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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

Gambia

Values and evidence for Gambia. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7240133508 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102719 · revision 1 Value 0.7240133508 · 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: 0.7240133508 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6953788598 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102718 · revision 1 Value 0.6953788598 · 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: 0.6953788598 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3343944785 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102717 · revision 1 Value 0.3343944785 · 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: 0.3343944785 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3231383194 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102716 · revision 1 Value 0.3231383194 · 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: 0.3231383194 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.31 Exact value 0.3142203565 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102715 · revision 1 Value 0.3142203565 · 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: 0.3142203565 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2450912812 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102714 · revision 1 Value 0.2450912812 · 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: 0.2450912812 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2388822699 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102713 · revision 1 Value 0.2388822699 · 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: 0.2388822699 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2325486753 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102712 · revision 1 Value 0.2325486753 · 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: 0.2325486753 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2262821002 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102711 · revision 1 Value 0.2262821002 · 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: 0.2262821002 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2198859342 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102710 · revision 1 Value 0.2198859342 · 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: 0.2198859342 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2135970545 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102709 · revision 1 Value 0.2135970545 · 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: 0.2135970545 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2073903553 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102708 · revision 1 Value 0.2073903553 · 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: 0.2073903553 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.20 Exact value 0.2016484763 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102707 · revision 1 Value 0.2016484763 · 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: 0.2016484763 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.20 Exact value 0.1955502540 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102706 · revision 1 Value 0.1955502540 · 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: 0.1955502540 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.19 Exact value 0.1894675016 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102705 · revision 1 Value 0.1894675016 · 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: 0.1894675016 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.18 Exact value 0.1837585046 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102704 · revision 1 Value 0.1837585046 · 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: 0.1837585046 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102703 · 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 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2152365988 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102702 · revision 1 Value 0.2152365988 · 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: 0.2152365988 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2080446714 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102701 · revision 1 Value 0.2080446714 · 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: 0.2080446714 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1608560760 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102700 · revision 1 Value 0.1608560760 · 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: 0.1608560760 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1555246234 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102699 · revision 1 Value 0.1555246234 · 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: 0.1555246234 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1508807665 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102698 · revision 1 Value 0.1508807665 · 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: 0.1508807665 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1460418994 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102697 · revision 1 Value 0.1460418994 · 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: 0.1460418994 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1414927485 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102696 · revision 1 Value 0.1414927485 · 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: 0.1414927485 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1372959225 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102695 · revision 1 Value 0.1372959225 · 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: 0.1372959225 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1331830584 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102694 · revision 1 Value 0.1331830584 · 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: 0.1331830584 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1293303436 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102693 · revision 1 Value 0.1293303436 · 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: 0.1293303436 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1569779854 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102692 · revision 1 Value 0.1569779854 · 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: 0.1569779854 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6096780290 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102691 · revision 1 Value 0.6096780290 · 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: 0.6096780290 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5921679862 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102690 · revision 1 Value 0.5921679862 · 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: 0.5921679862 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5754493180 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102689 · revision 1 Value 0.5754493180 · 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: 0.5754493180 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102688 · 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 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102687 · 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 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102686 · 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 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102685 · 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 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102684 · 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 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified

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