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

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0214435040 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100955 · revision 1 Value 1.0214435040 · 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: 1.0214435040 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.09 Exact value 1.0931532170 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100954 · revision 1 Value 1.0931532170 · 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: 1.0931532170 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0368227603 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100953 · revision 1 Value 1.0368227603 · 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: 1.0368227603 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.01 Exact value 1.0095802859 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100952 · revision 1 Value 1.0095802859 · 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: 1.0095802859 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8594205848 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100951 · revision 1 Value 0.8594205848 · 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: 0.8594205848 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.91 Exact value 1.9148812863 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100950 · revision 1 Value 1.9148812863 · 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: 1.9148812863 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.87 Exact value 1.8652644689 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100949 · revision 1 Value 1.8652644689 · 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: 1.8652644689 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.00 Exact value 2.0001750861 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100948 · revision 1 Value 2.0001750861 · 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: 2.0001750861 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.96 Exact value 1.9614527308 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100947 · revision 1 Value 1.9614527308 · 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: 1.9614527308 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.90 Exact value 1.8965249450 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100946 · revision 1 Value 1.8965249450 · 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: 1.8965249450 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.86 Exact value 1.8603746089 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100945 · revision 1 Value 1.8603746089 · 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: 1.8603746089 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.80 Exact value 1.7985371024 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100944 · revision 1 Value 1.7985371024 · 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: 1.7985371024 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.76 Exact value 1.7641437525 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100943 · revision 1 Value 1.7641437525 · 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: 1.7641437525 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.73 Exact value 1.7300998792 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100942 · revision 1 Value 1.7300998792 · 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: 1.7300998792 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.68 Exact value 1.6808924550 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100941 · revision 1 Value 1.6808924550 · 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: 1.6808924550 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.70 Exact value 1.6953331354 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100940 · revision 1 Value 1.6953331354 · 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: 1.6953331354 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.97 Exact value 1.9689741858 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100939 · revision 1 Value 1.9689741858 · 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: 1.9689741858 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.93 Exact value 1.9287846240 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100938 · revision 1 Value 1.9287846240 · 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: 1.9287846240 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.89 Exact value 1.8901366068 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100937 · revision 1 Value 1.8901366068 · 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: 1.8901366068 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.86 Exact value 1.8574090305 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100936 · revision 1 Value 1.8574090305 · 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: 1.8574090305 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.82 Exact value 1.8214501589 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100935 · revision 1 Value 1.8214501589 · 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: 1.8214501589 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.79 Exact value 1.7865981518 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100934 · revision 1 Value 1.7865981518 · 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: 1.7865981518 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.75 Exact value 1.7531191086 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100933 · revision 1 Value 1.7531191086 · 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: 1.7531191086 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.72 Exact value 1.7209752966 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100932 · revision 1 Value 1.7209752966 · 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: 1.7209752966 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.45 Exact value 1.4461001705 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100931 · revision 1 Value 1.4461001705 · 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: 1.4461001705 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.42 Exact value 1.4204638972 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100930 · revision 1 Value 1.4204638972 · 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: 1.4204638972 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.40 Exact value 1.3960693980 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100929 · revision 1 Value 1.3960693980 · 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: 1.3960693980 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.34 Exact value 1.3399472627 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100928 · revision 1 Value 1.3399472627 · 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: 1.3399472627 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.26 Exact value 1.2584271254 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100927 · revision 1 Value 1.2584271254 · 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: 1.2584271254 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.19 Exact value 1.1939961167 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100926 · revision 1 Value 1.1939961167 · 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: 1.1939961167 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.21 Exact value 1.2054053090 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100925 · revision 1 Value 1.2054053090 · 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: 1.2054053090 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:32 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100924 · 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 #100923 · 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 #100922 · 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 #100921 · 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 #100920 · 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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