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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

Liberia

Values and evidence for Liberia. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.83 Exact value 0.8326810665 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104051 · revision 1 Value 0.8326810665 · 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: 0.8326810665 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5920263523 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104050 · revision 1 Value 0.5920263523 · 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: 0.5920263523 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2231906215 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104049 · revision 1 Value 0.2231906215 · 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: 0.2231906215 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104048 · 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
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104047 · 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
1995	≈ 2.22 Exact value 2.2228290898 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104046 · revision 1 Value 2.2228290898 · 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: 2.2228290898 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.26 Exact value 2.2577788177 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104045 · revision 1 Value 2.2577788177 · 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: 2.2577788177 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.08 Exact value 2.0845651218 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104044 · revision 1 Value 2.0845651218 · 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: 2.0845651218 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.20 Exact value 1.1969679093 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104043 · revision 1 Value 1.1969679093 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1969679093 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4282423399 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104042 · revision 1 Value 0.4282423399 · 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: 0.4282423399 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.17 Exact value 1.1665934305 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104041 · revision 1 Value 1.1665934305 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1665934305 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1317082004 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104040 · revision 1 Value 1.1317082004 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1317082004 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.10 Exact value 1.1019291842 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104039 · revision 1 Value 1.1019291842 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.1019291842 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.09 Exact value 1.0929495283 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104038 · revision 1 Value 1.0929495283 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0929495283 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2004	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104037 · 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
2005	≈ 1.03 Exact value 1.0338524651 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104036 · revision 1 Value 1.0338524651 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.0338524651 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1305130337 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104035 · revision 1 Value 0.1305130337 · 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: 0.1305130337 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.12 Exact value 0.1243448580 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104034 · revision 1 Value 0.1243448580 · 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: 0.1243448580 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.12 Exact value 0.1193962133 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104033 · revision 1 Value 0.1193962133 · 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: 0.1193962133 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.12 Exact value 0.1179423227 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104032 · revision 1 Value 0.1179423227 · 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: 0.1179423227 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.11 Exact value 0.1145345462 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104031 · revision 1 Value 0.1145345462 · 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: 0.1145345462 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.11 Exact value 0.1099982508 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104030 · revision 1 Value 0.1099982508 · 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: 0.1099982508 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.11 Exact value 0.1057240551 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104029 · revision 1 Value 0.1057240551 · 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: 0.1057240551 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.10 Exact value 0.1035609299 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104028 · revision 1 Value 0.1035609299 · 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: 0.1035609299 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.10 Exact value 0.1014409564 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104027 · revision 1 Value 0.1014409564 · 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: 0.1014409564 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.10 Exact value 0.0992428497 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104026 · revision 1 Value 0.0992428497 · 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: 0.0992428497 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.10 Exact value 0.0970476220 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104025 · revision 1 Value 0.0970476220 · 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: 0.0970476220 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.09 Exact value 0.0926779765 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104024 · revision 1 Value 0.0926779765 · 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: 0.0926779765 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.10 Exact value 0.0951810298 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104023 · revision 1 Value 0.0951810298 · 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: 0.0951810298 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.09 Exact value 0.0885618791 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104022 · revision 1 Value 0.0885618791 · 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: 0.0885618791 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.09 Exact value 0.0870669832 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104021 · revision 1 Value 0.0870669832 · 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: 0.0870669832 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:45 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104020 · 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 #104019 · 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 #104018 · 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 #104017 · 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 #104016 · 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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