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	≈ 3.54 Exact value 3.5387686854 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102755 · revision 1 Value 3.5387686854 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.5387686854 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.46 Exact value 3.4581534613 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102754 · revision 1 Value 3.4581534613 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.4581534613 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.07 Exact value 3.0746697525 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102753 · revision 1 Value 3.0746697525 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.0746697525 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.97 Exact value 2.9735033817 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102752 · revision 1 Value 2.9735033817 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.9735033817 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.83 Exact value 1.8341556464 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102751 · revision 1 Value 1.8341556464 · 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: 1.8341556464 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 2.35 Exact value 2.3484904567 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102750 · revision 1 Value 2.3484904567 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.3484904567 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.32 Exact value 2.3214539790 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102749 · revision 1 Value 2.3214539790 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.3214539790 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.26 Exact value 2.2609005961 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102748 · revision 1 Value 2.2609005961 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.2609005961 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 2.21 Exact value 2.2147625296 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102747 · revision 1 Value 2.2147625296 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.2147625296 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 2.18 Exact value 2.1806006265 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102746 · revision 1 Value 2.1806006265 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.1806006265 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 2.13 Exact value 2.1324748402 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102745 · revision 1 Value 2.1324748402 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.1324748402 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 2.53 Exact value 2.5305457021 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102744 · revision 1 Value 2.5305457021 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.5305457021 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.47 Exact value 2.4699453552 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102743 · revision 1 Value 2.4699453552 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.4699453552 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 3.03 Exact value 3.0280994837 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102742 · revision 1 Value 3.0280994837 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.0280994837 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.87 Exact value 1.8714442559 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102741 · revision 1 Value 1.8714442559 · 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: 1.8714442559 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.82 Exact value 1.8246177426 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102740 · revision 1 Value 1.8246177426 · 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: 1.8246177426 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.78 Exact value 1.7784311866 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102739 · revision 1 Value 1.7784311866 · 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: 1.7784311866 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.73 Exact value 1.7319549538 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102738 · revision 1 Value 1.7319549538 · 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: 1.7319549538 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.12 Exact value 1.1238459507 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102737 · revision 1 Value 1.1238459507 · 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: 1.1238459507 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.18 Exact value 1.1767985903 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102736 · revision 1 Value 1.1767985903 · 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: 1.1767985903 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.14 Exact value 1.1442300367 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102735 · revision 1 Value 1.1442300367 · 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: 1.1442300367 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1107609487 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102734 · revision 1 Value 1.1107609487 · 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: 1.1107609487 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.08 Exact value 1.0792450305 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102733 · revision 1 Value 1.0792450305 · 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: 1.0792450305 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0484514616 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102732 · revision 1 Value 1.0484514616 · 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: 1.0484514616 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0186258500 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102731 · revision 1 Value 1.0186258500 · 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: 1.0186258500 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6828850589 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102730 · revision 1 Value 0.6828850589 · 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: 0.6828850589 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6636669913 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102729 · revision 1 Value 0.6636669913 · 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: 0.6636669913 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5798647755 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102728 · revision 1 Value 0.5798647755 · 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: 0.5798647755 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6271032621 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102727 · revision 1 Value 0.6271032621 · 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: 0.6271032621 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5535634958 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102726 · revision 1 Value 0.5535634958 · 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: 0.5535634958 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5346299893 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102725 · revision 1 Value 0.5346299893 · 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: 0.5346299893 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:40 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102724 · 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 #102723 · 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 #102722 · 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 #102721 · 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 #102720 · 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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