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Armed forces personnel share of labor force

Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel share of labor force

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Values and evidence for India. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4092255695 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103259 · revision 1 Value 0.4092255695 · 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: 0.4092255695 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4020569869 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103258 · revision 1 Value 0.4020569869 · 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: 0.4020569869 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3919491049 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103257 · revision 1 Value 0.3919491049 · 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: 0.3919491049 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3821402339 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103256 · revision 1 Value 0.3821402339 · 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: 0.3821402339 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3726503526 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103255 · revision 1 Value 0.3726503526 · 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: 0.3726503526 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6118169964 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103254 · revision 1 Value 0.6118169964 · 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: 0.6118169964 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6135278774 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103253 · revision 1 Value 0.6135278774 · 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: 0.6135278774 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.5975799292 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103252 · revision 1 Value 0.5975799292 · 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: 0.5975799292 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5877808184 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103251 · revision 1 Value 0.5877808184 · 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: 0.5877808184 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5695172355 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103250 · revision 1 Value 0.5695172355 · 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: 0.5695172355 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5790764386 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103249 · revision 1 Value 0.5790764386 · 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: 0.5790764386 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5618187858 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103248 · revision 1 Value 0.5618187858 · 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: 0.5618187858 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5580967132 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103247 · revision 1 Value 0.5580967132 · 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: 0.5580967132 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5528745985 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103246 · revision 1 Value 0.5528745985 · 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: 0.5528745985 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5870005018 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103245 · revision 1 Value 0.5870005018 · 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: 0.5870005018 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6699169902 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103244 · revision 1 Value 0.6699169902 · 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: 0.6699169902 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5657638032 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103243 · revision 1 Value 0.5657638032 · 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: 0.5657638032 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5597255216 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103242 · revision 1 Value 0.5597255216 · 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: 0.5597255216 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5582266188 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103241 · revision 1 Value 0.5582266188 · 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: 0.5582266188 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5646988220 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103240 · revision 1 Value 0.5646988220 · 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: 0.5646988220 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5615482143 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103239 · revision 1 Value 0.5615482143 · 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: 0.5615482143 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5609653053 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103238 · revision 1 Value 0.5609653053 · 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: 0.5609653053 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5731341840 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103237 · revision 1 Value 0.5731341840 · 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: 0.5731341840 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5675723971 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103236 · revision 1 Value 0.5675723971 · 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: 0.5675723971 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5581100106 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103235 · revision 1 Value 0.5581100106 · 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: 0.5581100106 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5590437319 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103234 · revision 1 Value 0.5590437319 · 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: 0.5590437319 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5860349241 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103233 · revision 1 Value 0.5860349241 · 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: 0.5860349241 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5865914640 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103232 · revision 1 Value 0.5865914640 · 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: 0.5865914640 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5772537028 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103231 · revision 1 Value 0.5772537028 · 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: 0.5772537028 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5730433865 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103230 · revision 1 Value 0.5730433865 · 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: 0.5730433865 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5761195581 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103229 · revision 1 Value 0.5761195581 · 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: 0.5761195581 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103228 · 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 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103227 · 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 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103226 · 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 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103225 · 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 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103224 · 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 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified

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