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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

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Values and evidence for Brazil. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4740802337 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100991 · revision 1 Value 0.4740802337 · 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: 0.4740802337 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4623589431 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100990 · revision 1 Value 0.4623589431 · 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: 0.4623589431 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4508468351 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100989 · revision 1 Value 0.4508468351 · 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: 0.4508468351 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4382686599 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100988 · revision 1 Value 0.4382686599 · 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: 0.4382686599 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4263450412 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100987 · revision 1 Value 0.4263450412 · 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: 0.4263450412 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9539333985 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100986 · revision 1 Value 0.9539333985 · 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: 0.9539333985 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9563950063 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100985 · revision 1 Value 0.9563950063 · 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: 0.9563950063 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9487213856 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100984 · revision 1 Value 0.9487213856 · 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: 0.9487213856 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9228750477 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100983 · revision 1 Value 0.9228750477 · 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: 0.9228750477 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8642139417 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100982 · revision 1 Value 0.8642139417 · 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: 0.8642139417 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8384073981 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100981 · revision 1 Value 0.8384073981 · 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: 0.8384073981 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8179599610 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100980 · revision 1 Value 0.8179599610 · 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: 0.8179599610 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.79 Exact value 0.7901254413 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100979 · revision 1 Value 0.7901254413 · 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: 0.7901254413 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.78 Exact value 0.7756400987 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100978 · revision 1 Value 0.7756400987 · 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: 0.7756400987 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.77 Exact value 0.7714071029 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100977 · revision 1 Value 0.7714071029 · 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: 0.7714071029 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7347162535 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100976 · revision 1 Value 0.7347162535 · 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: 0.7347162535 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8131408303 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100975 · revision 1 Value 0.8131408303 · 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: 0.8131408303 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.77 Exact value 0.7693768876 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100974 · revision 1 Value 0.7693768876 · 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: 0.7693768876 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7585084635 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100973 · revision 1 Value 0.7585084635 · 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: 0.7585084635 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7366312217 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100972 · revision 1 Value 0.7366312217 · 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: 0.7366312217 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7396062736 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100971 · revision 1 Value 0.7396062736 · 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: 0.7396062736 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7433039408 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100970 · revision 1 Value 0.7433039408 · 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: 0.7433039408 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7379029647 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100969 · revision 1 Value 0.7379029647 · 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: 0.7379029647 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7284435415 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100968 · revision 1 Value 0.7284435415 · 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: 0.7284435415 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7376137065 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100967 · revision 1 Value 0.7376137065 · 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: 0.7376137065 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7252380948 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100966 · revision 1 Value 0.7252380948 · 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: 0.7252380948 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7159994438 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100965 · revision 1 Value 0.7159994438 · 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: 0.7159994438 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.71 Exact value 0.7054768555 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100964 · revision 1 Value 0.7054768555 · 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: 0.7054768555 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7283253415 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100963 · revision 1 Value 0.7283253415 · 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: 0.7283253415 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7170909663 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100962 · revision 1 Value 0.7170909663 · 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: 0.7170909663 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7619857204 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100961 · revision 1 Value 0.7619857204 · 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: 0.7619857204 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100960 · 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 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100959 · 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 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100958 · 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 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100957 · 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 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100956 · 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 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified

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