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	≈ 1.28 Exact value 1.2842813594 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105203 · revision 1 Value 1.2842813594 · 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: 1.2842813594 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.27 Exact value 1.2707727043 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105202 · revision 1 Value 1.2707727043 · 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: 1.2707727043 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.09 Exact value 1.0891193708 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105201 · revision 1 Value 1.0891193708 · 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: 1.0891193708 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.03 Exact value 1.0331614801 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105200 · revision 1 Value 1.0331614801 · 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: 1.0331614801 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9198417633 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105199 · revision 1 Value 0.9198417633 · 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: 0.9198417633 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9275302758 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105198 · revision 1 Value 0.9275302758 · 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: 0.9275302758 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.79 Exact value 0.7879064511 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105197 · revision 1 Value 0.7879064511 · 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: 0.7879064511 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.71 Exact value 0.7129168336 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105196 · revision 1 Value 0.7129168336 · 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: 0.7129168336 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.71 Exact value 0.7068281013 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105195 · revision 1 Value 0.7068281013 · 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: 0.7068281013 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6911918428 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105194 · revision 1 Value 0.6911918428 · 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: 0.6911918428 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6509721945 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105193 · revision 1 Value 0.6509721945 · 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: 0.6509721945 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6279087364 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105192 · revision 1 Value 0.6279087364 · 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: 0.6279087364 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5941054630 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105191 · revision 1 Value 0.5941054630 · 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: 0.5941054630 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6712002753 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105190 · revision 1 Value 0.6712002753 · 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: 0.6712002753 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5934153291 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105189 · revision 1 Value 0.5934153291 · 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: 0.5934153291 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6711711949 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105188 · revision 1 Value 0.6711711949 · 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: 0.6711711949 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.51 Exact value 0.5128106225 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105187 · revision 1 Value 0.5128106225 · 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: 0.5128106225 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4549318945 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105186 · revision 1 Value 0.4549318945 · 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: 0.4549318945 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5183929114 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105185 · revision 1 Value 0.5183929114 · 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: 0.5183929114 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4762725398 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105184 · revision 1 Value 0.4762725398 · 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: 0.4762725398 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4752285773 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105183 · revision 1 Value 0.4752285773 · 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: 0.4752285773 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4732685258 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105182 · revision 1 Value 0.4732685258 · 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: 0.4732685258 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4678321124 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105181 · revision 1 Value 0.4678321124 · 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: 0.4678321124 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4656536352 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105180 · revision 1 Value 0.4656536352 · 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: 0.4656536352 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4517091640 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105179 · revision 1 Value 0.4517091640 · 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: 0.4517091640 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4401329668 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105178 · revision 1 Value 0.4401329668 · 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: 0.4401329668 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4378477689 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105177 · revision 1 Value 0.4378477689 · 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: 0.4378477689 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4319637134 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105176 · revision 1 Value 0.4319637134 · 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: 0.4319637134 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4309734286 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105175 · revision 1 Value 0.4309734286 · 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: 0.4309734286 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4208211637 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105174 · revision 1 Value 0.4208211637 · 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: 0.4208211637 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4186483112 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105173 · revision 1 Value 0.4186483112 · 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: 0.4186483112 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105172 · 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 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105171 · 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 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105170 · 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 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105169 · 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 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105168 · 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 04:48:50 · source revision unspecified

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