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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

Japan

Values and evidence for Japan. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3895949475 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103547 · revision 1 Value 0.3895949475 · 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: 0.3895949475 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3827045233 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103546 · revision 1 Value 0.3827045233 · 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: 0.3827045233 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3656286801 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103545 · revision 1 Value 0.3656286801 · 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: 0.3656286801 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3634159386 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103544 · revision 1 Value 0.3634159386 · 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: 0.3634159386 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3483146817 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103543 · revision 1 Value 0.3483146817 · 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: 0.3483146817 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3746461196 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103542 · revision 1 Value 0.3746461196 · 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: 0.3746461196 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3661227872 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103541 · revision 1 Value 0.3661227872 · 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: 0.3661227872 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3631841143 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103540 · revision 1 Value 0.3631841143 · 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: 0.3631841143 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3733735939 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103539 · revision 1 Value 0.3733735939 · 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: 0.3733735939 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3745261769 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103538 · revision 1 Value 0.3745261769 · 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: 0.3745261769 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3667412546 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103537 · revision 1 Value 0.3667412546 · 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: 0.3667412546 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3728374779 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103536 · revision 1 Value 0.3728374779 · 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: 0.3728374779 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3759604870 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103535 · revision 1 Value 0.3759604870 · 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: 0.3759604870 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3774837374 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103534 · revision 1 Value 0.3774837374 · 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: 0.3774837374 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3773968345 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103533 · revision 1 Value 0.3773968345 · 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: 0.3773968345 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4085227702 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103532 · revision 1 Value 0.4085227702 · 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: 0.4085227702 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3778450665 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103531 · revision 1 Value 0.3778450665 · 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: 0.3778450665 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3622904993 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103530 · revision 1 Value 0.3622904993 · 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: 0.3622904993 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3633014276 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103529 · revision 1 Value 0.3633014276 · 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: 0.3633014276 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3925020238 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103528 · revision 1 Value 0.3925020238 · 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: 0.3925020238 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3939187747 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103527 · revision 1 Value 0.3939187747 · 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: 0.3939187747 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3960237803 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103526 · revision 1 Value 0.3960237803 · 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: 0.3960237803 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3973838134 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103525 · revision 1 Value 0.3973838134 · 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: 0.3973838134 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3959089409 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103524 · revision 1 Value 0.3959089409 · 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: 0.3959089409 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3945722591 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103523 · revision 1 Value 0.3945722591 · 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: 0.3945722591 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3940473789 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103522 · revision 1 Value 0.3940473789 · 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: 0.3940473789 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3921438653 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103521 · revision 1 Value 0.3921438653 · 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: 0.3921438653 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3891408646 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103520 · revision 1 Value 0.3891408646 · 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: 0.3891408646 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3829903816 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103519 · revision 1 Value 0.3829903816 · 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: 0.3829903816 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3792940446 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103518 · revision 1 Value 0.3792940446 · 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: 0.3792940446 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3801536380 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103517 · revision 1 Value 0.3801536380 · 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: 0.3801536380 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:43 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103516 · 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 #103515 · 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 #103514 · 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 #103513 · 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 #103512 · 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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