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

Mongolia

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 4.55 Exact value 4.5454287192 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104771 · revision 1 Value 4.5454287192 · 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: 4.5454287192 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 4.19 Exact value 4.1930819558 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104770 · revision 1 Value 4.1930819558 · 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: 4.1930819558 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 2.79 Exact value 2.7885409557 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104769 · revision 1 Value 2.7885409557 · 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: 2.7885409557 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.36 Exact value 2.3614020956 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104768 · revision 1 Value 2.3614020956 · 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: 2.3614020956 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 2.31 Exact value 2.3101386853 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104767 · revision 1 Value 2.3101386853 · 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: 2.3101386853 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 3.89 Exact value 3.8935398537 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104766 · revision 1 Value 3.8935398537 · 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: 3.8935398537 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 4.08 Exact value 4.0805438451 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104765 · revision 1 Value 4.0805438451 · 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: 4.0805438451 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.77 Exact value 1.7683465959 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104764 · revision 1 Value 1.7683465959 · 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: 1.7683465959 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.96 Exact value 1.9629782306 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104763 · revision 1 Value 1.9629782306 · 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: 1.9629782306 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.83 Exact value 1.8269446312 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104762 · revision 1 Value 1.8269446312 · 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: 1.8269446312 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.77 Exact value 1.7693658723 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104761 · revision 1 Value 1.7693658723 · 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: 1.7693658723 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.72 Exact value 1.7159646827 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104760 · revision 1 Value 1.7159646827 · 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: 1.7159646827 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.67 Exact value 1.6654320672 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104759 · revision 1 Value 1.6654320672 · 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: 1.6654320672 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.57 Exact value 1.5701847750 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104758 · revision 1 Value 1.5701847750 · 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: 1.5701847750 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4563205769 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104757 · revision 1 Value 1.4563205769 · 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: 1.4563205769 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.52 Exact value 1.5177486475 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104756 · revision 1 Value 1.5177486475 · 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: 1.5177486475 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.48 Exact value 1.4849270622 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104755 · revision 1 Value 1.4849270622 · 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: 1.4849270622 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.45 Exact value 1.4542532818 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104754 · revision 1 Value 1.4542532818 · 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: 1.4542532818 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.53 Exact value 1.5301309792 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104753 · revision 1 Value 1.5301309792 · 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: 1.5301309792 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.51 Exact value 1.5109548620 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104752 · revision 1 Value 1.5109548620 · 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: 1.5109548620 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.48 Exact value 1.4820342126 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104751 · revision 1 Value 1.4820342126 · 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: 1.4820342126 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.43 Exact value 1.4338590817 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104750 · revision 1 Value 1.4338590817 · 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: 1.4338590817 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.41 Exact value 1.4128319642 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104749 · revision 1 Value 1.4128319642 · 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: 1.4128319642 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.42 Exact value 1.4180305419 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104748 · revision 1 Value 1.4180305419 · 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: 1.4180305419 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.39 Exact value 1.3933742269 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104747 · revision 1 Value 1.3933742269 · 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: 1.3933742269 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3748890268 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104746 · revision 1 Value 1.3748890268 · 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: 1.3748890268 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.39 Exact value 1.3900682404 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104745 · revision 1 Value 1.3900682404 · 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: 1.3900682404 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.40 Exact value 1.3989329251 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104744 · revision 1 Value 1.3989329251 · 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: 1.3989329251 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3501514916 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104743 · revision 1 Value 1.3501514916 · 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: 1.3501514916 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2404724822 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104742 · revision 1 Value 1.2404724822 · 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: 1.2404724822 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.27 Exact value 1.2685114582 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104741 · revision 1 Value 1.2685114582 · 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: 1.2685114582 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:48 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104740 · 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 #104739 · 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 #104738 · 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 #104737 · 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 #104736 · 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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