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

Mauritius

Values and evidence for Mauritius. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2234152597 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104915 · revision 1 Value 0.2234152597 · 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: 0.2234152597 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2200007040 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104914 · revision 1 Value 0.2200007040 · 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: 0.2200007040 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2161325671 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104913 · revision 1 Value 0.2161325671 · 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: 0.2161325671 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2125651512 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104912 · revision 1 Value 0.2125651512 · 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: 0.2125651512 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.21 Exact value 0.2085436148 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104911 · revision 1 Value 0.2085436148 · 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: 0.2085436148 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3702263934 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104910 · revision 1 Value 0.3702263934 · 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: 0.3702263934 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3649886651 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104909 · revision 1 Value 0.3649886651 · 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: 0.3649886651 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3592742660 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104908 · revision 1 Value 0.3592742660 · 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: 0.3592742660 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3546259976 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104907 · revision 1 Value 0.3546259976 · 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: 0.3546259976 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3497665308 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104906 · revision 1 Value 0.3497665308 · 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: 0.3497665308 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3463423363 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104905 · revision 1 Value 0.3463423363 · 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: 0.3463423363 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.31 Exact value 0.3110492469 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104904 · revision 1 Value 0.3110492469 · 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: 0.3110492469 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3800641168 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104903 · revision 1 Value 0.3800641168 · 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: 0.3800641168 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3616754252 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104902 · revision 1 Value 0.3616754252 · 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: 0.3616754252 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2004	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104901 · 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
2005	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3611105594 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104900 · revision 1 Value 0.3611105594 · 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: 0.3611105594 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104899 · 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
2007	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3592934853 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104898 · revision 1 Value 0.3592934853 · 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: 0.3592934853 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3546375958 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104897 · revision 1 Value 0.3546375958 · 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: 0.3546375958 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3502326420 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104896 · revision 1 Value 0.3502326420 · 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: 0.3502326420 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3423971567 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104895 · revision 1 Value 0.3423971567 · 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: 0.3423971567 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4301075269 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104894 · revision 1 Value 0.4301075269 · 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: 0.4301075269 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4245512917 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104893 · revision 1 Value 0.4245512917 · 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: 0.4245512917 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4143895958 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104892 · revision 1 Value 0.4143895958 · 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: 0.4143895958 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4097151660 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104891 · revision 1 Value 0.4097151660 · 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: 0.4097151660 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4124131506 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104890 · revision 1 Value 0.4124131506 · 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: 0.4124131506 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4144831801 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104889 · revision 1 Value 0.4144831801 · 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: 0.4144831801 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4824555055 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104888 · revision 1 Value 0.4824555055 · 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: 0.4824555055 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4841450563 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104887 · revision 1 Value 0.4841450563 · 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: 0.4841450563 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4771235177 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104886 · revision 1 Value 0.4771235177 · 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: 0.4771235177 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5084831946 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104885 · revision 1 Value 0.5084831946 · 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: 0.5084831946 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104884 · 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 #104883 · 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 #104882 · 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 #104881 · 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 #104880 · 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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