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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

Ireland

Values and evidence for Ireland. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8387681206 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103295 · revision 1 Value 0.8387681206 · 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: 0.8387681206 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8222092636 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103294 · revision 1 Value 0.8222092636 · 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: 0.8222092636 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8208625371 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103293 · revision 1 Value 0.8208625371 · 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: 0.8208625371 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.8027332450 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103292 · revision 1 Value 0.8027332450 · 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: 0.8027332450 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.03 Exact value 1.0282595980 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103291 · revision 1 Value 1.0282595980 · 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: 1.0282595980 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7640957904 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103290 · revision 1 Value 0.7640957904 · 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: 0.7640957904 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7258221221 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103289 · revision 1 Value 0.7258221221 · 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: 0.7258221221 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7194008241 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103288 · revision 1 Value 0.7194008241 · 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: 0.7194008241 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6312465968 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103287 · revision 1 Value 0.6312465968 · 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: 0.6312465968 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6171825776 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103286 · revision 1 Value 0.6171825776 · 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: 0.6171825776 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6003550970 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103285 · revision 1 Value 0.6003550970 · 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: 0.6003550970 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5361738633 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103284 · revision 1 Value 0.5361738633 · 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: 0.5361738633 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5255231583 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103283 · revision 1 Value 0.5255231583 · 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: 0.5255231583 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5119480806 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103282 · revision 1 Value 0.5119480806 · 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: 0.5119480806 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4819927508 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103281 · revision 1 Value 0.4819927508 · 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: 0.4819927508 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4610985026 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103280 · revision 1 Value 0.4610985026 · 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: 0.4610985026 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4447403450 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103279 · revision 1 Value 0.4447403450 · 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: 0.4447403450 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4281580725 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103278 · revision 1 Value 0.4281580725 · 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: 0.4281580725 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4246351217 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103277 · revision 1 Value 0.4246351217 · 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: 0.4246351217 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4541176225 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103276 · revision 1 Value 0.4541176225 · 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: 0.4541176225 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4643621990 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103275 · revision 1 Value 0.4643621990 · 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: 0.4643621990 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3989993634 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103274 · revision 1 Value 0.3989993634 · 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: 0.3989993634 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4204008151 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103273 · revision 1 Value 0.4204008151 · 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: 0.4204008151 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4161248143 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103272 · revision 1 Value 0.4161248143 · 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: 0.4161248143 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4030129425 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103271 · revision 1 Value 0.4030129425 · 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: 0.4030129425 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3981496106 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103270 · revision 1 Value 0.3981496106 · 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: 0.3981496106 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3901015379 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103269 · revision 1 Value 0.3901015379 · 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: 0.3901015379 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3808464694 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103268 · revision 1 Value 0.3808464694 · 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: 0.3808464694 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3583708173 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103267 · revision 1 Value 0.3583708173 · 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: 0.3583708173 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3646754308 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103266 · revision 1 Value 0.3646754308 · 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: 0.3646754308 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3658674901 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103265 · revision 1 Value 0.3658674901 · 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: 0.3658674901 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103264 · 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 #103263 · 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 #103262 · 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 #103261 · 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 #103260 · 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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