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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	≈ 1.69 Exact value 1.6919871798 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105527 · revision 1 Value 1.6919871798 · 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: 1.6919871798 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.57 Exact value 1.5685724397 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105526 · revision 1 Value 1.5685724397 · 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: 1.5685724397 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2447928523 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105525 · revision 1 Value 1.2447928523 · 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: 1.2447928523 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.26 Exact value 1.2643358016 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105524 · revision 1 Value 1.2643358016 · 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: 1.2643358016 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2930749523 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105523 · revision 1 Value 1.2930749523 · 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: 1.2930749523 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.70 Exact value 1.6965441588 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105522 · revision 1 Value 1.6965441588 · 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: 1.6965441588 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.67 Exact value 1.6733855993 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105521 · revision 1 Value 1.6733855993 · 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: 1.6733855993 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.59 Exact value 1.5891460020 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105520 · revision 1 Value 1.5891460020 · 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: 1.5891460020 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.55 Exact value 1.5454831963 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105519 · revision 1 Value 1.5454831963 · 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: 1.5454831963 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.48 Exact value 1.4763295001 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105518 · revision 1 Value 1.4763295001 · 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: 1.4763295001 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.32 Exact value 1.3229697421 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105517 · revision 1 Value 1.3229697421 · 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: 1.3229697421 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.18 Exact value 1.1822376041 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105516 · revision 1 Value 1.1822376041 · 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: 1.1822376041 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.32 Exact value 1.3226372418 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105515 · revision 1 Value 1.3226372418 · 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: 1.3226372418 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1334262844 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105514 · revision 1 Value 1.1334262844 · 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: 1.1334262844 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.08 Exact value 1.0759363605 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105513 · revision 1 Value 1.0759363605 · 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: 1.0759363605 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0363414809 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105512 · revision 1 Value 1.0363414809 · 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: 1.0363414809 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.01 Exact value 1.0117158519 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105511 · revision 1 Value 1.0117158519 · 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: 1.0117158519 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9852440181 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105510 · revision 1 Value 0.9852440181 · 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: 0.9852440181 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9626876928 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105509 · revision 1 Value 0.9626876928 · 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: 0.9626876928 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9504557698 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105508 · revision 1 Value 0.9504557698 · 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: 0.9504557698 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9489935926 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105507 · revision 1 Value 0.9489935926 · 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: 0.9489935926 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9144800087 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105506 · revision 1 Value 0.9144800087 · 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: 0.9144800087 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9135502252 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105505 · revision 1 Value 0.9135502252 · 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: 0.9135502252 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9141592696 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105504 · revision 1 Value 0.9141592696 · 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: 0.9141592696 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8627894691 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105503 · revision 1 Value 0.8627894691 · 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: 0.8627894691 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8643534416 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105502 · revision 1 Value 0.8643534416 · 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: 0.8643534416 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8586234706 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105501 · revision 1 Value 0.8586234706 · 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: 0.8586234706 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.85 Exact value 0.8511848732 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105500 · revision 1 Value 0.8511848732 · 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: 0.8511848732 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.85 Exact value 0.8533939589 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105499 · revision 1 Value 0.8533939589 · 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: 0.8533939589 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8566768077 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105498 · revision 1 Value 0.8566768077 · 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: 0.8566768077 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.87 Exact value 0.8683005378 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105497 · revision 1 Value 0.8683005378 · 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: 0.8683005378 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105496 · 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 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105495 · 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 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105494 · 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 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105493 · 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 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105492 · 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 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified

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