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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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3733596360 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101387 · revision 1 Value 0.3733596360 · 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: 0.3733596360 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3942374315 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101386 · revision 1 Value 0.3942374315 · 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: 0.3942374315 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2860662653 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101385 · revision 1 Value 0.2860662653 · 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: 0.2860662653 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2453852241 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101384 · revision 1 Value 0.2453852241 · 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: 0.2453852241 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2328273800 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101383 · revision 1 Value 0.2328273800 · 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: 0.2328273800 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3630184870 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101382 · revision 1 Value 0.3630184870 · 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: 0.3630184870 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3596036604 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101381 · revision 1 Value 0.3596036604 · 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: 0.3596036604 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4228808179 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101380 · revision 1 Value 0.4228808179 · 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: 0.4228808179 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4666116315 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101379 · revision 1 Value 0.4666116315 · 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: 0.4666116315 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4816993898 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101378 · revision 1 Value 0.4816993898 · 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: 0.4816993898 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4667710043 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101377 · revision 1 Value 0.4667710043 · 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: 0.4667710043 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3964372081 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101376 · revision 1 Value 0.3964372081 · 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: 0.3964372081 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3847721005 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101375 · revision 1 Value 0.3847721005 · 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: 0.3847721005 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4494630709 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101374 · revision 1 Value 0.4494630709 · 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: 0.4494630709 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2857995280 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101373 · revision 1 Value 0.2857995280 · 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: 0.2857995280 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2815222157 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101372 · revision 1 Value 0.2815222157 · 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: 0.2815222157 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101371 · 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	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.5983810403 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101370 · revision 1 Value 0.5983810403 · 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: 0.5983810403 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6220115896 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101369 · revision 1 Value 0.6220115896 · 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: 0.6220115896 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6442491465 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101368 · revision 1 Value 0.6442491465 · 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: 0.6442491465 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6324837949 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101367 · revision 1 Value 0.6324837949 · 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: 0.6324837949 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5235231529 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101366 · revision 1 Value 0.5235231529 · 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: 0.5235231529 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5135730569 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101365 · revision 1 Value 0.5135730569 · 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: 0.5135730569 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.4982850828 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101364 · revision 1 Value 0.4982850828 · 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: 0.4982850828 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4835891805 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101363 · revision 1 Value 0.4835891805 · 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: 0.4835891805 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4698021995 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101362 · revision 1 Value 0.4698021995 · 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: 0.4698021995 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4546834837 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101361 · revision 1 Value 0.4546834837 · 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: 0.4546834837 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4386029370 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101360 · revision 1 Value 0.4386029370 · 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: 0.4386029370 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4268705419 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101359 · revision 1 Value 0.4268705419 · 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: 0.4268705419 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4150595370 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101358 · revision 1 Value 0.4150595370 · 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: 0.4150595370 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4078918799 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101357 · revision 1 Value 0.4078918799 · 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: 0.4078918799 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:34 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101356 · 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 #101355 · 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 #101354 · 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 #101353 · 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 #101352 · 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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