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

Lao People's Democratic Republic

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 3.64 Exact value 3.6383289354 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103979 · revision 1 Value 3.6383289354 · 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: 3.6383289354 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.41 Exact value 3.4101671883 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103978 · revision 1 Value 3.4101671883 · 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: 3.4101671883 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 2.32 Exact value 2.3182855714 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103977 · revision 1 Value 2.3182855714 · 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: 2.3182855714 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.26 Exact value 2.2596178803 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103976 · revision 1 Value 2.2596178803 · 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: 2.2596178803 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 2.68 Exact value 2.6825457478 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103975 · revision 1 Value 2.6825457478 · 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: 2.6825457478 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 7.98 Exact value 7.9752011992 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103974 · revision 1 Value 7.9752011992 · 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: 7.9752011992 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 7.79 Exact value 7.7914485156 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103973 · revision 1 Value 7.7914485156 · 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: 7.7914485156 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 7.18 Exact value 7.1839600550 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103972 · revision 1 Value 7.1839600550 · 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: 7.1839600550 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 7.05 Exact value 7.0481551140 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103971 · revision 1 Value 7.0481551140 · 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: 7.0481551140 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 6.92 Exact value 6.9156700727 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103970 · revision 1 Value 6.9156700727 · 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: 6.9156700727 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 6.78 Exact value 6.7776393550 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103969 · revision 1 Value 6.7776393550 · 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: 6.7776393550 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 6.64 Exact value 6.6350452709 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103968 · revision 1 Value 6.6350452709 · 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: 6.6350452709 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 6.49 Exact value 6.4916388094 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103967 · revision 1 Value 6.4916388094 · 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: 6.4916388094 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 6.35 Exact value 6.3506180662 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103966 · revision 1 Value 6.3506180662 · 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: 6.3506180662 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 6.21 Exact value 6.2103219402 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103965 · revision 1 Value 6.2103219402 · 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: 6.2103219402 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 6.07 Exact value 6.0653335158 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103964 · revision 1 Value 6.0653335158 · 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: 6.0653335158 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 5.90 Exact value 5.8952994812 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103963 · revision 1 Value 5.8952994812 · 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: 5.8952994812 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 5.72 Exact value 5.7166103425 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103962 · revision 1 Value 5.7166103425 · 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: 5.7166103425 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 5.55 Exact value 5.5523107297 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103961 · revision 1 Value 5.5523107297 · 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: 5.5523107297 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 5.41 Exact value 5.4061523773 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103960 · revision 1 Value 5.4061523773 · 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: 5.4061523773 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 5.27 Exact value 5.2720237670 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103959 · revision 1 Value 5.2720237670 · 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: 5.2720237670 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 5.15 Exact value 5.1492854020 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103958 · revision 1 Value 5.1492854020 · 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: 5.1492854020 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 5.04 Exact value 5.0365530471 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103957 · revision 1 Value 5.0365530471 · 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: 5.0365530471 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.93 Exact value 4.9316031339 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103956 · revision 1 Value 4.9316031339 · 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: 4.9316031339 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 4.83 Exact value 4.8316356490 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103955 · revision 1 Value 4.8316356490 · 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: 4.8316356490 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 4.74 Exact value 4.7368376637 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103954 · revision 1 Value 4.7368376637 · 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: 4.7368376637 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 4.65 Exact value 4.6465641879 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103953 · revision 1 Value 4.6465641879 · 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: 4.6465641879 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 4.56 Exact value 4.5568933433 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103952 · revision 1 Value 4.5568933433 · 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: 4.5568933433 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 4.38 Exact value 4.3814100606 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103951 · revision 1 Value 4.3814100606 · 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: 4.3814100606 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 4.21 Exact value 4.2086155254 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103950 · revision 1 Value 4.2086155254 · 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: 4.2086155254 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 4.08 Exact value 4.0809612087 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103949 · revision 1 Value 4.0809612087 · 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: 4.0809612087 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103948 · 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 #103947 · 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 #103946 · 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 #103945 · 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 #103944 · 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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