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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

Lebanon

Values and evidence for Lebanon. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 3.53 Exact value 3.5283636332 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104015 · revision 1 Value 3.5283636332 · 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: 3.5283636332 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.45 Exact value 3.4465129905 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104014 · revision 1 Value 3.4465129905 · 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: 3.4465129905 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.47 Exact value 3.4680628900 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104013 · revision 1 Value 3.4680628900 · 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: 3.4680628900 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.39 Exact value 3.3913840513 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104012 · revision 1 Value 3.3913840513 · 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: 3.3913840513 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 4.48 Exact value 4.4802184913 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104011 · revision 1 Value 4.4802184913 · 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: 4.4802184913 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 5.49 Exact value 5.4918531681 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104010 · revision 1 Value 5.4918531681 · 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: 5.4918531681 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 5.76 Exact value 5.7604375881 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104009 · revision 1 Value 5.7604375881 · 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: 5.7604375881 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 6.12 Exact value 6.1190555371 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104008 · revision 1 Value 6.1190555371 · 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: 6.1190555371 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 5.52 Exact value 5.5175431134 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104007 · revision 1 Value 5.5175431134 · 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: 5.5175431134 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 6.37 Exact value 6.3741240504 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104006 · revision 1 Value 6.3741240504 · 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: 6.3741240504 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 5.88 Exact value 5.8788947678 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104005 · revision 1 Value 5.8788947678 · 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: 5.8788947678 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 6.35 Exact value 6.3538447129 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104004 · revision 1 Value 6.3538447129 · 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: 6.3538447129 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 6.22 Exact value 6.2192703505 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104003 · revision 1 Value 6.2192703505 · 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: 6.2192703505 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 6.11 Exact value 6.1068198323 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104002 · revision 1 Value 6.1068198323 · 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: 6.1068198323 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 5.96 Exact value 5.9612142362 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104001 · revision 1 Value 5.9612142362 · 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: 5.9612142362 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 5.84 Exact value 5.8435429194 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104000 · revision 1 Value 5.8435429194 · 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: 5.8435429194 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 5.12 Exact value 5.1166185076 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103999 · revision 1 Value 5.1166185076 · 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: 5.1166185076 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 5.00 Exact value 5.0022641827 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103998 · revision 1 Value 5.0022641827 · 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: 5.0022641827 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 4.83 Exact value 4.8338983482 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103997 · revision 1 Value 4.8338983482 · 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: 4.8338983482 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 4.88 Exact value 4.8826437139 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103996 · revision 1 Value 4.8826437139 · 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: 4.8826437139 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 4.76 Exact value 4.7630574614 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103995 · revision 1 Value 4.7630574614 · 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: 4.7630574614 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 4.70 Exact value 4.7001454107 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103994 · revision 1 Value 4.7001454107 · 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: 4.7001454107 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 4.52 Exact value 4.5153606927 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103993 · revision 1 Value 4.5153606927 · 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: 4.5153606927 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.07 Exact value 4.0651212092 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103992 · revision 1 Value 4.0651212092 · 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: 4.0651212092 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 3.63 Exact value 3.6344819659 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103991 · revision 1 Value 3.6344819659 · 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: 3.6344819659 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 3.54 Exact value 3.5400219393 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103990 · revision 1 Value 3.5400219393 · 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: 3.5400219393 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 3.62 Exact value 3.6175818094 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103989 · revision 1 Value 3.6175818094 · 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: 3.6175818094 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 3.71 Exact value 3.7056302883 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103988 · revision 1 Value 3.7056302883 · 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: 3.7056302883 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 3.81 Exact value 3.8052564862 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103987 · revision 1 Value 3.8052564862 · 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: 3.8052564862 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 3.92 Exact value 3.9167514072 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103986 · revision 1 Value 3.9167514072 · 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: 3.9167514072 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 4.10 Exact value 4.1035510592 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103985 · revision 1 Value 4.1035510592 · 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: 4.1035510592 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #103984 · 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 #103983 · 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 #103982 · 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 #103981 · 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 #103980 · 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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