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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	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2864955394 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105743 · revision 1 Value 1.2864955394 · 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: 1.2864955394 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2864425041 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105742 · revision 1 Value 1.2864425041 · 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: 1.2864425041 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1250987018 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105741 · revision 1 Value 1.1250987018 · 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: 1.1250987018 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.08 Exact value 1.0751237858 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105740 · revision 1 Value 1.0751237858 · 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: 1.0751237858 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0414053292 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105739 · revision 1 Value 1.0414053292 · 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: 1.0414053292 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.07 Exact value 1.0743231309 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105738 · revision 1 Value 1.0743231309 · 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: 1.0743231309 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0442810567 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105737 · revision 1 Value 1.0442810567 · 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: 1.0442810567 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0153550946 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105736 · revision 1 Value 1.0153550946 · 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: 1.0153550946 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9703699988 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105735 · revision 1 Value 0.9703699988 · 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: 0.9703699988 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9486293110 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105734 · revision 1 Value 0.9486293110 · 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: 0.9486293110 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9200966257 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105733 · revision 1 Value 0.9200966257 · 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: 0.9200966257 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.89 Exact value 0.8928537649 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105732 · revision 1 Value 0.8928537649 · 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: 0.8928537649 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.87 Exact value 0.8668452270 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105731 · revision 1 Value 0.8668452270 · 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: 0.8668452270 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8440816642 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105730 · revision 1 Value 0.8440816642 · 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: 0.8440816642 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2004	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105729 · 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
2005	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8092404469 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105728 · revision 1 Value 0.8092404469 · 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: 0.8092404469 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.80 Exact value 0.8010156879 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105727 · revision 1 Value 0.8010156879 · 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: 0.8010156879 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.78 Exact value 0.7785115249 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105726 · revision 1 Value 0.7785115249 · 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: 0.7785115249 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7431173401 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105725 · revision 1 Value 0.7431173401 · 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: 0.7431173401 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7513783096 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105724 · revision 1 Value 0.7513783096 · 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: 0.7513783096 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7198754615 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105723 · revision 1 Value 0.7198754615 · 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: 0.7198754615 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.73 Exact value 0.7255647917 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105722 · revision 1 Value 0.7255647917 · 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: 0.7255647917 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6890378104 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105721 · revision 1 Value 0.6890378104 · 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: 0.6890378104 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.67 Exact value 0.6666729630 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105720 · revision 1 Value 0.6666729630 · 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: 0.6666729630 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6533520773 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105719 · revision 1 Value 0.6533520773 · 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: 0.6533520773 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.18 Exact value 1.1765226898 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105718 · revision 1 Value 1.1765226898 · 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: 1.1765226898 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.14 Exact value 1.1427925808 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105717 · revision 1 Value 1.1427925808 · 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: 1.1427925808 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3258852579 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105716 · revision 1 Value 1.3258852579 · 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: 1.3258852579 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.27 Exact value 1.2660058441 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105715 · revision 1 Value 1.2660058441 · 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: 1.2660058441 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.32 Exact value 1.3174319299 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105714 · revision 1 Value 1.3174319299 · 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: 1.3174319299 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3343353556 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105713 · revision 1 Value 1.3343353556 · 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: 1.3343353556 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105712 · 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 #105711 · 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 #105710 · 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 #105709 · 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 #105708 · 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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