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	≈ 2.86 Exact value 2.8601153342 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103331 · revision 1 Value 2.8601153342 · 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: 2.8601153342 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 2.95 Exact value 2.9531378932 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103330 · revision 1 Value 2.9531378932 · 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: 2.9531378932 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.31 Exact value 3.3066037009 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103329 · revision 1 Value 3.3066037009 · 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: 3.3066037009 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.33 Exact value 3.3281278808 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103328 · revision 1 Value 3.3281278808 · 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: 3.3281278808 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.34 Exact value 3.3389868452 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103327 · revision 1 Value 3.3389868452 · 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: 3.3389868452 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 4.75 Exact value 4.7473152781 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103326 · revision 1 Value 4.7473152781 · 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: 4.7473152781 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 5.27 Exact value 5.2696140316 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103325 · revision 1 Value 5.2696140316 · 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: 5.2696140316 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 5.10 Exact value 5.0979125164 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103324 · revision 1 Value 5.0979125164 · 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: 5.0979125164 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 4.61 Exact value 4.6108880047 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103323 · revision 1 Value 4.6108880047 · 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: 4.6108880047 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 4.22 Exact value 4.2231280230 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103322 · revision 1 Value 4.2231280230 · 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: 4.2231280230 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 3.87 Exact value 3.8661246767 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103321 · revision 1 Value 3.8661246767 · 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: 3.8661246767 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 2.71 Exact value 2.7094573437 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103320 · revision 1 Value 2.7094573437 · 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: 2.7094573437 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.64 Exact value 2.6441273695 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103319 · revision 1 Value 2.6441273695 · 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: 2.6441273695 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 2.63 Exact value 2.6310004615 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103318 · revision 1 Value 2.6310004615 · 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: 2.6310004615 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.98 Exact value 1.9813063744 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103317 · revision 1 Value 1.9813063744 · 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: 1.9813063744 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.39 Exact value 2.3944481221 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103316 · revision 1 Value 2.3944481221 · 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: 2.3944481221 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.36 Exact value 2.3561443956 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103315 · revision 1 Value 2.3561443956 · 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: 2.3561443956 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 2.25 Exact value 2.2515727416 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103314 · revision 1 Value 2.2515727416 · 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: 2.2515727416 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.32 Exact value 2.3214266276 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103313 · revision 1 Value 2.3214266276 · 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: 2.3214266276 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 2.24 Exact value 2.2415436472 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103312 · revision 1 Value 2.2415436472 · 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: 2.2415436472 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.25 Exact value 2.2458072315 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103311 · revision 1 Value 2.2458072315 · 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: 2.2458072315 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.31 Exact value 2.3064900903 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103310 · revision 1 Value 2.3064900903 · 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: 2.3064900903 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.21 Exact value 2.2135382674 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103309 · revision 1 Value 2.2135382674 · 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: 2.2135382674 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.22 Exact value 2.2182988060 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103308 · revision 1 Value 2.2182988060 · 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: 2.2182988060 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.21 Exact value 2.2058441235 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103307 · revision 1 Value 2.2058441235 · 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: 2.2058441235 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 2.13 Exact value 2.1263931085 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103306 · revision 1 Value 2.1263931085 · 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: 2.1263931085 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 2.04 Exact value 2.0413833734 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103305 · revision 1 Value 2.0413833734 · 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: 2.0413833734 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.97 Exact value 1.9668739989 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103304 · revision 1 Value 1.9668739989 · 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: 1.9668739989 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 2.24 Exact value 2.2361614204 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103303 · revision 1 Value 2.2361614204 · 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: 2.2361614204 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 2.23 Exact value 2.2289853830 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103302 · revision 1 Value 2.2289853830 · 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: 2.2289853830 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.35 Exact value 2.3503115501 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103301 · revision 1 Value 2.3503115501 · 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: 2.3503115501 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:42 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103300 · 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 #103299 · 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 #103298 · 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 #103297 · 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 #103296 · 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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