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

Papua New Guinea

Values and evidence for Papua New Guinea. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3649838175 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105887 · revision 1 Value 0.3649838175 · 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: 0.3649838175 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3533934161 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105886 · revision 1 Value 0.3533934161 · 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: 0.3533934161 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3411380023 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105885 · revision 1 Value 0.3411380023 · 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: 0.3411380023 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105884 · 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 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3168746024 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105883 · revision 1 Value 0.3168746024 · 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: 0.3168746024 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2883394757 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105882 · revision 1 Value 0.2883394757 · 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: 0.2883394757 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2703451138 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105881 · revision 1 Value 0.2703451138 · 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: 0.2703451138 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.3011124354 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105880 · revision 1 Value 0.3011124354 · 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: 0.3011124354 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2887656076 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105879 · revision 1 Value 0.2887656076 · 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: 0.2887656076 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.28 Exact value 0.2777627054 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105878 · revision 1 Value 0.2777627054 · 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: 0.2777627054 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.27 Exact value 0.2729872310 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105877 · revision 1 Value 0.2729872310 · 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: 0.2729872310 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.26 Exact value 0.2625368820 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105876 · revision 1 Value 0.2625368820 · 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: 0.2625368820 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.18 Exact value 0.1779001016 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105875 · revision 1 Value 0.1779001016 · 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: 0.1779001016 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1712988264 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105874 · revision 1 Value 0.1712988264 · 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: 0.1712988264 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1596810637 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105873 · revision 1 Value 0.1596810637 · 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: 0.1596810637 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1541343456 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105872 · revision 1 Value 0.1541343456 · 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: 0.1541343456 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1488349941 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105871 · revision 1 Value 0.1488349941 · 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: 0.1488349941 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1439273455 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105870 · revision 1 Value 0.1439273455 · 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: 0.1439273455 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1387509730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105869 · revision 1 Value 0.1387509730 · 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: 0.1387509730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1386808055 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105868 · revision 1 Value 0.1386808055 · 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: 0.1386808055 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1343884998 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105867 · revision 1 Value 0.1343884998 · 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: 0.1343884998 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1289497088 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105866 · revision 1 Value 0.1289497088 · 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: 0.1289497088 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.08 Exact value 0.0760562512 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105865 · revision 1 Value 0.0760562512 · 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: 0.0760562512 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.07 Exact value 0.0732277441 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105864 · revision 1 Value 0.0732277441 · 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: 0.0732277441 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.07 Exact value 0.0708397493 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105863 · revision 1 Value 0.0708397493 · 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: 0.0708397493 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.07 Exact value 0.0683929528 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105862 · revision 1 Value 0.0683929528 · 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: 0.0683929528 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1251451771 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105861 · revision 1 Value 0.1251451771 · 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: 0.1251451771 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1342553994 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105860 · revision 1 Value 0.1342553994 · 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: 0.1342553994 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.12 Exact value 0.1165362701 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105859 · revision 1 Value 0.1165362701 · 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: 0.1165362701 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1252386187 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105858 · revision 1 Value 0.1252386187 · 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: 0.1252386187 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.12 Exact value 0.1223525583 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105857 · revision 1 Value 0.1223525583 · 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: 0.1223525583 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105856 · 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 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105855 · 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 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105854 · 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 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105853 · 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 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105852 · 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 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified

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