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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

Bahrain

Values and evidence for Bahrain. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 3.51 Exact value 3.5064189382 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100739 · revision 1 Value 3.5064189382 · 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: 3.5064189382 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.61 Exact value 3.6093916370 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100738 · revision 1 Value 3.6093916370 · 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: 3.6093916370 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.07 Exact value 3.0710105380 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100737 · revision 1 Value 3.0710105380 · 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: 3.0710105380 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.99 Exact value 2.9888218064 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100736 · revision 1 Value 2.9888218064 · 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: 2.9888218064 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.32 Exact value 3.3199980080 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100735 · revision 1 Value 3.3199980080 · 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: 3.3199980080 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 8.06 Exact value 8.0609732013 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100734 · revision 1 Value 8.0609732013 · 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: 8.0609732013 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 7.94 Exact value 7.9374078694 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100733 · revision 1 Value 7.9374078694 · 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: 7.9374078694 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 7.90 Exact value 7.8951553661 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100732 · revision 1 Value 7.8951553661 · 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: 7.8951553661 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 7.63 Exact value 7.6324700284 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100731 · revision 1 Value 7.6324700284 · 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: 7.6324700284 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 7.47 Exact value 7.4747132043 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100730 · revision 1 Value 7.4747132043 · 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: 7.4747132043 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 7.23 Exact value 7.2256305385 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100729 · revision 1 Value 7.2256305385 · 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: 7.2256305385 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 6.88 Exact value 6.8848157338 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100728 · revision 1 Value 6.8848157338 · 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: 6.8848157338 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 6.23 Exact value 6.2282272796 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100727 · revision 1 Value 6.2282272796 · 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: 6.2282272796 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 5.83 Exact value 5.8340830403 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100726 · revision 1 Value 5.8340830403 · 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: 5.8340830403 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 5.23 Exact value 5.2276257617 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100725 · revision 1 Value 5.2276257617 · 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: 5.2276257617 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 4.72 Exact value 4.7161866262 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100724 · revision 1 Value 4.7161866262 · 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: 4.7161866262 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 3.84 Exact value 3.8402612995 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100723 · revision 1 Value 3.8402612995 · 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: 3.8402612995 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 3.45 Exact value 3.4481945072 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100722 · revision 1 Value 3.4481945072 · 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: 3.4481945072 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 3.16 Exact value 3.1551608468 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100721 · revision 1 Value 3.1551608468 · 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: 3.1551608468 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 2.94 Exact value 2.9408431122 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100720 · revision 1 Value 2.9408431122 · 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: 2.9408431122 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.77 Exact value 2.7729883010 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100719 · revision 1 Value 2.7729883010 · 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: 2.7729883010 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.87 Exact value 2.8729183890 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100718 · revision 1 Value 2.8729183890 · 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: 2.8729183890 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.81 Exact value 2.8062180948 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100717 · revision 1 Value 2.8062180948 · 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: 2.8062180948 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.70 Exact value 2.7047612694 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100716 · revision 1 Value 2.7047612694 · 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: 2.7047612694 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.61 Exact value 2.6108329443 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100715 · revision 1 Value 2.6108329443 · 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: 2.6108329443 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 2.50 Exact value 2.5035282252 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100714 · revision 1 Value 2.5035282252 · 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: 2.5035282252 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 2.38 Exact value 2.3763585297 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100713 · revision 1 Value 2.3763585297 · 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: 2.3763585297 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 2.18 Exact value 2.1796214571 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100712 · revision 1 Value 2.1796214571 · 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: 2.1796214571 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 2.21 Exact value 2.2111663903 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100711 · revision 1 Value 2.2111663903 · 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: 2.2111663903 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 2.24 Exact value 2.2442102329 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100710 · revision 1 Value 2.2442102329 · 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: 2.2442102329 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.33 Exact value 2.3273104987 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100709 · revision 1 Value 2.3273104987 · 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: 2.3273104987 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100708 · 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 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100707 · 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 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100706 · 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 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100705 · 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 #100704 · 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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