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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	≈ 1.41 Exact value 1.4055896147 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102035 · revision 1 Value 1.4055896147 · 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: 1.4055896147 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.14 Exact value 1.1443952903 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102034 · revision 1 Value 1.1443952903 · 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: 1.1443952903 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1089910369 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102033 · revision 1 Value 1.1089910369 · 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: 1.1089910369 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.00 Exact value 1.0012550657 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102032 · revision 1 Value 1.0012550657 · 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: 1.0012550657 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9052805464 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102031 · revision 1 Value 0.9052805464 · 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: 0.9052805464 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9159859908 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102030 · revision 1 Value 0.9159859908 · 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: 0.9159859908 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9625236461 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102029 · revision 1 Value 0.9625236461 · 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: 0.9625236461 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.87 Exact value 0.8657948836 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102028 · revision 1 Value 0.8657948836 · 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: 0.8657948836 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.83 Exact value 0.8311818144 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102027 · revision 1 Value 0.8311818144 · 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: 0.8311818144 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8205429649 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102026 · revision 1 Value 0.8205429649 · 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: 0.8205429649 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5498496394 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102025 · revision 1 Value 0.5498496394 · 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: 0.5498496394 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.77 Exact value 0.7652812636 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102024 · revision 1 Value 0.7652812636 · 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: 0.7652812636 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7327744591 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102023 · revision 1 Value 0.7327744591 · 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: 0.7327744591 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.7011718467 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102022 · revision 1 Value 0.7011718467 · 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: 0.7011718467 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.7026747562 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102021 · revision 1 Value 0.7026747562 · 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: 0.7026747562 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6928581302 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102020 · revision 1 Value 0.6928581302 · 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: 0.6928581302 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5900243575 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102019 · revision 1 Value 0.5900243575 · 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: 0.5900243575 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5838008007 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102018 · revision 1 Value 0.5838008007 · 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: 0.5838008007 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5837285802 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102017 · revision 1 Value 0.5837285802 · 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: 0.5837285802 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6012514034 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102016 · revision 1 Value 0.6012514034 · 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: 0.6012514034 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6007209846 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102015 · revision 1 Value 0.6007209846 · 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: 0.6007209846 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4720311774 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102014 · revision 1 Value 0.4720311774 · 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: 0.4720311774 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4464324409 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102013 · revision 1 Value 0.4464324409 · 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: 0.4464324409 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4304273925 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102012 · revision 1 Value 0.4304273925 · 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: 0.4304273925 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4207144731 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102011 · revision 1 Value 0.4207144731 · 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: 0.4207144731 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4152866525 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102010 · revision 1 Value 0.4152866525 · 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: 0.4152866525 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4153714141 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102009 · revision 1 Value 0.4153714141 · 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: 0.4153714141 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4148258004 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102008 · revision 1 Value 0.4148258004 · 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: 0.4148258004 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4159355503 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102007 · revision 1 Value 0.4159355503 · 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: 0.4159355503 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4183545891 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102006 · revision 1 Value 0.4183545891 · 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: 0.4183545891 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4219243513 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102005 · revision 1 Value 0.4219243513 · 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: 0.4219243513 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102004 · 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 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102003 · 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 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102002 · 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 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102001 · 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 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102000 · 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 04:48:37 · source revision unspecified

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