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 Barbados. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101027 · 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
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101026 · 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
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101025 · 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
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101024 · 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
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101023 · 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
1995	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4268396790 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101022 · revision 1 Value 0.4268396790 · 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: 0.4268396790 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4303018568 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101021 · revision 1 Value 0.4303018568 · 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: 0.4303018568 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4280608132 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101020 · revision 1 Value 0.4280608132 · 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: 0.4280608132 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4328666416 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101019 · revision 1 Value 0.4328666416 · 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: 0.4328666416 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4308335570 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101018 · revision 1 Value 0.4308335570 · 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: 0.4308335570 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4227048886 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101017 · revision 1 Value 0.4227048886 · 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: 0.4227048886 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4205538694 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101016 · revision 1 Value 0.4205538694 · 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: 0.4205538694 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4168866902 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101015 · revision 1 Value 0.4168866902 · 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: 0.4168866902 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4134252975 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101014 · revision 1 Value 0.4134252975 · 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: 0.4134252975 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4132707330 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101013 · revision 1 Value 0.4132707330 · 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: 0.4132707330 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4108408093 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101012 · revision 1 Value 0.4108408093 · 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: 0.4108408093 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4083900728 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101011 · revision 1 Value 0.4083900728 · 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: 0.4083900728 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4061089437 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101010 · revision 1 Value 0.4061089437 · 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: 0.4061089437 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6629497285 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101009 · revision 1 Value 0.6629497285 · 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: 0.6629497285 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4034338170 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101008 · revision 1 Value 0.4034338170 · 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: 0.4034338170 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4028795984 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101007 · revision 1 Value 0.4028795984 · 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: 0.4028795984 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4024755546 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101006 · revision 1 Value 0.4024755546 · 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: 0.4024755546 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4068375384 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101005 · revision 1 Value 0.4068375384 · 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: 0.4068375384 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4004779475 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101004 · revision 1 Value 0.4004779475 · 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: 0.4004779475 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4100923044 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101003 · revision 1 Value 0.4100923044 · 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: 0.4100923044 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4134808308 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101002 · revision 1 Value 0.4134808308 · 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: 0.4134808308 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4072476733 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101001 · revision 1 Value 0.4072476733 · 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: 0.4072476733 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6631783486 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101000 · revision 1 Value 0.6631783486 · 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: 0.6631783486 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4054449260 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100999 · revision 1 Value 0.4054449260 · 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: 0.4054449260 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6699090264 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100998 · revision 1 Value 0.6699090264 · 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: 0.6699090264 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6865491295 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100997 · revision 1 Value 0.6865491295 · 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: 0.6865491295 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #100996 · 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 #100995 · 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 #100994 · 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 #100993 · 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 #100992 · 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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