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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

Malta

Values and evidence for Malta. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 1.48 Exact value 1.4777924736 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104663 · revision 1 Value 1.4777924736 · 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: 1.4777924736 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.43 Exact value 1.4349466917 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104662 · revision 1 Value 1.4349466917 · 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: 1.4349466917 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.41 Exact value 1.4138872001 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104661 · revision 1 Value 1.4138872001 · 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: 1.4138872001 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.39 Exact value 1.3943598146 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104660 · revision 1 Value 1.3943598146 · 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: 1.3943598146 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3774484146 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104659 · revision 1 Value 1.3774484146 · 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: 1.3774484146 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2941016210 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104658 · revision 1 Value 1.2941016210 · 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: 1.2941016210 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.34 Exact value 1.3407701384 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104657 · revision 1 Value 1.3407701384 · 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: 1.3407701384 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2865936937 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104656 · revision 1 Value 1.2865936937 · 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: 1.2865936937 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2364156960 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104655 · revision 1 Value 1.2364156960 · 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: 1.2364156960 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.22 Exact value 1.2229345279 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104654 · revision 1 Value 1.2229345279 · 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: 1.2229345279 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3508211063 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104653 · revision 1 Value 1.3508211063 · 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: 1.3508211063 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.32 Exact value 1.3194684427 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104652 · revision 1 Value 1.3194684427 · 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: 1.3194684427 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.31 Exact value 1.3073929961 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104651 · revision 1 Value 1.3073929961 · 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: 1.3073929961 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.30 Exact value 1.2984684256 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104650 · revision 1 Value 1.2984684256 · 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: 1.2984684256 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.26 Exact value 1.2564392512 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104649 · revision 1 Value 1.2564392512 · 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: 1.2564392512 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.23 Exact value 1.2302392815 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104648 · revision 1 Value 1.2302392815 · 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: 1.2302392815 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.21 Exact value 1.2148896880 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104647 · revision 1 Value 1.2148896880 · 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: 1.2148896880 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.19 Exact value 1.1855364552 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104646 · revision 1 Value 1.1855364552 · 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: 1.1855364552 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.17 Exact value 1.1686406956 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104645 · revision 1 Value 1.1686406956 · 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: 1.1686406956 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.22 Exact value 1.2174681713 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104644 · revision 1 Value 1.2174681713 · 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: 1.2174681713 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.20 Exact value 1.1952728560 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104643 · revision 1 Value 1.1952728560 · 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: 1.1952728560 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.16 Exact value 1.1647711664 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104642 · revision 1 Value 1.1647711664 · 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: 1.1647711664 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1286382688 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104641 · revision 1 Value 1.1286382688 · 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: 1.1286382688 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.08 Exact value 1.0841515369 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104640 · revision 1 Value 1.0841515369 · 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: 1.0841515369 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0397395282 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104639 · revision 1 Value 1.0397395282 · 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: 1.0397395282 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.00 Exact value 1.0048639188 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104638 · revision 1 Value 1.0048639188 · 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: 1.0048639188 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9649317526 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104637 · revision 1 Value 0.9649317526 · 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: 0.9649317526 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8638040201 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104636 · revision 1 Value 0.8638040201 · 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: 0.8638040201 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.71 Exact value 0.7080004046 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104635 · revision 1 Value 0.7080004046 · 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: 0.7080004046 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.76 Exact value 0.7616233240 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104634 · revision 1 Value 0.7616233240 · 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: 0.7616233240 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7281756651 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104633 · revision 1 Value 0.7281756651 · 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: 0.7281756651 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104632 · 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 #104631 · 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 #104630 · 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 #104629 · 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 #104628 · 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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