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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Values and evidence for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100811 · 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
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100810 · 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
1992	≈ 3.42 Exact value 3.4166054999 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100809 · revision 1 Value 3.4166054999 · 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: 3.4166054999 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100808 · 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
1994	≈ 4.65 Exact value 4.6463404759 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100807 · revision 1 Value 4.6463404759 · 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: 4.6463404759 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 6.12 Exact value 6.1177859998 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100806 · revision 1 Value 6.1177859998 · 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: 6.1177859998 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 14.30 Exact value 14.3044658290 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100805 · revision 1 Value 14.3044658290 · 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: 14.3044658290 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 5.16 Exact value 5.1635122210 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100804 · revision 1 Value 5.1635122210 · 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: 5.1635122210 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 5.04 Exact value 5.0394690040 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100803 · revision 1 Value 5.0394690040 · 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: 5.0394690040 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 4.95 Exact value 4.9497428436 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100802 · revision 1 Value 4.9497428436 · 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: 4.9497428436 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 4.32 Exact value 4.3171785648 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100801 · revision 1 Value 4.3171785648 · 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: 4.3171785648 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3489314777 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100800 · revision 1 Value 1.3489314777 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3489314777 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.10 Exact value 1.1048052892 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100799 · revision 1 Value 1.1048052892 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1048052892 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0488829675 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100798 · revision 1 Value 1.0488829675 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0488829675 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3487912302 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100797 · revision 1 Value 1.3487912302 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3487912302 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6817252193 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100796 · revision 1 Value 0.6817252193 · 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: 0.6817252193 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5143688951 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100795 · revision 1 Value 0.5143688951 · 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: 0.5143688951 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5194769214 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100794 · revision 1 Value 0.5194769214 · 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: 0.5194769214 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5271573916 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100793 · revision 1 Value 0.5271573916 · 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: 0.5271573916 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6300851512 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100792 · revision 1 Value 0.6300851512 · 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: 0.6300851512 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6425705251 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100791 · revision 1 Value 0.6425705251 · 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: 0.6425705251 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6547260359 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100790 · revision 1 Value 0.6547260359 · 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: 0.6547260359 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6651037784 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100789 · revision 1 Value 0.6651037784 · 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: 0.6651037784 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6775229503 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100788 · revision 1 Value 0.6775229503 · 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: 0.6775229503 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6879805216 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100787 · revision 1 Value 0.6879805216 · 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: 0.6879805216 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6981559375 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100786 · revision 1 Value 0.6981559375 · 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: 0.6981559375 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.71 Exact value 0.7093774976 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100785 · revision 1 Value 0.7093774976 · 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: 0.7093774976 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7547107674 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100784 · revision 1 Value 0.7547107674 · 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: 0.7547107674 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7321900012 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100783 · revision 1 Value 0.7321900012 · 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: 0.7321900012 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.78 Exact value 0.7806423409 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100782 · revision 1 Value 0.7806423409 · 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: 0.7806423409 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8125787186 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100781 · revision 1 Value 0.8125787186 · 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: 0.8125787186 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100780 · 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 #100779 · 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 #100778 · 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 #100777 · 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
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100776 · 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

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