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	≈ 1.32 Exact value 1.3167089136 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102935 · revision 1 Value 1.3167089136 · 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: 1.3167089136 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.28 Exact value 1.2782941492 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102934 · revision 1 Value 1.2782941492 · 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: 1.2782941492 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.27 Exact value 1.2691614535 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102933 · revision 1 Value 1.2691614535 · 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: 1.2691614535 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.23 Exact value 1.2315932786 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102932 · revision 1 Value 1.2315932786 · 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: 1.2315932786 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9239720471 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102931 · revision 1 Value 0.9239720471 · 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: 0.9239720471 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.49 Exact value 1.4906640895 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102930 · revision 1 Value 1.4906640895 · 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: 1.4906640895 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.45 Exact value 1.4487131197 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102929 · revision 1 Value 1.4487131197 · 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: 1.4487131197 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.26 Exact value 1.2568901849 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102928 · revision 1 Value 1.2568901849 · 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: 1.2568901849 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9941264500 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102927 · revision 1 Value 0.9941264500 · 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: 0.9941264500 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9574438450 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102926 · revision 1 Value 0.9574438450 · 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: 0.9574438450 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.20 Exact value 1.2037908717 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102925 · revision 1 Value 1.2037908717 · 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: 1.2037908717 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.12 Exact value 1.1164360879 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102924 · revision 1 Value 1.1164360879 · 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: 1.1164360879 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.08 Exact value 1.0846171377 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102923 · revision 1 Value 1.0846171377 · 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: 1.0846171377 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0408696218 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102922 · revision 1 Value 1.0408696218 · 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: 1.0408696218 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.03 Exact value 1.0334057004 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102921 · revision 1 Value 1.0334057004 · 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: 1.0334057004 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.01 Exact value 1.0100740153 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102920 · revision 1 Value 1.0100740153 · 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: 1.0100740153 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7199227091 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102919 · revision 1 Value 0.7199227091 · 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: 0.7199227091 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.7035223959 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102918 · revision 1 Value 0.7035223959 · 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: 0.7035223959 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6876475127 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102917 · revision 1 Value 0.6876475127 · 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: 0.6876475127 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6572649272 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102916 · revision 1 Value 0.6572649272 · 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: 0.6572649272 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6427154408 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102915 · revision 1 Value 0.6427154408 · 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: 0.6427154408 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7594640805 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102914 · revision 1 Value 0.7594640805 · 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: 0.7594640805 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6952862714 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102913 · revision 1 Value 0.6952862714 · 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: 0.6952862714 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7304448012 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102912 · revision 1 Value 0.7304448012 · 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: 0.7304448012 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7168567406 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102911 · revision 1 Value 0.7168567406 · 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: 0.7168567406 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6995245508 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102910 · revision 1 Value 0.6995245508 · 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: 0.6995245508 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6800934975 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102909 · revision 1 Value 0.6800934975 · 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: 0.6800934975 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6589386949 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102908 · revision 1 Value 0.6589386949 · 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: 0.6589386949 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6484745333 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102907 · revision 1 Value 0.6484745333 · 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: 0.6484745333 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6472179187 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102906 · revision 1 Value 0.6472179187 · 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: 0.6472179187 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6369077683 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102905 · revision 1 Value 0.6369077683 · 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: 0.6369077683 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102904 · 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 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102903 · 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 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102902 · 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 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102901 · 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 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #102900 · 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 04:48:41 · source revision unspecified

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