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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

Lesotho

Values and evidence for Lesotho. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2627678919 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104159 · revision 1 Value 0.2627678919 · 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: 0.2627678919 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2580412092 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104158 · revision 1 Value 0.2580412092 · 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: 0.2580412092 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2534272873 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104157 · revision 1 Value 0.2534272873 · 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: 0.2534272873 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2489770157 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104156 · revision 1 Value 0.2489770157 · 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: 0.2489770157 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2447171681 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104155 · revision 1 Value 0.2447171681 · 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: 0.2447171681 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2406605651 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104154 · revision 1 Value 0.2406605651 · 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: 0.2406605651 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2369878840 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104153 · revision 1 Value 0.2369878840 · 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: 0.2369878840 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2338030046 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104152 · revision 1 Value 0.2338030046 · 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: 0.2338030046 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2310592101 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104151 · revision 1 Value 0.2310592101 · 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: 0.2310592101 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2288062492 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104150 · revision 1 Value 0.2288062492 · 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: 0.2288062492 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2282234856 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104149 · revision 1 Value 0.2282234856 · 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: 0.2282234856 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2282531784 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104148 · revision 1 Value 0.2282531784 · 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: 0.2282531784 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2287965644 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104147 · revision 1 Value 0.2287965644 · 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: 0.2287965644 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2299064626 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104146 · revision 1 Value 0.2299064626 · 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: 0.2299064626 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2317811337 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104145 · revision 1 Value 0.2317811337 · 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: 0.2317811337 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2344418526 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104144 · revision 1 Value 0.2344418526 · 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: 0.2344418526 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2360856991 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104143 · revision 1 Value 0.2360856991 · 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: 0.2360856991 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2360330399 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104142 · revision 1 Value 0.2360330399 · 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: 0.2360330399 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2358167986 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104141 · revision 1 Value 0.2358167986 · 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: 0.2358167986 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2357689841 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104140 · revision 1 Value 0.2357689841 · 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: 0.2357689841 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2357359145 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104139 · revision 1 Value 0.2357359145 · 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: 0.2357359145 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2355931824 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104138 · revision 1 Value 0.2355931824 · 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: 0.2355931824 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2352758492 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104137 · revision 1 Value 0.2352758492 · 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: 0.2352758492 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2348793484 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104136 · revision 1 Value 0.2348793484 · 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: 0.2348793484 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2368425104 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104135 · revision 1 Value 0.2368425104 · 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: 0.2368425104 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2388698589 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104134 · revision 1 Value 0.2388698589 · 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: 0.2388698589 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2407515300 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104133 · revision 1 Value 0.2407515300 · 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: 0.2407515300 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2423466915 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104132 · revision 1 Value 0.2423466915 · 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: 0.2423466915 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2438596149 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104131 · revision 1 Value 0.2438596149 · 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: 0.2438596149 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2455979635 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104130 · revision 1 Value 0.2455979635 · 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: 0.2455979635 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2441588058 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104129 · revision 1 Value 0.2441588058 · 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: 0.2441588058 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104128 · 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 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104127 · 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 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104126 · 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 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104125 · 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 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104124 · 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 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified

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