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

Mauritania

Values and evidence for Mauritania. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 3.43 Exact value 3.4317851945 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104879 · revision 1 Value 3.4317851945 · 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: 3.4317851945 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.33 Exact value 3.3299446250 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104878 · revision 1 Value 3.3299446250 · 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: 3.3299446250 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.00 Exact value 2.9964510783 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104877 · revision 1 Value 2.9964510783 · 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: 2.9964510783 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.86 Exact value 2.8578726353 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104876 · revision 1 Value 2.8578726353 · 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: 2.8578726353 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.90 Exact value 1.8960319499 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104875 · revision 1 Value 1.8960319499 · 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: 1.8960319499 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 3.48 Exact value 3.4796056447 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104874 · revision 1 Value 3.4796056447 · 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: 3.4796056447 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 3.43 Exact value 3.4317488159 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104873 · revision 1 Value 3.4317488159 · 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: 3.4317488159 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 3.36 Exact value 3.3570085071 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104872 · revision 1 Value 3.3570085071 · 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: 3.3570085071 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 3.27 Exact value 3.2680204026 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104871 · revision 1 Value 3.2680204026 · 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: 3.2680204026 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 3.18 Exact value 3.1751205854 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104870 · revision 1 Value 3.1751205854 · 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: 3.1751205854 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 3.09 Exact value 3.0865624194 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104869 · revision 1 Value 3.0865624194 · 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: 3.0865624194 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 3.01 Exact value 3.0058248801 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104868 · revision 1 Value 3.0058248801 · 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: 3.0058248801 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.97 Exact value 2.9692190954 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104867 · revision 1 Value 2.9692190954 · 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: 2.9692190954 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 2.92 Exact value 2.9157106094 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104866 · revision 1 Value 2.9157106094 · 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: 2.9157106094 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.76 Exact value 2.7648520942 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104865 · revision 1 Value 2.7648520942 · 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: 2.7648520942 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.85 Exact value 2.8473147788 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104864 · revision 1 Value 2.8473147788 · 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: 2.8473147788 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.79 Exact value 2.7906309218 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104863 · revision 1 Value 2.7906309218 · 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: 2.7906309218 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 2.73 Exact value 2.7325532978 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104862 · revision 1 Value 2.7325532978 · 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: 2.7325532978 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.66 Exact value 2.6616678010 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104861 · revision 1 Value 2.6616678010 · 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: 2.6616678010 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 2.57 Exact value 2.5665684476 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104860 · revision 1 Value 2.5665684476 · 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: 2.5665684476 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.49 Exact value 2.4942245615 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104859 · revision 1 Value 2.4942245615 · 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: 2.4942245615 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.43 Exact value 2.4256765718 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104858 · revision 1 Value 2.4256765718 · 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: 2.4256765718 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.36 Exact value 2.3646721385 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104857 · revision 1 Value 2.3646721385 · 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: 2.3646721385 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.32 Exact value 2.3227910925 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104856 · revision 1 Value 2.3227910925 · 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: 2.3227910925 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.28 Exact value 2.2820330123 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104855 · revision 1 Value 2.2820330123 · 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: 2.2820330123 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 2.24 Exact value 2.2412606957 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104854 · revision 1 Value 2.2412606957 · 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: 2.2412606957 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 2.20 Exact value 2.2002792297 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104853 · revision 1 Value 2.2002792297 · 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: 2.2002792297 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 2.17 Exact value 2.1745996407 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104852 · revision 1 Value 2.1745996407 · 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: 2.1745996407 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 2.09 Exact value 2.0937434727 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104851 · revision 1 Value 2.0937434727 · 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: 2.0937434727 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 2.04 Exact value 2.0443726210 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104850 · revision 1 Value 2.0443726210 · 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: 2.0443726210 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 2.00 Exact value 2.0038512112 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104849 · revision 1 Value 2.0038512112 · 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: 2.0038512112 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104848 · 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 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104847 · 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 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104846 · 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 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104845 · 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 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104844 · 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 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified

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