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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

Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Values and evidence for Korea (Democratic People's Republic of). Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 9.49 Exact value 9.4916524081 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105419 · revision 1 Value 9.4916524081 · 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: 9.4916524081 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 9.32 Exact value 9.3190493017 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105418 · revision 1 Value 9.3190493017 · 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: 9.3190493017 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 9.16 Exact value 9.1599235635 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105417 · revision 1 Value 9.1599235635 · 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: 9.1599235635 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:52 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 8.27 Exact value 8.2652570446 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105416 · revision 1 Value 8.2652570446 · 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: 8.2652570446 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 8.14 Exact value 8.1433363412 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105415 · revision 1 Value 8.1433363412 · 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: 8.1433363412 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 9.08 Exact value 9.0774373321 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105414 · revision 1 Value 9.0774373321 · 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: 9.0774373321 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 8.43 Exact value 8.4348132522 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105413 · revision 1 Value 8.4348132522 · 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: 8.4348132522 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 8.86 Exact value 8.8611574866 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105412 · revision 1 Value 8.8611574866 · 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: 8.8611574866 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 8.76 Exact value 8.7624071882 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105411 · revision 1 Value 8.7624071882 · 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: 8.7624071882 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 8.68 Exact value 8.6806609528 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105410 · revision 1 Value 8.6806609528 · 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: 8.6806609528 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 8.59 Exact value 8.5918953977 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105409 · revision 1 Value 8.5918953977 · 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: 8.5918953977 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 8.70 Exact value 8.6970808122 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105408 · revision 1 Value 8.6970808122 · 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: 8.6970808122 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 8.61 Exact value 8.6145919666 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105407 · revision 1 Value 8.6145919666 · 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: 8.6145919666 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 8.53 Exact value 8.5258668831 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105406 · revision 1 Value 8.5258668831 · 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: 8.5258668831 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 8.59 Exact value 8.5898742960 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105405 · revision 1 Value 8.5898742960 · 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: 8.5898742960 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 8.50 Exact value 8.4995141494 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105404 · revision 1 Value 8.4995141494 · 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: 8.4995141494 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 8.40 Exact value 8.4025549217 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105403 · revision 1 Value 8.4025549217 · 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: 8.4025549217 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 8.31 Exact value 8.3088127117 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105402 · revision 1 Value 8.3088127117 · 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: 8.3088127117 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 8.23 Exact value 8.2266029536 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105401 · revision 1 Value 8.2266029536 · 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: 8.2266029536 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 8.67 Exact value 8.6682783756 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105400 · revision 1 Value 8.6682783756 · 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: 8.6682783756 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 8.58 Exact value 8.5797005653 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105399 · revision 1 Value 8.5797005653 · 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: 8.5797005653 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 8.50 Exact value 8.4954240529 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105398 · revision 1 Value 8.4954240529 · 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: 8.4954240529 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 8.42 Exact value 8.4151275801 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105397 · revision 1 Value 8.4151275801 · 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: 8.4151275801 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 8.34 Exact value 8.3381821566 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105396 · revision 1 Value 8.3381821566 · 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: 8.3381821566 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 8.26 Exact value 8.2648174572 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105395 · revision 1 Value 8.2648174572 · 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: 8.2648174572 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 8.19 Exact value 8.1924380529 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105394 · revision 1 Value 8.1924380529 · 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: 8.1924380529 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 8.67 Exact value 8.6657392536 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105393 · revision 1 Value 8.6657392536 · 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: 8.6657392536 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 8.60 Exact value 8.5967937529 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105392 · revision 1 Value 8.5967937529 · 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: 8.5967937529 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 8.53 Exact value 8.5339935279 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105391 · revision 1 Value 8.5339935279 · 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: 8.5339935279 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 8.49 Exact value 8.4880064007 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105390 · revision 1 Value 8.4880064007 · 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: 8.4880064007 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 8.62 Exact value 8.6155336018 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105389 · revision 1 Value 8.6155336018 · 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: 8.6155336018 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105388 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105387 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105386 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105385 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105384 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:51 · source revision unspecified

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