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 Pakistan. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 1.72 Exact value 1.7151948834 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105707 · revision 1 Value 1.7151948834 · 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: 1.7151948834 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.70 Exact value 1.6953355408 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105706 · revision 1 Value 1.6953355408 · 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: 1.6953355408 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.70 Exact value 1.6969285593 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105705 · revision 1 Value 1.6969285593 · 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: 1.6969285593 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.67 Exact value 1.6713421503 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105704 · revision 1 Value 1.6713421503 · 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: 1.6713421503 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.63 Exact value 1.6265755066 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105703 · revision 1 Value 1.6265755066 · 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: 1.6265755066 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 2.34 Exact value 2.3411049717 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105702 · revision 1 Value 2.3411049717 · 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: 2.3411049717 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.20 Exact value 2.1986401608 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105701 · revision 1 Value 2.1986401608 · 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: 2.1986401608 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.09 Exact value 2.0894911523 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105700 · revision 1 Value 2.0894911523 · 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: 2.0894911523 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 2.03 Exact value 2.0302798468 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105699 · revision 1 Value 2.0302798468 · 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: 2.0302798468 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.96 Exact value 1.9573626796 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105698 · revision 1 Value 1.9573626796 · 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: 1.9573626796 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 2.03 Exact value 2.0323792337 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105697 · revision 1 Value 2.0323792337 · 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: 2.0323792337 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.98 Exact value 1.9803366961 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105696 · revision 1 Value 1.9803366961 · 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: 1.9803366961 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.92 Exact value 1.9231394166 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105695 · revision 1 Value 1.9231394166 · 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: 1.9231394166 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.86 Exact value 1.8620772683 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105694 · revision 1 Value 1.8620772683 · 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: 1.8620772683 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.82 Exact value 1.8215331083 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105693 · revision 1 Value 1.8215331083 · 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: 1.8215331083 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.78 Exact value 1.7760932982 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105692 · revision 1 Value 1.7760932982 · 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: 1.7760932982 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.74 Exact value 1.7367989730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105691 · revision 1 Value 1.7367989730 · 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: 1.7367989730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.67 Exact value 1.6737346062 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105690 · revision 1 Value 1.6737346062 · 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: 1.6737346062 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.62 Exact value 1.6164098631 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105689 · revision 1 Value 1.6164098631 · 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: 1.6164098631 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.55 Exact value 1.5529650098 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105688 · revision 1 Value 1.5529650098 · 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: 1.5529650098 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.53 Exact value 1.5348749882 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105687 · revision 1 Value 1.5348749882 · 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: 1.5348749882 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.50 Exact value 1.5024123406 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105686 · revision 1 Value 1.5024123406 · 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: 1.5024123406 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.46 Exact value 1.4640933123 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105685 · revision 1 Value 1.4640933123 · 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: 1.4640933123 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.43 Exact value 1.4293948398 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105684 · revision 1 Value 1.4293948398 · 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: 1.4293948398 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.39 Exact value 1.3858695555 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105683 · revision 1 Value 1.3858695555 · 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: 1.3858695555 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3517441913 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105682 · revision 1 Value 1.3517441913 · 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: 1.3517441913 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.34 Exact value 1.3406994150 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105681 · revision 1 Value 1.3406994150 · 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: 1.3406994150 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3277673402 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105680 · revision 1 Value 1.3277673402 · 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: 1.3277673402 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.32 Exact value 1.3232173312 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105679 · revision 1 Value 1.3232173312 · 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: 1.3232173312 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.28 Exact value 1.2790264056 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105678 · revision 1 Value 1.2790264056 · 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: 1.2790264056 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2517796211 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105677 · revision 1 Value 1.2517796211 · 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: 1.2517796211 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105676 · 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 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105675 · 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 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105674 · 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 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105673 · 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 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105672 · 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 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified

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