Armed forces personnel share of labor force

Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel share of labor force

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 3.44 Exact value 3.4425962175 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103907 · revision 1 Value 3.4425962175 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.4425962175 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.85 Exact value 3.8533620044 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103906 · revision 1 Value 3.8533620044 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.8533620044 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.77 Exact value 3.7685677332 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103905 · revision 1 Value 3.7685677332 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.7685677332 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.71 Exact value 3.7061909696 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103904 · revision 1 Value 3.7061909696 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.7061909696 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.60 Exact value 3.6026025777 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103903 · revision 1 Value 3.6026025777 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.6026025777 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 3.01 Exact value 3.0090845248 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103902 · revision 1 Value 3.0090845248 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.0090845248 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 3.07 Exact value 3.0717079648 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103901 · revision 1 Value 3.0717079648 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.0717079648 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 3.04 Exact value 3.0431008338 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103900 · revision 1 Value 3.0431008338 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.0431008338 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 3.09 Exact value 3.0943314136 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103899 · revision 1 Value 3.0943314136 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.0943314136 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 3.06 Exact value 3.0608707424 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103898 · revision 1 Value 3.0608707424 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.0608707424 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 3.05 Exact value 3.0464113120 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103897 · revision 1 Value 3.0464113120 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.0464113120 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 3.00 Exact value 2.9971114820 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103896 · revision 1 Value 2.9971114820 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.9971114820 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.96 Exact value 2.9574723612 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103895 · revision 1 Value 2.9574723612 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.9574723612 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 2.95 Exact value 2.9537670647 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103894 · revision 1 Value 2.9537670647 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.9537670647 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.92 Exact value 2.9171335408 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103893 · revision 1 Value 2.9171335408 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.9171335408 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.89 Exact value 2.8931473030 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103892 · revision 1 Value 2.8931473030 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.8931473030 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.86 Exact value 2.8588669121 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103891 · revision 1 Value 2.8588669121 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.8588669121 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 2.83 Exact value 2.8308841277 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103890 · revision 1 Value 2.8308841277 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.8308841277 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.81 Exact value 2.8122845956 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103889 · revision 1 Value 2.8122845956 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.8122845956 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 2.67 Exact value 2.6738799393 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103888 · revision 1 Value 2.6738799393 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.6738799393 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.64 Exact value 2.6382025084 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103887 · revision 1 Value 2.6382025084 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.6382025084 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.59 Exact value 2.5865069911 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103886 · revision 1 Value 2.5865069911 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.5865069911 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.54 Exact value 2.5423675236 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103885 · revision 1 Value 2.5423675236 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.5423675236 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.50 Exact value 2.4958610147 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103884 · revision 1 Value 2.4958610147 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.4958610147 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.33 Exact value 2.3325749607 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103883 · revision 1 Value 2.3325749607 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.3325749607 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 2.30 Exact value 2.3046723864 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103882 · revision 1 Value 2.3046723864 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.3046723864 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 2.28 Exact value 2.2812457170 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103881 · revision 1 Value 2.2812457170 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.2812457170 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 2.26 Exact value 2.2557343061 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103880 · revision 1 Value 2.2557343061 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.2557343061 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 2.15 Exact value 2.1516122990 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103879 · revision 1 Value 2.1516122990 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.1516122990 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 2.15 Exact value 2.1462190692 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103878 · revision 1 Value 2.1462190692 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.1462190692 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.01 Exact value 2.0056519908 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103877 · revision 1 Value 2.0056519908 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.0056519908 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103876 · 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 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103875 · 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 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103874 · 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 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103873 · 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 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103872 · 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 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified

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