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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

Benin

Values and evidence for Benin. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2923536368 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100595 · revision 1 Value 0.2923536368 · 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: 0.2923536368 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3308019111 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100594 · revision 1 Value 0.3308019111 · 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: 0.3308019111 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3207364843 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100593 · revision 1 Value 0.3207364843 · 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: 0.3207364843 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3477572915 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100592 · revision 1 Value 0.3477572915 · 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: 0.3477572915 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3341126511 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100591 · revision 1 Value 0.3341126511 · 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: 0.3341126511 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.3007022014 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100590 · revision 1 Value 0.3007022014 · 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: 0.3007022014 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2935606860 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100589 · revision 1 Value 0.2935606860 · 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: 0.2935606860 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2847905833 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100588 · revision 1 Value 0.2847905833 · 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: 0.2847905833 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2756303156 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100587 · revision 1 Value 0.2756303156 · 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: 0.2756303156 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2666427053 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100586 · revision 1 Value 0.2666427053 · 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: 0.2666427053 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2579188142 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100585 · revision 1 Value 0.2579188142 · 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: 0.2579188142 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2494997189 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100584 · revision 1 Value 0.2494997189 · 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: 0.2494997189 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2347694944 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100583 · revision 1 Value 0.2347694944 · 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: 0.2347694944 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2269672224 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100582 · revision 1 Value 0.2269672224 · 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: 0.2269672224 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.19 Exact value 0.1854638962 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100581 · revision 1 Value 0.1854638962 · 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: 0.1854638962 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2385855456 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100580 · revision 1 Value 0.2385855456 · 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: 0.2385855456 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100579 · 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	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2236245344 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100578 · revision 1 Value 0.2236245344 · 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: 0.2236245344 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2164955540 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100577 · revision 1 Value 0.2164955540 · 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: 0.2164955540 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.19 Exact value 0.1897708537 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100576 · revision 1 Value 0.1897708537 · 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: 0.1897708537 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.18 Exact value 0.1835418411 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100575 · revision 1 Value 0.1835418411 · 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: 0.1835418411 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2316072588 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100574 · revision 1 Value 0.2316072588 · 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: 0.2316072588 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2231161032 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100573 · revision 1 Value 0.2231161032 · 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: 0.2231161032 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2150696211 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100572 · revision 1 Value 0.2150696211 · 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: 0.2150696211 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2073328245 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100571 · revision 1 Value 0.2073328245 · 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: 0.2073328245 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2062376852 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100570 · revision 1 Value 0.2062376852 · 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: 0.2062376852 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.20 Exact value 0.1989074980 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100569 · revision 1 Value 0.1989074980 · 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: 0.1989074980 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2361560874 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100568 · revision 1 Value 0.2361560874 · 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: 0.2361560874 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2325736371 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100567 · revision 1 Value 0.2325736371 · 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: 0.2325736371 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2198069509 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100566 · revision 1 Value 0.2198069509 · 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: 0.2198069509 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2140943292 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100565 · revision 1 Value 0.2140943292 · 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: 0.2140943292 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100564 · 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 #100563 · 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 #100562 · 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 #100561 · 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 #100560 · 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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