revision 1 Value 1.2732943801 · 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: 1.2732943801 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1254135060 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100554 · revision 1 Value 1.1254135060 · 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: 1.1254135060 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.10 Exact value 1.1011764751 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100553 · revision 1 Value 1.1011764751 · 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: 1.1011764751 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0516070543 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100552 · revision 1 Value 1.0516070543 · 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: 1.0516070543 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.03 Exact value 1.0256174358 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100551 · revision 1 Value 1.0256174358 · 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: 1.0256174358 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9557712559 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100550 · revision 1 Value 0.9557712559 · 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: 0.9557712559 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.89 Exact value 0.8906220893 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100549 · revision 1 Value 0.8906220893 · 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: 0.8906220893 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9146146837 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100548 · revision 1 Value 0.9146146837 · 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: 0.9146146837 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.90 Exact value 0.8994109776 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100547 · revision 1 Value 0.8994109776 · 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: 0.8994109776 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9281861468 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100546 · revision 1 Value 0.9281861468 · 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: 0.9281861468 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.8034937695 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100545 · revision 1 Value 0.8034937695 · 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: 0.8034937695 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.7995484496 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100544 · revision 1 Value 0.7995484496 · 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: 0.7995484496 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8606533392 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100543 · revision 1 Value 0.8606533392 · 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: 0.8606533392 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8235819819 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100542 · revision 1 Value 0.8235819819 · 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: 0.8235819819 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8159854478 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100541 · revision 1 Value 0.8159854478 · 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: 0.8159854478 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8222509667 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100540 · revision 1 Value 0.8222509667 · 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: 0.8222509667 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7290716292 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100539 · revision 1 Value 0.7290716292 · 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: 0.7290716292 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6971498956 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100538 · revision 1 Value 0.6971498956 · 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: 0.6971498956 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6243314366 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100537 · revision 1 Value 0.6243314366 · 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: 0.6243314366 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7550044716 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100536 · revision 1 Value 0.7550044716 · 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: 0.7550044716 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7543446541 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100535 · revision 1 Value 0.7543446541 · 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: 0.7543446541 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7278072838 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100534 · revision 1 Value 0.7278072838 · 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: 0.7278072838 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6758422584 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100533 · revision 1 Value 0.6758422584 · 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: 0.6758422584 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6352578005 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100532 · revision 1 Value 0.6352578005 · 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: 0.6352578005 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6184370819 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100531 · revision 1 Value 0.6184370819 · 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: 0.6184370819 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5052262743 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100530 · revision 1 Value 0.5052262743 · 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: 0.5052262743 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4683190002 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100529 · revision 1 Value 0.4683190002 · 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: 0.4683190002 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100528 · 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 #100527 · 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 #100526 · 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 #100525 · 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 #100524 · 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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