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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

Nepal

Values and evidence for Nepal. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7378776194 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105275 · revision 1 Value 0.7378776194 · 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: 0.7378776194 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7187180042 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105274 · revision 1 Value 0.7187180042 · 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: 0.7187180042 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.70 Exact value 0.6972528239 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105273 · revision 1 Value 0.6972528239 · 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: 0.6972528239 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6778470107 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105272 · revision 1 Value 0.6778470107 · 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: 0.6778470107 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.66 Exact value 0.6617321614 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105271 · revision 1 Value 0.6617321614 · 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: 0.6617321614 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.16 Exact value 1.1647136145 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105270 · revision 1 Value 1.1647136145 · 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: 1.1647136145 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2861570912 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105269 · revision 1 Value 1.2861570912 · 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: 1.2861570912 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.53 Exact value 1.5259113949 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105268 · revision 1 Value 1.5259113949 · 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: 1.5259113949 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.56 Exact value 1.5637078014 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105267 · revision 1 Value 1.5637078014 · 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: 1.5637078014 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.53 Exact value 1.5314313523 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105266 · revision 1 Value 1.5314313523 · 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: 1.5314313523 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.50 Exact value 1.5010837825 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105265 · revision 1 Value 1.5010837825 · 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: 1.5010837825 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.41 Exact value 1.4063632705 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105264 · revision 1 Value 1.4063632705 · 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: 1.4063632705 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4588766714 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105263 · revision 1 Value 1.4588766714 · 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: 1.4588766714 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.62 Exact value 1.6190261668 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105262 · revision 1 Value 1.6190261668 · 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: 1.6190261668 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.02 Exact value 2.0203908330 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105261 · revision 1 Value 2.0203908330 · 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: 2.0203908330 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.98 Exact value 1.9848391621 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105260 · revision 1 Value 1.9848391621 · 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: 1.9848391621 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.95 Exact value 1.9525162942 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105259 · revision 1 Value 1.9525162942 · 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: 1.9525162942 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.92 Exact value 1.9223824159 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105258 · revision 1 Value 1.9223824159 · 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: 1.9223824159 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.89 Exact value 1.8919907266 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105257 · revision 1 Value 1.8919907266 · 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: 1.8919907266 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 2.24 Exact value 2.2411305482 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105256 · revision 1 Value 2.2411305482 · 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: 2.2411305482 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.20 Exact value 2.2037648109 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105255 · revision 1 Value 2.2037648109 · 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: 2.2037648109 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.17 Exact value 2.1739495930 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105254 · revision 1 Value 2.1739495930 · 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: 2.1739495930 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.16 Exact value 2.1559998092 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105253 · revision 1 Value 2.1559998092 · 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: 2.1559998092 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.14 Exact value 2.1440846641 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105252 · revision 1 Value 2.1440846641 · 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: 2.1440846641 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.13 Exact value 2.1293758843 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105251 · revision 1 Value 2.1293758843 · 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: 2.1293758843 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 2.12 Exact value 2.1165467246 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105250 · revision 1 Value 2.1165467246 · 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: 2.1165467246 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 2.10 Exact value 2.0962534558 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105249 · revision 1 Value 2.0962534558 · 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: 2.0962534558 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.47 Exact value 1.4744208389 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105248 · revision 1 Value 1.4744208389 · 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: 1.4744208389 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4625194020 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105247 · revision 1 Value 1.4625194020 · 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: 1.4625194020 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.44 Exact value 1.4353455639 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105246 · revision 1 Value 1.4353455639 · 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: 1.4353455639 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.40 Exact value 1.4039178081 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105245 · revision 1 Value 1.4039178081 · 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: 1.4039178081 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105244 · 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 #105243 · 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 #105242 · 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 #105241 · 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 #105240 · 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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