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

Brunei Darussalam

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 3.60 Exact value 3.5962491122 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101063 · revision 1 Value 3.5962491122 · 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: 3.5962491122 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.50 Exact value 3.4987360816 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101062 · revision 1 Value 3.4987360816 · 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: 3.4987360816 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.38 Exact value 3.3826924541 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101061 · revision 1 Value 3.3826924541 · 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: 3.3826924541 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.27 Exact value 3.2661859930 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101060 · revision 1 Value 3.2661859930 · 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: 3.2661859930 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.94 Exact value 3.9420673778 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101059 · revision 1 Value 3.9420673778 · 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: 3.9420673778 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 6.85 Exact value 6.8517136897 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101058 · revision 1 Value 6.8517136897 · 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: 6.8517136897 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 6.69 Exact value 6.6912256708 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101057 · revision 1 Value 6.6912256708 · 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: 6.6912256708 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 6.43 Exact value 6.4307539260 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101056 · revision 1 Value 6.4307539260 · 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: 6.4307539260 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 6.22 Exact value 6.2185208853 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101055 · revision 1 Value 6.2185208853 · 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: 6.2185208853 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 5.81 Exact value 5.8148421353 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101054 · revision 1 Value 5.8148421353 · 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: 5.8148421353 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 5.66 Exact value 5.6554543001 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101053 · revision 1 Value 5.6554543001 · 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: 5.6554543001 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 6.03 Exact value 6.0330511690 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101052 · revision 1 Value 6.0330511690 · 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: 6.0330511690 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 6.47 Exact value 6.4700653658 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101051 · revision 1 Value 6.4700653658 · 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: 6.4700653658 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 6.30 Exact value 6.2991198893 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101050 · revision 1 Value 6.2991198893 · 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: 6.2991198893 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 5.74 Exact value 5.7397373496 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101049 · revision 1 Value 5.7397373496 · 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: 5.7397373496 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 6.16 Exact value 6.1645025527 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101048 · revision 1 Value 6.1645025527 · 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: 6.1645025527 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 4.93 Exact value 4.9319932925 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101047 · revision 1 Value 4.9319932925 · 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: 4.9319932925 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 4.85 Exact value 4.8460830188 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101046 · revision 1 Value 4.8460830188 · 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: 4.8460830188 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 4.78 Exact value 4.7770700637 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101045 · revision 1 Value 4.7770700637 · 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: 4.7770700637 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 4.83 Exact value 4.8318263259 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101044 · revision 1 Value 4.8318263259 · 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: 4.8318263259 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 4.74 Exact value 4.7449037169 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101043 · revision 1 Value 4.7449037169 · 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: 4.7449037169 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 4.66 Exact value 4.6551654723 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101042 · revision 1 Value 4.6551654723 · 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: 4.6551654723 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 4.57 Exact value 4.5735702031 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101041 · revision 1 Value 4.5735702031 · 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: 4.5735702031 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.50 Exact value 4.5001654115 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101040 · revision 1 Value 4.5001654115 · 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: 4.5001654115 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 4.43 Exact value 4.4306920022 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101039 · revision 1 Value 4.4306920022 · 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: 4.4306920022 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 4.36 Exact value 4.3645663273 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101038 · revision 1 Value 4.3645663273 · 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: 4.3645663273 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 5.63 Exact value 5.6279069767 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101037 · revision 1 Value 5.6279069767 · 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: 5.6279069767 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 3.67 Exact value 3.6693039789 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101036 · revision 1 Value 3.6693039789 · 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: 3.6693039789 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 3.63 Exact value 3.6296194654 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101035 · revision 1 Value 3.6296194654 · 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: 3.6296194654 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 3.57 Exact value 3.5733907458 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101034 · revision 1 Value 3.5733907458 · 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: 3.5733907458 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 3.57 Exact value 3.5661748317 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101033 · revision 1 Value 3.5661748317 · 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: 3.5661748317 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101032 · 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 #101031 · 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 #101030 · 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 #101029 · 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 #101028 · 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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