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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

Jamaica

Values and evidence for Jamaica. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2754401074 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103511 · revision 1 Value 0.2754401074 · 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: 0.2754401074 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2732451966 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103510 · revision 1 Value 0.2732451966 · 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: 0.2732451966 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2713117653 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103509 · revision 1 Value 0.2713117653 · 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: 0.2713117653 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2696980730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103508 · revision 1 Value 0.2696980730 · 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: 0.2696980730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2680787866 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103507 · revision 1 Value 0.2680787866 · 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: 0.2680787866 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.31 Exact value 0.3108411628 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103506 · revision 1 Value 0.3108411628 · 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: 0.3108411628 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.31 Exact value 0.3088601384 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103505 · revision 1 Value 0.3088601384 · 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: 0.3088601384 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.3041698442 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103504 · revision 1 Value 0.3041698442 · 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: 0.3041698442 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.3019980609 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103503 · revision 1 Value 0.3019980609 · 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: 0.3019980609 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2618007558 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103502 · revision 1 Value 0.2618007558 · 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: 0.2618007558 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2584669464 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103501 · revision 1 Value 0.2584669464 · 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: 0.2584669464 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2569707602 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103500 · revision 1 Value 0.2569707602 · 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: 0.2569707602 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2548064999 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103499 · revision 1 Value 0.2548064999 · 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: 0.2548064999 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2527388466 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103498 · revision 1 Value 0.2527388466 · 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: 0.2527388466 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1663294337 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103497 · revision 1 Value 0.1663294337 · 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: 0.1663294337 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2468014532 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103496 · revision 1 Value 0.2468014532 · 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: 0.2468014532 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2441978589 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103495 · revision 1 Value 0.2441978589 · 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: 0.2441978589 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2416104788 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103494 · revision 1 Value 0.2416104788 · 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: 0.2416104788 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2390750664 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103493 · revision 1 Value 0.2390750664 · 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: 0.2390750664 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2300947698 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103492 · revision 1 Value 0.2300947698 · 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: 0.2300947698 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2330021629 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103491 · revision 1 Value 0.2330021629 · 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: 0.2330021629 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2283335283 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103490 · revision 1 Value 0.2283335283 · 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: 0.2283335283 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2253453836 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103489 · revision 1 Value 0.2253453836 · 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: 0.2253453836 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2182771225 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103488 · revision 1 Value 0.2182771225 · 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: 0.2182771225 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2598231997 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103487 · revision 1 Value 0.2598231997 · 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: 0.2598231997 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2453862059 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103486 · revision 1 Value 0.2453862059 · 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: 0.2453862059 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2806035463 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103485 · revision 1 Value 0.2806035463 · 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: 0.2806035463 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2782705485 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103484 · revision 1 Value 0.2782705485 · 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: 0.2782705485 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4114540510 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103483 · revision 1 Value 0.4114540510 · 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: 0.4114540510 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4023591659 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103482 · revision 1 Value 0.4023591659 · 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: 0.4023591659 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4115745746 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103481 · revision 1 Value 0.4115745746 · 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: 0.4115745746 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103480 · 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 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103479 · 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 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103478 · 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 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103477 · 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 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103476 · 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 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified

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