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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

Eritrea

Values and evidence for Eritrea. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102287 · 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
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102286 · 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
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102285 · 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
1993	≈ 6.61 Exact value 6.6109742172 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102284 · revision 1 Value 6.6109742172 · 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: 6.6109742172 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 6.41 Exact value 6.4073514456 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102283 · revision 1 Value 6.4073514456 · 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: 6.4073514456 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 5.97 Exact value 5.9733847696 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102282 · revision 1 Value 5.9733847696 · 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: 5.9733847696 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 5.64 Exact value 5.6412570772 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102281 · revision 1 Value 5.6412570772 · 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: 5.6412570772 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 4.72 Exact value 4.7213529345 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102280 · revision 1 Value 4.7213529345 · 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: 4.7213529345 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 4.82 Exact value 4.8202832607 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102279 · revision 1 Value 4.8202832607 · 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: 4.8202832607 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 20.33 Exact value 20.3313398455 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102278 · revision 1 Value 20.3313398455 · 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: 20.3313398455 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 20.13 Exact value 20.1250976067 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102277 · revision 1 Value 20.1250976067 · 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: 20.1250976067 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 16.76 Exact value 16.7565907795 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102276 · revision 1 Value 16.7565907795 · 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: 16.7565907795 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 16.10 Exact value 16.0997323256 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102275 · revision 1 Value 16.0997323256 · 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: 16.0997323256 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 17.93 Exact value 17.9256794232 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102274 · revision 1 Value 17.9256794232 · 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: 17.9256794232 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 16.96 Exact value 16.9610233995 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102273 · revision 1 Value 16.9610233995 · 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: 16.9610233995 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 16.63 Exact value 16.6310580893 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102272 · revision 1 Value 16.6310580893 · 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: 16.6310580893 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102271 · 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
2007	≈ 16.23 Exact value 16.2253817985 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102270 · revision 1 Value 16.2253817985 · 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: 16.2253817985 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 15.74 Exact value 15.7401902381 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102269 · revision 1 Value 15.7401902381 · 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: 15.7401902381 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 15.28 Exact value 15.2840793302 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102268 · revision 1 Value 15.2840793302 · 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: 15.2840793302 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 14.97 Exact value 14.9655292123 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102267 · revision 1 Value 14.9655292123 · 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: 14.9655292123 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 14.67 Exact value 14.6695373152 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102266 · revision 1 Value 14.6695373152 · 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: 14.6695373152 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 14.46 Exact value 14.4611630861 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102265 · revision 1 Value 14.4611630861 · 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: 14.4611630861 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 14.26 Exact value 14.2554218298 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102264 · revision 1 Value 14.2554218298 · 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: 14.2554218298 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 14.21 Exact value 14.2057756776 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102263 · revision 1 Value 14.2057756776 · 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: 14.2057756776 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 14.17 Exact value 14.1671804537 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102262 · revision 1 Value 14.1671804537 · 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: 14.1671804537 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 14.10 Exact value 14.0961683575 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102261 · revision 1 Value 14.0961683575 · 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: 14.0961683575 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 13.97 Exact value 13.9735622968 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102260 · revision 1 Value 13.9735622968 · 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: 13.9735622968 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 13.73 Exact value 13.7286924569 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102259 · revision 1 Value 13.7286924569 · 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: 13.7286924569 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 13.48 Exact value 13.4776284712 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102258 · revision 1 Value 13.4776284712 · 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: 13.4776284712 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 13.29 Exact value 13.2864580079 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102257 · revision 1 Value 13.2864580079 · 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: 13.2864580079 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102256 · 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 #102255 · 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 #102254 · 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 #102253 · 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 #102252 · 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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