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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

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104267 · 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
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104266 · 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
1992	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3953847529 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104265 · revision 1 Value 0.3953847529 · 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: 0.3953847529 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4040570561 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104264 · revision 1 Value 0.4040570561 · 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: 0.4040570561 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.4961392100 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104263 · revision 1 Value 0.4961392100 · 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: 0.4961392100 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9483867773 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104262 · revision 1 Value 0.9483867773 · 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: 0.9483867773 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0447714286 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104261 · revision 1 Value 1.0447714286 · 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: 1.0447714286 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6976113271 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104260 · revision 1 Value 0.6976113271 · 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: 0.6976113271 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7537372080 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104259 · revision 1 Value 0.7537372080 · 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: 0.7537372080 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8388658534 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104258 · revision 1 Value 0.8388658534 · 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: 0.8388658534 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.78 Exact value 0.7765812336 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104257 · revision 1 Value 0.7765812336 · 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: 0.7765812336 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9141636865 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104256 · revision 1 Value 0.9141636865 · 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: 0.9141636865 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.78 Exact value 0.7797082278 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104255 · revision 1 Value 0.7797082278 · 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: 0.7797082278 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7387262171 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104254 · revision 1 Value 0.7387262171 · 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: 0.7387262171 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4556423099 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104253 · revision 1 Value 0.4556423099 · 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: 0.4556423099 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4579597527 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104252 · revision 1 Value 0.4579597527 · 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: 0.4579597527 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.52 Exact value 1.5180360542 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104251 · revision 1 Value 1.5180360542 · 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: 1.5180360542 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.49 Exact value 1.4942046832 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104250 · revision 1 Value 1.4942046832 · 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: 1.4942046832 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4343124183 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104249 · revision 1 Value 0.4343124183 · 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: 0.4343124183 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5199424398 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104248 · revision 1 Value 0.5199424398 · 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: 0.5199424398 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4344421998 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104247 · revision 1 Value 0.4344421998 · 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: 0.4344421998 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5177661536 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104246 · revision 1 Value 0.5177661536 · 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: 0.5177661536 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5107507748 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104245 · revision 1 Value 0.5107507748 · 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: 0.5107507748 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5207097342 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104244 · revision 1 Value 0.5207097342 · 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: 0.5207097342 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5280104051 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104243 · revision 1 Value 0.5280104051 · 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: 0.5280104051 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5269148293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104242 · revision 1 Value 0.5269148293 · 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: 0.5269148293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5308158069 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104241 · revision 1 Value 0.5308158069 · 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: 0.5308158069 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6026595365 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104240 · revision 1 Value 0.6026595365 · 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: 0.6026595365 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6935035801 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104239 · revision 1 Value 0.6935035801 · 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: 0.6935035801 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6105478242 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104238 · revision 1 Value 0.6105478242 · 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: 0.6105478242 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9157183047 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104237 · revision 1 Value 0.9157183047 · 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: 0.9157183047 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:46 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104236 · 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 #104235 · 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 #104234 · 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 #104233 · 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 #104232 · 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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