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.

ARMED_FORCES_PERSONNEL_LABOR_FORCE_SHARE · raw · annual · percent

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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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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4585616754 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101351 · revision 1 Value 0.4585616754 · 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: 0.4585616754 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4648548433 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101350 · revision 1 Value 0.4648548433 · 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: 0.4648548433 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2258201647 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101349 · revision 1 Value 0.2258201647 · 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: 0.2258201647 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2192883873 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101348 · revision 1 Value 0.2192883873 · 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: 0.2192883873 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2128992460 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101347 · revision 1 Value 0.2128992460 · 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: 0.2128992460 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4065285733 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101346 · revision 1 Value 0.4065285733 · 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: 0.4065285733 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3695051574 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101345 · revision 1 Value 0.3695051574 · 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: 0.3695051574 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3585310932 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101344 · revision 1 Value 0.3585310932 · 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: 0.3585310932 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3479569182 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101343 · revision 1 Value 0.3479569182 · 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: 0.3479569182 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3378950180 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101342 · revision 1 Value 0.3378950180 · 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: 0.3378950180 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3282366548 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101341 · revision 1 Value 0.3282366548 · 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: 0.3282366548 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4486032644 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101340 · revision 1 Value 0.4486032644 · 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: 0.4486032644 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4493321958 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101339 · revision 1 Value 0.4493321958 · 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: 0.4493321958 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4360100274 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101338 · revision 1 Value 0.4360100274 · 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: 0.4360100274 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.3032924372 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101337 · revision 1 Value 0.3032924372 · 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: 0.3032924372 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2945867256 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101336 · revision 1 Value 0.2945867256 · 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: 0.2945867256 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101335 · 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 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2779506577 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101334 · revision 1 Value 0.2779506577 · 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: 0.2779506577 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2754814997 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101333 · revision 1 Value 0.2754814997 · 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: 0.2754814997 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2748422929 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101332 · revision 1 Value 0.2748422929 · 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: 0.2748422929 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2748561152 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101331 · revision 1 Value 0.2748561152 · 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: 0.2748561152 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2693321926 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101330 · revision 1 Value 0.2693321926 · 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: 0.2693321926 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2663773869 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101329 · revision 1 Value 0.2663773869 · 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: 0.2663773869 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2623629196 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101328 · revision 1 Value 0.2623629196 · 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: 0.2623629196 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2575353512 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101327 · revision 1 Value 0.2575353512 · 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: 0.2575353512 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2541719501 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101326 · revision 1 Value 0.2541719501 · 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: 0.2541719501 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2494417940 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101325 · revision 1 Value 0.2494417940 · 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: 0.2494417940 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2517001031 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101324 · revision 1 Value 0.2517001031 · 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: 0.2517001031 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3551110703 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101323 · revision 1 Value 0.3551110703 · 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: 0.3551110703 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3451521553 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101322 · revision 1 Value 0.3451521553 · 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: 0.3451521553 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3425111203 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101321 · revision 1 Value 0.3425111203 · 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: 0.3425111203 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101320 · 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 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101319 · 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 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101318 · 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 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101317 · 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 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101316 · 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 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified

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