Armed forces personnel share of labor force

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

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

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Armed forces personnel share of labor force

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Values and evidence for Luxembourg. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6243600310 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104231 · revision 1 Value 0.6243600310 · 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: 0.6243600310 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6031326711 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104230 · revision 1 Value 0.6031326711 · 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: 0.6031326711 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5857441587 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104229 · revision 1 Value 0.5857441587 · 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: 0.5857441587 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5868992353 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104228 · revision 1 Value 0.5868992353 · 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: 0.5868992353 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5816794248 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104227 · revision 1 Value 0.5816794248 · 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: 0.5816794248 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.83 Exact value 0.8343912222 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104226 · revision 1 Value 0.8343912222 · 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: 0.8343912222 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8142990921 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104225 · revision 1 Value 0.8142990921 · 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: 0.8142990921 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.78 Exact value 0.7780186839 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104224 · revision 1 Value 0.7780186839 · 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: 0.7780186839 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.77 Exact value 0.7668971117 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104223 · revision 1 Value 0.7668971117 · 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: 0.7668971117 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.77 Exact value 0.7674681227 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104222 · revision 1 Value 0.7674681227 · 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: 0.7674681227 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7410818737 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104221 · revision 1 Value 0.7410818737 · 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: 0.7410818737 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.79 Exact value 0.7880179248 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104220 · revision 1 Value 0.7880179248 · 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: 0.7880179248 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7639808495 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104219 · revision 1 Value 0.7639808495 · 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: 0.7639808495 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7634209401 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104218 · revision 1 Value 0.7634209401 · 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: 0.7634209401 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7456908244 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104217 · revision 1 Value 0.7456908244 · 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: 0.7456908244 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7235973124 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104216 · revision 1 Value 0.7235973124 · 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: 0.7235973124 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.71 Exact value 0.7106966425 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104215 · revision 1 Value 0.7106966425 · 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: 0.7106966425 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6980383829 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104214 · revision 1 Value 0.6980383829 · 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: 0.6980383829 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7288708831 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104213 · revision 1 Value 0.7288708831 · 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: 0.7288708831 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6434261592 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104212 · revision 1 Value 0.6434261592 · 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: 0.6434261592 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6348486566 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104211 · revision 1 Value 0.6348486566 · 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: 0.6348486566 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6196524201 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104210 · revision 1 Value 0.6196524201 · 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: 0.6196524201 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5891924162 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104209 · revision 1 Value 0.5891924162 · 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: 0.5891924162 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5714653355 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104208 · revision 1 Value 0.5714653355 · 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: 0.5714653355 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5527936213 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104207 · revision 1 Value 0.5527936213 · 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: 0.5527936213 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5271703604 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104206 · revision 1 Value 0.5271703604 · 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: 0.5271703604 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5212695346 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104205 · revision 1 Value 0.5212695346 · 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: 0.5212695346 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6812290735 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104204 · revision 1 Value 0.6812290735 · 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: 0.6812290735 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6282113171 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104203 · revision 1 Value 0.6282113171 · 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: 0.6282113171 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3198751208 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104202 · revision 1 Value 0.3198751208 · 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: 0.3198751208 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.31 Exact value 0.3140969869 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104201 · revision 1 Value 0.3140969869 · 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: 0.3140969869 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104200 · 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 #104199 · 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 #104198 · 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 #104197 · 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 #104196 · 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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