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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

Mexico

Values and evidence for Mexico. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.5963408999 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104519 · revision 1 Value 0.5963408999 · 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: 0.5963408999 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5781300664 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104518 · revision 1 Value 0.5781300664 · 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: 0.5781300664 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5571874426 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104517 · revision 1 Value 0.5571874426 · 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: 0.5571874426 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5373558420 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104516 · revision 1 Value 0.5373558420 · 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: 0.5373558420 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5236307527 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104515 · revision 1 Value 0.5236307527 · 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: 0.5236307527 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.55 Exact value 0.5511143386 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104514 · revision 1 Value 0.5511143386 · 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: 0.5511143386 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5403292664 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104513 · revision 1 Value 0.5403292664 · 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: 0.5403292664 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5162990586 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104512 · revision 1 Value 0.5162990586 · 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: 0.5162990586 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5071496083 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104511 · revision 1 Value 0.5071496083 · 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: 0.5071496083 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5122534234 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104510 · revision 1 Value 0.5122534234 · 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: 0.5122534234 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5385035618 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104509 · revision 1 Value 0.5385035618 · 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: 0.5385035618 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5224655039 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104508 · revision 1 Value 0.5224655039 · 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: 0.5224655039 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5157731685 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104507 · revision 1 Value 0.5157731685 · 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: 0.5157731685 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.5022104653 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104506 · revision 1 Value 0.5022104653 · 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: 0.5022104653 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4855283027 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104505 · revision 1 Value 0.4855283027 · 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: 0.4855283027 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4720762720 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104504 · revision 1 Value 0.4720762720 · 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: 0.4720762720 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6268038379 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104503 · revision 1 Value 0.6268038379 · 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: 0.6268038379 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6264339122 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104502 · revision 1 Value 0.6264339122 · 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: 0.6264339122 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6570668694 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104501 · revision 1 Value 0.6570668694 · 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: 0.6570668694 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.7007837561 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104500 · revision 1 Value 0.7007837561 · 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: 0.7007837561 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6884286628 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104499 · revision 1 Value 0.6884286628 · 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: 0.6884286628 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6693742067 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104498 · revision 1 Value 0.6693742067 · 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: 0.6693742067 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6495723391 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104497 · revision 1 Value 0.6495723391 · 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: 0.6495723391 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6318019905 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104496 · revision 1 Value 0.6318019905 · 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: 0.6318019905 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6473985972 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104495 · revision 1 Value 0.6473985972 · 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: 0.6473985972 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6364494616 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104494 · revision 1 Value 0.6364494616 · 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: 0.6364494616 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6281483471 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104493 · revision 1 Value 0.6281483471 · 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: 0.6281483471 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.62 Exact value 0.6209082653 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104492 · revision 1 Value 0.6209082653 · 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: 0.6209082653 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6310883935 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104491 · revision 1 Value 0.6310883935 · 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: 0.6310883935 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5793565101 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104490 · revision 1 Value 0.5793565101 · 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: 0.5793565101 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6439249009 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104489 · revision 1 Value 0.6439249009 · 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: 0.6439249009 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:47 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104488 · 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 #104487 · 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 #104486 · 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 #104485 · 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 #104484 · 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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