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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

Kenya

Values and evidence for Kenya. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2355889642 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103799 · revision 1 Value 0.2355889642 · 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: 0.2355889642 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2270927305 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103798 · revision 1 Value 0.2270927305 · 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: 0.2270927305 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2631138982 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103797 · revision 1 Value 0.2631138982 · 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: 0.2631138982 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2541691956 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103796 · revision 1 Value 0.2541691956 · 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: 0.2541691956 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2251240024 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103795 · revision 1 Value 0.2251240024 · 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: 0.2251240024 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2889278304 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103794 · revision 1 Value 0.2889278304 · 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: 0.2889278304 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2797121877 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103793 · revision 1 Value 0.2797121877 · 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: 0.2797121877 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2708357816 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103792 · revision 1 Value 0.2708357816 · 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: 0.2708357816 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2621987050 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103791 · revision 1 Value 0.2621987050 · 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: 0.2621987050 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2533787668 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103790 · revision 1 Value 0.2533787668 · 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: 0.2533787668 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2270183938 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103789 · revision 1 Value 0.2270183938 · 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: 0.2270183938 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2356581194 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103788 · revision 1 Value 0.2356581194 · 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: 0.2356581194 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2264007972 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103787 · revision 1 Value 0.2264007972 · 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: 0.2264007972 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2155906409 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103786 · revision 1 Value 0.2155906409 · 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: 0.2155906409 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2067378724 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103785 · revision 1 Value 0.2067378724 · 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: 0.2067378724 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.20 Exact value 0.1991856193 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103784 · revision 1 Value 0.1991856193 · 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: 0.1991856193 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103783 · 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
2007	≈ 0.19 Exact value 0.1856199935 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103782 · revision 1 Value 0.1856199935 · 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: 0.1856199935 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.18 Exact value 0.1794035229 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103781 · revision 1 Value 0.1794035229 · 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: 0.1794035229 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1741348928 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103780 · revision 1 Value 0.1741348928 · 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: 0.1741348928 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1684751518 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103779 · revision 1 Value 0.1684751518 · 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: 0.1684751518 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1629660128 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103778 · revision 1 Value 0.1629660128 · 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: 0.1629660128 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1577951709 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103777 · revision 1 Value 0.1577951709 · 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: 0.1577951709 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1528066485 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103776 · revision 1 Value 0.1528066485 · 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: 0.1528066485 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1480160659 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103775 · revision 1 Value 0.1480160659 · 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: 0.1480160659 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1434225459 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103774 · revision 1 Value 0.1434225459 · 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: 0.1434225459 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1389335556 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103773 · revision 1 Value 0.1389335556 · 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: 0.1389335556 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1382058423 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103772 · revision 1 Value 0.1382058423 · 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: 0.1382058423 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1388452115 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103771 · revision 1 Value 0.1388452115 · 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: 0.1388452115 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1389171647 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103770 · revision 1 Value 0.1389171647 · 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: 0.1389171647 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.11 Exact value 0.1128483116 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103769 · revision 1 Value 0.1128483116 · 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: 0.1128483116 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:44 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103768 · 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 #103767 · 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 #103766 · 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 #103765 · 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 #103764 · 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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