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

Central African Republic

Values and evidence for Central African Republic. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3467547655 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101171 · revision 1 Value 0.3467547655 · 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: 0.3467547655 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3380145532 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101170 · revision 1 Value 0.3380145532 · 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: 0.3380145532 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3288178423 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101169 · revision 1 Value 0.3288178423 · 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: 0.3288178423 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3193500588 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101168 · revision 1 Value 0.3193500588 · 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: 0.3193500588 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.31 Exact value 0.3100013408 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101167 · revision 1 Value 0.3100013408 · 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: 0.3100013408 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3778135777 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101166 · revision 1 Value 0.3778135777 · 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: 0.3778135777 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3687519590 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101165 · revision 1 Value 0.3687519590 · 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: 0.3687519590 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3587925340 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101164 · revision 1 Value 0.3587925340 · 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: 0.3587925340 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3454810038 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101163 · revision 1 Value 0.3454810038 · 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: 0.3454810038 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3390881107 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101162 · revision 1 Value 0.3390881107 · 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: 0.3390881107 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3555895048 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101161 · revision 1 Value 0.3555895048 · 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: 0.3555895048 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2703398558 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101160 · revision 1 Value 0.2703398558 · 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: 0.2703398558 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2232613132 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101159 · revision 1 Value 0.2232613132 · 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: 0.2232613132 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2205497202 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101158 · revision 1 Value 0.2205497202 · 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: 0.2205497202 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.12 Exact value 0.1197945523 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101157 · revision 1 Value 0.1197945523 · 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: 0.1197945523 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.18 Exact value 0.1755076706 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101156 · revision 1 Value 0.1755076706 · 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: 0.1755076706 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101155 · 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
2007	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1691938589 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101154 · revision 1 Value 0.1691938589 · 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: 0.1691938589 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1658570997 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101153 · revision 1 Value 0.1658570997 · 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: 0.1658570997 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.18 Exact value 0.1760002682 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101152 · revision 1 Value 0.1760002682 · 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: 0.1760002682 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.18 Exact value 0.1783209301 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101151 · revision 1 Value 0.1783209301 · 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: 0.1783209301 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.18 Exact value 0.1765088565 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101150 · revision 1 Value 0.1765088565 · 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: 0.1765088565 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4564425039 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101149 · revision 1 Value 0.4564425039 · 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: 0.4564425039 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4581900201 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101148 · revision 1 Value 0.4581900201 · 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: 0.4581900201 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4665839983 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101147 · revision 1 Value 0.4665839983 · 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: 0.4665839983 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4702254948 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101146 · revision 1 Value 0.4702254948 · 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: 0.4702254948 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4617582053 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101145 · revision 1 Value 0.4617582053 · 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: 0.4617582053 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4458985692 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101144 · revision 1 Value 0.4458985692 · 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: 0.4458985692 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5560665768 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101143 · revision 1 Value 0.5560665768 · 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: 0.5560665768 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5402852922 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101142 · revision 1 Value 0.5402852922 · 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: 0.5402852922 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5354385349 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101141 · revision 1 Value 0.5354385349 · 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: 0.5354385349 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:33 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101140 · 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 #101139 · 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 #101138 · 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 #101137 · 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 #101136 · 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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