Armed forces personnel share of labor force

Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.

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Armed forces personnel share of labor force

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 2.06 Exact value 2.0631540992 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104987 · revision 1 Value 2.0631540992 · 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: 2.0631540992 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.96 Exact value 1.9639697475 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104986 · revision 1 Value 1.9639697475 · 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: 1.9639697475 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.89 Exact value 1.8902500166 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104985 · revision 1 Value 1.8902500166 · 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: 1.8902500166 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.64 Exact value 1.6368825217 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104984 · revision 1 Value 1.6368825217 · 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: 1.6368825217 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.58 Exact value 1.5791401897 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104983 · revision 1 Value 1.5791401897 · 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: 1.5791401897 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.86 Exact value 1.8590133793 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104982 · revision 1 Value 1.8590133793 · 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: 1.8590133793 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.79 Exact value 1.7941412783 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104981 · revision 1 Value 1.7941412783 · 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: 1.7941412783 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.62 Exact value 1.6245896707 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104980 · revision 1 Value 1.6245896707 · 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: 1.6245896707 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.55 Exact value 1.5504934705 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104979 · revision 1 Value 1.5504934705 · 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: 1.5504934705 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.44 Exact value 1.4390687258 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104978 · revision 1 Value 1.4390687258 · 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: 1.4390687258 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2895506632 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104977 · revision 1 Value 1.2895506632 · 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: 1.2895506632 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2941234669 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104976 · revision 1 Value 1.2941234669 · 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: 1.2941234669 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2454856331 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104975 · revision 1 Value 1.2454856331 · 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: 1.2454856331 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2438706046 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104974 · revision 1 Value 1.2438706046 · 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: 1.2438706046 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.26 Exact value 1.2591206340 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104973 · revision 1 Value 1.2591206340 · 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: 1.2591206340 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.26 Exact value 1.2630465694 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104972 · revision 1 Value 1.2630465694 · 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: 1.2630465694 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.21 Exact value 1.2107039602 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104971 · revision 1 Value 1.2107039602 · 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: 1.2107039602 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.17 Exact value 1.1690662624 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104970 · revision 1 Value 1.1690662624 · 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: 1.1690662624 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1286448807 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104969 · revision 1 Value 1.1286448807 · 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: 1.1286448807 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.09 Exact value 1.0863154902 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104968 · revision 1 Value 1.0863154902 · 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: 1.0863154902 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0502923366 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104967 · revision 1 Value 1.0502923366 · 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: 1.0502923366 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0189000623 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104966 · revision 1 Value 1.0189000623 · 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: 1.0189000623 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9797134778 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104965 · revision 1 Value 0.9797134778 · 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: 0.9797134778 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9426017615 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104964 · revision 1 Value 0.9426017615 · 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: 0.9426017615 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9075112862 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104963 · revision 1 Value 0.9075112862 · 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: 0.9075112862 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.88 Exact value 0.8845894780 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104962 · revision 1 Value 0.8845894780 · 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: 0.8845894780 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.87 Exact value 0.8666844674 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104961 · revision 1 Value 0.8666844674 · 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: 0.8666844674 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8618863282 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104960 · revision 1 Value 0.8618863282 · 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: 0.8618863282 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8388548176 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104959 · revision 1 Value 0.8388548176 · 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: 0.8388548176 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8174756089 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104958 · revision 1 Value 0.8174756089 · 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: 0.8174756089 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8060732881 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104957 · revision 1 Value 0.8060732881 · 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: 0.8060732881 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:49 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #104956 · 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 #104955 · 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 #104954 · 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 #104953 · 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 #104952 · 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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