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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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Values and evidence for Egypt. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 2.70 Exact value 2.6959205938 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102251 · revision 1 Value 2.6959205938 · 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: 2.6959205938 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 2.61 Exact value 2.6081835786 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102250 · revision 1 Value 2.6081835786 · 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: 2.6081835786 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 2.45 Exact value 2.4525970544 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102249 · revision 1 Value 2.4525970544 · 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: 2.4525970544 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.35 Exact value 2.3489207679 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102248 · revision 1 Value 2.3489207679 · 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: 2.3489207679 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 2.27 Exact value 2.2706916912 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102247 · revision 1 Value 2.2706916912 · 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: 2.2706916912 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 3.20 Exact value 3.1959296640 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102246 · revision 1 Value 3.1959296640 · 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: 3.1959296640 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 3.47 Exact value 3.4708843421 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102245 · revision 1 Value 3.4708843421 · 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: 3.4708843421 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 3.46 Exact value 3.4624831045 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102244 · revision 1 Value 3.4624831045 · 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: 3.4624831045 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 3.41 Exact value 3.4077454647 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102243 · revision 1 Value 3.4077454647 · 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: 3.4077454647 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 3.20 Exact value 3.1993065409 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102242 · revision 1 Value 3.1993065409 · 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: 3.1993065409 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 3.19 Exact value 3.1851439441 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102241 · revision 1 Value 3.1851439441 · 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: 3.1851439441 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 3.60 Exact value 3.6015341410 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102240 · revision 1 Value 3.6015341410 · 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: 3.6015341410 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 3.66 Exact value 3.6639988836 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102239 · revision 1 Value 3.6639988836 · 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: 3.6639988836 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 3.52 Exact value 3.5168429499 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102238 · revision 1 Value 3.5168429499 · 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: 3.5168429499 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 3.43 Exact value 3.4263988488 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102237 · revision 1 Value 3.4263988488 · 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: 3.4263988488 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 3.27 Exact value 3.2729471177 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102236 · revision 1 Value 3.2729471177 · 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: 3.2729471177 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 3.39 Exact value 3.3923427303 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102235 · revision 1 Value 3.3923427303 · 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: 3.3923427303 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 3.25 Exact value 3.2517188206 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102234 · revision 1 Value 3.2517188206 · 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: 3.2517188206 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 3.21 Exact value 3.2109649187 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102233 · revision 1 Value 3.2109649187 · 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: 3.2109649187 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 3.12 Exact value 3.1232588418 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102232 · revision 1 Value 3.1232588418 · 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: 3.1232588418 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.87 Exact value 2.8699284534 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102231 · revision 1 Value 2.8699284534 · 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: 2.8699284534 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.84 Exact value 2.8435873786 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102230 · revision 1 Value 2.8435873786 · 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: 2.8435873786 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.80 Exact value 2.7970408881 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102229 · revision 1 Value 2.7970408881 · 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: 2.7970408881 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.74 Exact value 2.7376088875 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102228 · revision 1 Value 2.7376088875 · 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: 2.7376088875 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.70 Exact value 2.6958494276 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102227 · revision 1 Value 2.6958494276 · 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: 2.6958494276 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 2.71 Exact value 2.7081180628 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102226 · revision 1 Value 2.7081180628 · 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: 2.7081180628 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 2.68 Exact value 2.6758215741 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102225 · revision 1 Value 2.6758215741 · 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: 2.6758215741 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 2.72 Exact value 2.7218077127 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102224 · revision 1 Value 2.7218077127 · 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: 2.7218077127 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 2.77 Exact value 2.7657432361 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102223 · revision 1 Value 2.7657432361 · 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: 2.7657432361 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 2.78 Exact value 2.7799905194 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102222 · revision 1 Value 2.7799905194 · 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: 2.7799905194 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.76 Exact value 2.7623277052 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102221 · revision 1 Value 2.7623277052 · 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: 2.7623277052 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102220 · 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 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102219 · 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 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102218 · 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 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102217 · 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 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102216 · 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 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified

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