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	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6978507071 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101567 · revision 1 Value 0.6978507071 · 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: 0.6978507071 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6880447917 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101566 · revision 1 Value 0.6880447917 · 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: 0.6880447917 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6776789496 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101565 · revision 1 Value 0.6776789496 · 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: 0.6776789496 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6468760335 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101564 · revision 1 Value 0.6468760335 · 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: 0.6468760335 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6216759763 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101563 · revision 1 Value 0.6216759763 · 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: 0.6216759763 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.20 Exact value 1.1986406527 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101562 · revision 1 Value 1.1986406527 · 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: 1.1986406527 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.20 Exact value 1.2042639866 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101561 · revision 1 Value 1.2042639866 · 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: 1.2042639866 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.07 Exact value 1.0683004727 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101560 · revision 1 Value 1.0683004727 · 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: 1.0683004727 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.01 Exact value 1.0088245949 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101559 · revision 1 Value 1.0088245949 · 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: 1.0088245949 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9789848817 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101558 · revision 1 Value 0.9789848817 · 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: 0.9789848817 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9644795944 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101557 · revision 1 Value 0.9644795944 · 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: 0.9644795944 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.30 Exact value 1.3043012162 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101556 · revision 1 Value 1.3043012162 · 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: 1.3043012162 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.51 Exact value 1.5142453066 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101555 · revision 1 Value 1.5142453066 · 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: 1.5142453066 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9644815486 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101554 · revision 1 Value 0.9644815486 · 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: 0.9644815486 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2004	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101553 · 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 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2005	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101552 · 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 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5231794663 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101551 · revision 1 Value 0.5231794663 · 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: 0.5231794663 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5053399270 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101550 · revision 1 Value 0.5053399270 · 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: 0.5053399270 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.4990089682 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101549 · revision 1 Value 0.4990089682 · 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: 0.4990089682 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4825389823 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101548 · revision 1 Value 0.4825389823 · 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: 0.4825389823 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4833891697 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101547 · revision 1 Value 0.4833891697 · 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: 0.4833891697 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4635182740 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101546 · revision 1 Value 0.4635182740 · 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: 0.4635182740 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4291061850 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101545 · revision 1 Value 0.4291061850 · 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: 0.4291061850 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4262485603 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101544 · revision 1 Value 0.4262485603 · 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: 0.4262485603 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4157355040 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101543 · revision 1 Value 0.4157355040 · 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: 0.4157355040 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4180288150 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101542 · revision 1 Value 0.4180288150 · 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: 0.4180288150 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4331742523 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101541 · revision 1 Value 0.4331742523 · 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: 0.4331742523 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4346622262 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101540 · revision 1 Value 0.4346622262 · 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: 0.4346622262 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4127483094 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101539 · revision 1 Value 0.4127483094 · 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: 0.4127483094 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3946320569 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101538 · revision 1 Value 0.3946320569 · 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: 0.3946320569 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4133370644 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101537 · revision 1 Value 0.4133370644 · 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: 0.4133370644 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101536 · 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 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101535 · 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 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101534 · 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 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101533 · 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 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101532 · 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 04:48:35 · source revision unspecified

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