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 #104591 · 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 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104590 · 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 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.19 Exact value 1.1922333153 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104589 · revision 1 Value 1.1922333153 · 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: 1.1922333153 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.21 Exact value 1.2118039398 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104588 · revision 1 Value 1.2118039398 · 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: 1.2118039398 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.23 Exact value 1.2285253764 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104587 · revision 1 Value 1.2285253764 · 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: 1.2285253764 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 2.21 Exact value 2.2067353508 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104586 · revision 1 Value 2.2067353508 · 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: 2.2067353508 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.20 Exact value 2.1984797328 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104585 · revision 1 Value 2.1984797328 · 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: 2.1984797328 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.83 Exact value 2.8337936701 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104584 · revision 1 Value 2.8337936701 · 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: 2.8337936701 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 3.41 Exact value 3.4076827757 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104583 · revision 1 Value 3.4076827757 · 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: 3.4076827757 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 2.91 Exact value 2.9127669675 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104582 · revision 1 Value 2.9127669675 · 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: 2.9127669675 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 2.87 Exact value 2.8712775719 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104581 · revision 1 Value 2.8712775719 · 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: 2.8712775719 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 3.13 Exact value 3.1328283053 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104580 · revision 1 Value 3.1328283053 · 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: 3.1328283053 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.40 Exact value 2.3965451213 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104579 · revision 1 Value 2.3965451213 · 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: 2.3965451213 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 2.42 Exact value 2.4214339637 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104578 · revision 1 Value 2.4214339637 · 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: 2.4214339637 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.02 Exact value 2.0182928567 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104577 · revision 1 Value 2.0182928567 · 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: 2.0182928567 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.26 Exact value 2.2583076005 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104576 · revision 1 Value 2.2583076005 · 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: 2.2583076005 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.26 Exact value 2.2587264112 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104575 · revision 1 Value 2.2587264112 · 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: 2.2587264112 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 2.22 Exact value 2.2174760454 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104574 · revision 1 Value 2.2174760454 · 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: 2.2174760454 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.20 Exact value 2.2030747967 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104573 · revision 1 Value 2.2030747967 · 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: 2.2030747967 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9293745077 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104572 · revision 1 Value 0.9293745077 · 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: 0.9293745077 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9580918642 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104571 · revision 1 Value 0.9580918642 · 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: 0.9580918642 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9354722907 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104570 · revision 1 Value 0.9354722907 · 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: 0.9354722907 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9405214251 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104569 · revision 1 Value 0.9405214251 · 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: 0.9405214251 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9348601157 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104568 · revision 1 Value 0.9348601157 · 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: 0.9348601157 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9354219747 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104567 · revision 1 Value 0.9354219747 · 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: 0.9354219747 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.84 Exact value 1.8430675260 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104566 · revision 1 Value 1.8430675260 · 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: 1.8430675260 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.86 Exact value 1.8625420117 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104565 · revision 1 Value 1.8625420117 · 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: 1.8625420117 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.92 Exact value 1.9226494109 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104564 · revision 1 Value 1.9226494109 · 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: 1.9226494109 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.94 Exact value 1.9410856249 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104563 · revision 1 Value 1.9410856249 · 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: 1.9410856249 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.94 Exact value 1.9433583905 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104562 · revision 1 Value 1.9433583905 · 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: 1.9433583905 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.00 Exact value 1.9982415474 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104561 · revision 1 Value 1.9982415474 · 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: 1.9982415474 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104560 · 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 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104559 · 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 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104558 · 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 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104557 · 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 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104556 · 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 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified

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