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

Burkina Faso

Values and evidence for Burkina Faso. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2452481335 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100631 · revision 1 Value 0.2452481335 · 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: 0.2452481335 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2397940074 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100630 · revision 1 Value 0.2397940074 · 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: 0.2397940074 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2116308556 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100629 · revision 1 Value 0.2116308556 · 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: 0.2116308556 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2071713037 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100628 · revision 1 Value 0.2071713037 · 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: 0.2071713037 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.20 Exact value 0.2024752373 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100627 · revision 1 Value 0.2024752373 · 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: 0.2024752373 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2262197969 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100626 · revision 1 Value 0.2262197969 · 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: 0.2262197969 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2208601796 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100625 · revision 1 Value 0.2208601796 · 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: 0.2208601796 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2092481838 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100624 · revision 1 Value 0.2092481838 · 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: 0.2092481838 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2085919959 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100623 · revision 1 Value 0.2085919959 · 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: 0.2085919959 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.20 Exact value 0.2032345870 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100622 · revision 1 Value 0.2032345870 · 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: 0.2032345870 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2160003089 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100621 · revision 1 Value 0.2160003089 · 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: 0.2160003089 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2627366202 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100620 · revision 1 Value 0.2627366202 · 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: 0.2627366202 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2577961863 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100619 · revision 1 Value 0.2577961863 · 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: 0.2577961863 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2599012410 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100618 · revision 1 Value 0.2599012410 · 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: 0.2599012410 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1719567555 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100617 · revision 1 Value 0.1719567555 · 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: 0.1719567555 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.18 Exact value 0.1828620991 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100616 · revision 1 Value 0.1828620991 · 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: 0.1828620991 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100615 · 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	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1726248849 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100614 · revision 1 Value 0.1726248849 · 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: 0.1726248849 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1682997729 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100613 · revision 1 Value 0.1682997729 · 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: 0.1682997729 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1670930824 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100612 · revision 1 Value 0.1670930824 · 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: 0.1670930824 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1629630410 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100611 · revision 1 Value 0.1629630410 · 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: 0.1629630410 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1588148996 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100610 · revision 1 Value 0.1588148996 · 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: 0.1588148996 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1545636156 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100609 · revision 1 Value 0.1545636156 · 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: 0.1545636156 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1504146584 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100608 · revision 1 Value 0.1504146584 · 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: 0.1504146584 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1463482657 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100607 · revision 1 Value 0.1463482657 · 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: 0.1463482657 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1422717253 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100606 · revision 1 Value 0.1422717253 · 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: 0.1422717253 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1382150152 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100605 · revision 1 Value 0.1382150152 · 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: 0.1382150152 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1289716679 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100604 · revision 1 Value 0.1289716679 · 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: 0.1289716679 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1276108525 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100603 · revision 1 Value 0.1276108525 · 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: 0.1276108525 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.12 Exact value 0.1218239931 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100602 · revision 1 Value 0.1218239931 · 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: 0.1218239931 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.12 Exact value 0.1217321152 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100601 · revision 1 Value 0.1217321152 · 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: 0.1217321152 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100600 · 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 #100599 · 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 #100598 · 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 #100597 · 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 #100596 · 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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