Armed forces personnel share of labor force

Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel share of labor force

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2836744969 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100667 · revision 1 Value 0.2836744969 · 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: 0.2836744969 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2861482071 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100666 · revision 1 Value 0.2861482071 · 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: 0.2861482071 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2777891071 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100665 · revision 1 Value 0.2777891071 · 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: 0.2777891071 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2696481520 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100664 · revision 1 Value 0.2696481520 · 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: 0.2696481520 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2762574923 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100663 · revision 1 Value 0.2762574923 · 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: 0.2762574923 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4041178016 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100662 · revision 1 Value 0.4041178016 · 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: 0.4041178016 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3841353392 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100661 · revision 1 Value 0.3841353392 · 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: 0.3841353392 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3801698760 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100660 · revision 1 Value 0.3801698760 · 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: 0.3801698760 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3687688116 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100659 · revision 1 Value 0.3687688116 · 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: 0.3687688116 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4030733483 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100658 · revision 1 Value 0.4030733483 · 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: 0.4030733483 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2793174273 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100657 · revision 1 Value 0.2793174273 · 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: 0.2793174273 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3985626263 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100656 · revision 1 Value 0.3985626263 · 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: 0.3985626263 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3906741133 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100655 · revision 1 Value 0.3906741133 · 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: 0.3906741133 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3614321516 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100654 · revision 1 Value 0.3614321516 · 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: 0.3614321516 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4723306983 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100653 · revision 1 Value 0.4723306983 · 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: 0.4723306983 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4662430072 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100652 · revision 1 Value 0.4662430072 · 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: 0.4662430072 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3897412313 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100651 · revision 1 Value 0.3897412313 · 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: 0.3897412313 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3954016965 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100650 · revision 1 Value 0.3954016965 · 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: 0.3954016965 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3887641189 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100649 · revision 1 Value 0.3887641189 · 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: 0.3887641189 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3822226648 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100648 · revision 1 Value 0.3822226648 · 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: 0.3822226648 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3757922463 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100647 · revision 1 Value 0.3757922463 · 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: 0.3757922463 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3727156742 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100646 · revision 1 Value 0.3727156742 · 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: 0.3727156742 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3690508773 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100645 · revision 1 Value 0.3690508773 · 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: 0.3690508773 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3653018859 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100644 · revision 1 Value 0.3653018859 · 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: 0.3653018859 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3610030090 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100643 · revision 1 Value 0.3610030090 · 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: 0.3610030090 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3568263415 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100642 · revision 1 Value 0.3568263415 · 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: 0.3568263415 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3527917532 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100641 · revision 1 Value 0.3527917532 · 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: 0.3527917532 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3341004794 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100640 · revision 1 Value 0.3341004794 · 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: 0.3341004794 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3354566560 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100639 · revision 1 Value 0.3354566560 · 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: 0.3354566560 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3281987625 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100638 · revision 1 Value 0.3281987625 · 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: 0.3281987625 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3228352616 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100637 · revision 1 Value 0.3228352616 · 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: 0.3228352616 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:31 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100636 · 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 #100635 · 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 #100634 · 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 #100633 · 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 #100632 · 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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