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	≈ 1.19 Exact value 1.1933970012 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102359 · revision 1 Value 1.1933970012 · 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: 1.1933970012 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5482663293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102358 · revision 1 Value 0.5482663293 · 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: 0.5482663293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5257587389 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102357 · revision 1 Value 0.5257587389 · 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: 0.5257587389 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5089849847 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102356 · revision 1 Value 0.5089849847 · 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: 0.5089849847 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4929305341 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102355 · revision 1 Value 0.4929305341 · 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: 0.4929305341 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4777880325 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102354 · revision 1 Value 0.4777880325 · 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: 0.4777880325 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4637860759 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102353 · revision 1 Value 0.4637860759 · 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: 0.4637860759 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4509294614 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102352 · revision 1 Value 0.4509294614 · 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: 0.4509294614 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4388347227 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102351 · revision 1 Value 0.4388347227 · 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: 0.4388347227 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.16 Exact value 1.1580016598 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102350 · revision 1 Value 1.1580016598 · 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: 1.1580016598 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.22 Exact value 1.2193607506 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102349 · revision 1 Value 1.2193607506 · 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: 1.2193607506 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.85 Exact value 0.8483569225 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102348 · revision 1 Value 0.8483569225 · 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: 0.8483569225 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8226448687 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102347 · revision 1 Value 0.8226448687 · 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: 0.8226448687 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5126161980 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102346 · revision 1 Value 0.5126161980 · 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: 0.5126161980 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5563620257 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102345 · revision 1 Value 0.5563620257 · 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: 0.5563620257 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5416261446 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102344 · revision 1 Value 0.5416261446 · 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: 0.5416261446 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102343 · 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	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3825297658 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102342 · revision 1 Value 0.3825297658 · 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: 0.3825297658 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3696455734 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102341 · revision 1 Value 0.3696455734 · 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: 0.3696455734 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3569690749 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102340 · revision 1 Value 0.3569690749 · 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: 0.3569690749 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3443384655 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102339 · revision 1 Value 0.3443384655 · 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: 0.3443384655 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3318430135 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102338 · revision 1 Value 0.3318430135 · 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: 0.3318430135 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3197204994 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102337 · revision 1 Value 0.3197204994 · 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: 0.3197204994 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.31 Exact value 0.3082449700 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102336 · revision 1 Value 0.3082449700 · 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: 0.3082449700 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.3030250530 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102335 · revision 1 Value 0.3030250530 · 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: 0.3030250530 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.2981212335 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102334 · revision 1 Value 0.2981212335 · 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: 0.2981212335 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2934668100 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102333 · revision 1 Value 0.2934668100 · 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: 0.2934668100 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2890667720 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102332 · revision 1 Value 0.2890667720 · 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: 0.2890667720 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2851693053 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102331 · revision 1 Value 0.2851693053 · 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: 0.2851693053 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2816958392 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102330 · revision 1 Value 0.2816958392 · 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: 0.2816958392 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2808363330 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102329 · revision 1 Value 0.2808363330 · 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: 0.2808363330 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:38 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102328 · 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 #102327 · 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 #102326 · 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 #102325 · 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 #102324 · 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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