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	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3733418953 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104447 · revision 1 Value 0.3733418953 · 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: 0.3733418953 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3614938164 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104446 · revision 1 Value 0.3614938164 · 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: 0.3614938164 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3501127947 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104445 · revision 1 Value 0.3501127947 · 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: 0.3501127947 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3390166515 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104444 · revision 1 Value 0.3390166515 · 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: 0.3390166515 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3281461757 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104443 · revision 1 Value 0.3281461757 · 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: 0.3281461757 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4310440659 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104442 · revision 1 Value 0.4310440659 · 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: 0.4310440659 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4171980452 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104441 · revision 1 Value 0.4171980452 · 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: 0.4171980452 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4038116991 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104440 · revision 1 Value 0.4038116991 · 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: 0.4038116991 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3908677387 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104439 · revision 1 Value 0.3908677387 · 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: 0.3908677387 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3783975620 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104438 · revision 1 Value 0.3783975620 · 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: 0.3783975620 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3664314819 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104437 · revision 1 Value 0.3664314819 · 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: 0.3664314819 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2691556587 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104436 · revision 1 Value 0.2691556587 · 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: 0.2691556587 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2608730624 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104435 · revision 1 Value 0.2608730624 · 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: 0.2608730624 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2530941344 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104434 · revision 1 Value 0.2530941344 · 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: 0.2530941344 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2385828452 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104433 · revision 1 Value 0.2385828452 · 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: 0.2385828452 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2421450618 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104432 · revision 1 Value 0.2421450618 · 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: 0.2421450618 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104431 · 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 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2265888643 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104430 · revision 1 Value 0.2265888643 · 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: 0.2265888643 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2191316252 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104429 · revision 1 Value 0.2191316252 · 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: 0.2191316252 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2080176152 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104428 · revision 1 Value 0.2080176152 · 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: 0.2080176152 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.20 Exact value 0.2010862568 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104427 · revision 1 Value 0.2010862568 · 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: 0.2010862568 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.19 Exact value 0.1943618856 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104426 · revision 1 Value 0.1943618856 · 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: 0.1943618856 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.19 Exact value 0.1878683818 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104425 · revision 1 Value 0.1878683818 · 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: 0.1878683818 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.18 Exact value 0.1816276257 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104424 · revision 1 Value 0.1816276257 · 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: 0.1816276257 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.18 Exact value 0.1757070950 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104423 · revision 1 Value 0.1757070950 · 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: 0.1757070950 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1701421214 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104422 · revision 1 Value 0.1701421214 · 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: 0.1701421214 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1650714347 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104421 · revision 1 Value 0.1650714347 · 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: 0.1650714347 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1631883442 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104420 · revision 1 Value 0.1631883442 · 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: 0.1631883442 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1548424417 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104419 · revision 1 Value 0.1548424417 · 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: 0.1548424417 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1538772521 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104418 · revision 1 Value 0.1538772521 · 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: 0.1538772521 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1506889980 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104417 · revision 1 Value 0.1506889980 · 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: 0.1506889980 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104416 · 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 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104415 · 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 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104414 · 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 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104413 · 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 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104412 · 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 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified

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