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

Philippines

Values and evidence for Philippines. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4857936554 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105815 · revision 1 Value 0.4857936554 · 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: 0.4857936554 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4645318030 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105814 · revision 1 Value 0.4645318030 · 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: 0.4645318030 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4524254932 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105813 · revision 1 Value 0.4524254932 · 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: 0.4524254932 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4400392630 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105812 · revision 1 Value 0.4400392630 · 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: 0.4400392630 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4175182467 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105811 · revision 1 Value 0.4175182467 · 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: 0.4175182467 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5838639442 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105810 · revision 1 Value 0.5838639442 · 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: 0.5838639442 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5727201481 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105809 · revision 1 Value 0.5727201481 · 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: 0.5727201481 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5682006611 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105808 · revision 1 Value 0.5682006611 · 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: 0.5682006611 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5759017074 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105807 · revision 1 Value 0.5759017074 · 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: 0.5759017074 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5300209975 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105806 · revision 1 Value 0.5300209975 · 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: 0.5300209975 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.5006444322 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105805 · revision 1 Value 0.5006444322 · 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: 0.5006444322 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4948366742 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105804 · revision 1 Value 0.4948366742 · 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: 0.4948366742 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4791212992 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105803 · revision 1 Value 0.4791212992 · 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: 0.4791212992 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4672664728 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105802 · revision 1 Value 0.4672664728 · 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: 0.4672664728 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4404694656 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105801 · revision 1 Value 0.4404694656 · 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: 0.4404694656 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4321342304 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105800 · revision 1 Value 0.4321342304 · 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: 0.4321342304 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4238192288 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105799 · revision 1 Value 0.4238192288 · 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: 0.4238192288 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4154717731 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105798 · revision 1 Value 0.4154717731 · 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: 0.4154717731 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4075312100 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105797 · revision 1 Value 0.4075312100 · 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: 0.4075312100 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4458422730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105796 · revision 1 Value 0.4458422730 · 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: 0.4458422730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4342635232 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105795 · revision 1 Value 0.4342635232 · 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: 0.4342635232 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4179611255 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105794 · revision 1 Value 0.4179611255 · 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: 0.4179611255 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4107725562 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105793 · revision 1 Value 0.4107725562 · 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: 0.4107725562 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4025322122 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105792 · revision 1 Value 0.4025322122 · 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: 0.4025322122 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3890168622 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105791 · revision 1 Value 0.3890168622 · 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: 0.3890168622 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3850934357 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105790 · revision 1 Value 0.3850934357 · 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: 0.3850934357 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3753733576 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105789 · revision 1 Value 0.3753733576 · 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: 0.3753733576 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3536223584 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105788 · revision 1 Value 0.3536223584 · 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: 0.3536223584 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3481951231 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105787 · revision 1 Value 0.3481951231 · 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: 0.3481951231 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3424054504 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105786 · revision 1 Value 0.3424054504 · 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: 0.3424054504 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3691221298 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105785 · revision 1 Value 0.3691221298 · 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: 0.3691221298 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:53 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105784 · 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 #105783 · 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 #105782 · 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 #105781 · 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 #105780 · 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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