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

Kazakhstan

Values and evidence for Kazakhstan. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103763 · 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 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103762 · 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 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103761 · 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 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.18 Exact value 0.1775332395 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103760 · revision 1 Value 0.1775332395 · 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: 0.1775332395 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2130870237 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103759 · revision 1 Value 0.2130870237 · 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: 0.2130870237 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.89 Exact value 0.8889340714 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103758 · revision 1 Value 0.8889340714 · 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: 0.8889340714 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.90 Exact value 0.9024486885 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103757 · revision 1 Value 0.9024486885 · 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: 0.9024486885 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8594876071 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103756 · revision 1 Value 0.8594876071 · 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: 0.8594876071 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1257890889 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103755 · revision 1 Value 1.1257890889 · 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: 1.1257890889 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.27 Exact value 1.2679431977 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103754 · revision 1 Value 1.2679431977 · 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: 1.2679431977 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2375177179 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103753 · revision 1 Value 1.2375177179 · 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: 1.2375177179 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.23 Exact value 1.2287386119 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103752 · revision 1 Value 1.2287386119 · 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: 1.2287386119 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.17 Exact value 1.1665635482 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103751 · revision 1 Value 1.1665635482 · 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: 1.1665635482 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.22 Exact value 1.2222570201 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103750 · revision 1 Value 1.2222570201 · 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: 1.2222570201 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.19 Exact value 1.1939998972 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103749 · revision 1 Value 1.1939998972 · 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: 1.1939998972 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.21 Exact value 1.2113937217 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103748 · revision 1 Value 1.2113937217 · 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: 1.2113937217 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9581642992 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103747 · revision 1 Value 0.9581642992 · 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: 0.9581642992 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9396797525 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103746 · revision 1 Value 0.9396797525 · 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: 0.9396797525 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9228052871 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103745 · revision 1 Value 0.9228052871 · 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: 0.9228052871 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9107034353 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103744 · revision 1 Value 0.9107034353 · 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: 0.9107034353 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.90 Exact value 0.9033176332 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103743 · revision 1 Value 0.9033176332 · 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: 0.9033176332 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.79 Exact value 0.7853217681 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103742 · revision 1 Value 0.7853217681 · 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: 0.7853217681 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.78 Exact value 0.7801999636 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103741 · revision 1 Value 0.7801999636 · 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: 0.7801999636 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.78 Exact value 0.7752539809 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103740 · revision 1 Value 0.7752539809 · 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: 0.7752539809 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.77 Exact value 0.7703602106 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103739 · revision 1 Value 0.7703602106 · 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: 0.7703602106 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.77 Exact value 0.7653193319 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103738 · revision 1 Value 0.7653193319 · 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: 0.7653193319 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7596178939 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103737 · revision 1 Value 0.7596178939 · 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: 0.7596178939 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7584072380 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103736 · revision 1 Value 0.7584072380 · 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: 0.7584072380 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7511435102 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103735 · revision 1 Value 0.7511435102 · 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: 0.7511435102 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7429717489 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103734 · revision 1 Value 0.7429717489 · 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: 0.7429717489 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7439563241 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103733 · revision 1 Value 0.7439563241 · 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: 0.7439563241 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103732 · 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 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103731 · 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 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103730 · 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 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103729 · 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 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103728 · 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 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified

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