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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Values and evidence for New Zealand. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.68 Exact value 0.6780505185 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105347 · revision 1 Value 0.6780505185 · 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: 0.6780505185 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6459838304 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105346 · revision 1 Value 0.6459838304 · 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: 0.6459838304 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6433075835 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105345 · revision 1 Value 0.6433075835 · 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: 0.6433075835 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6367907598 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105344 · revision 1 Value 0.6367907598 · 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: 0.6367907598 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5639633085 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105343 · revision 1 Value 0.5639633085 · 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: 0.5639633085 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.56 Exact value 0.5556986067 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105342 · revision 1 Value 0.5556986067 · 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: 0.5556986067 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5274027685 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105341 · revision 1 Value 0.5274027685 · 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: 0.5274027685 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.5045819209 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105340 · revision 1 Value 0.5045819209 · 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: 0.5045819209 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.5031442565 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105339 · revision 1 Value 0.5031442565 · 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: 0.5031442565 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.4983293157 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105338 · revision 1 Value 0.4983293157 · 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: 0.4983293157 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4767437161 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105337 · revision 1 Value 0.4767437161 · 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: 0.4767437161 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4687446661 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105336 · revision 1 Value 0.4687446661 · 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: 0.4687446661 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4297268222 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105335 · revision 1 Value 0.4297268222 · 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: 0.4297268222 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4164501691 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105334 · revision 1 Value 0.4164501691 · 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: 0.4164501691 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3769125959 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105333 · revision 1 Value 0.3769125959 · 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: 0.3769125959 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4129277587 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105332 · revision 1 Value 0.4129277587 · 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: 0.4129277587 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4032706143 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105331 · revision 1 Value 0.4032706143 · 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: 0.4032706143 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3971526801 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105330 · revision 1 Value 0.3971526801 · 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: 0.3971526801 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3935868091 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105329 · revision 1 Value 0.3935868091 · 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: 0.3935868091 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4197747633 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105328 · revision 1 Value 0.4197747633 · 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: 0.4197747633 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4159619653 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105327 · revision 1 Value 0.4159619653 · 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: 0.4159619653 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3624673726 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105326 · revision 1 Value 0.3624673726 · 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: 0.3624673726 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3612478642 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105325 · revision 1 Value 0.3612478642 · 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: 0.3612478642 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3567517792 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105324 · revision 1 Value 0.3567517792 · 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: 0.3567517792 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3451059110 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105323 · revision 1 Value 0.3451059110 · 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: 0.3451059110 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3543065666 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105322 · revision 1 Value 0.3543065666 · 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: 0.3543065666 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3415772367 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105321 · revision 1 Value 0.3415772367 · 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: 0.3415772367 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3293511124 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105320 · revision 1 Value 0.3293511124 · 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: 0.3293511124 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3371694126 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105319 · revision 1 Value 0.3371694126 · 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: 0.3371694126 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3192201381 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105318 · revision 1 Value 0.3192201381 · 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: 0.3192201381 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3484626525 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105317 · revision 1 Value 0.3484626525 · 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: 0.3484626525 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105316 · 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 #105315 · 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 #105314 · 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 #105313 · 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 #105312 · 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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