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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	≈ 2.41 Exact value 2.4099562380 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105239 · revision 1 Value 2.4099562380 · 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: 2.4099562380 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.92 Exact value 1.9188558003 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105238 · revision 1 Value 1.9188558003 · 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: 1.9188558003 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.67 Exact value 1.6661244049 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105237 · revision 1 Value 1.6661244049 · 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: 1.6661244049 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4634659447 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105236 · revision 1 Value 1.4634659447 · 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: 1.4634659447 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.49 Exact value 1.4896644373 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105235 · revision 1 Value 1.4896644373 · 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: 1.4896644373 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3678037705 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105234 · revision 1 Value 1.3678037705 · 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: 1.3678037705 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3485240690 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105233 · revision 1 Value 1.3485240690 · 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: 1.3485240690 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.48 Exact value 1.4840807461 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105232 · revision 1 Value 1.4840807461 · 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: 1.4840807461 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.23 Exact value 1.2317272810 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105231 · revision 1 Value 1.2317272810 · 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: 1.2317272810 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.31 Exact value 1.3066677570 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105230 · revision 1 Value 1.3066677570 · 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: 1.3066677570 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1253873208 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105229 · revision 1 Value 1.1253873208 · 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: 1.1253873208 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.10 Exact value 1.1024921277 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105228 · revision 1 Value 1.1024921277 · 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: 1.1024921277 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.09 Exact value 1.0888639915 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105227 · revision 1 Value 1.0888639915 · 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: 1.0888639915 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.08 Exact value 1.0801486544 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105226 · revision 1 Value 1.0801486544 · 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: 1.0801486544 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.00 Exact value 1.0039124476 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105225 · revision 1 Value 1.0039124476 · 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: 1.0039124476 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.86 Exact value 1.8629495406 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105224 · revision 1 Value 1.8629495406 · 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: 1.8629495406 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.63 Exact value 0.6251648384 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105223 · revision 1 Value 0.6251648384 · 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: 0.6251648384 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7303049254 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105222 · revision 1 Value 0.7303049254 · 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: 0.7303049254 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7196678013 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105221 · revision 1 Value 0.7196678013 · 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: 0.7196678013 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9935246234 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105220 · revision 1 Value 0.9935246234 · 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: 0.9935246234 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9148001190 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105219 · revision 1 Value 0.9148001190 · 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: 0.9148001190 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.90 Exact value 0.9035119454 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105218 · revision 1 Value 0.9035119454 · 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: 0.9035119454 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9397445279 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105217 · revision 1 Value 0.9397445279 · 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: 0.9397445279 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9285321742 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105216 · revision 1 Value 0.9285321742 · 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: 0.9285321742 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9217077172 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105215 · revision 1 Value 0.9217077172 · 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: 0.9217077172 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.88 Exact value 0.8808025294 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105214 · revision 1 Value 0.8808025294 · 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: 0.8808025294 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8415455766 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105213 · revision 1 Value 0.8415455766 · 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: 0.8415455766 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8073852583 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105212 · revision 1 Value 0.8073852583 · 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: 0.8073852583 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8063140109 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105211 · revision 1 Value 0.8063140109 · 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: 0.8063140109 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.79 Exact value 0.7900475987 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105210 · revision 1 Value 0.7900475987 · 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: 0.7900475987 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.85 Exact value 0.8546882901 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105209 · revision 1 Value 0.8546882901 · 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: 0.8546882901 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105208 · 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 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105207 · 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 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105206 · 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 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105205 · 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 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105204 · 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 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified

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