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

Paraguay

Values and evidence for Paraguay. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9807172598 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105995 · revision 1 Value 0.9807172598 · 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: 0.9807172598 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9541227944 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105994 · revision 1 Value 0.9541227944 · 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: 0.9541227944 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9305479706 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105993 · revision 1 Value 0.9305479706 · 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: 0.9305479706 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.90 Exact value 0.9030869204 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105992 · revision 1 Value 0.9030869204 · 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: 0.9030869204 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.88 Exact value 0.8755465326 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105991 · revision 1 Value 0.8755465326 · 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: 0.8755465326 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.50 Exact value 1.4973045872 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105990 · revision 1 Value 1.4973045872 · 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: 1.4973045872 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.80 Exact value 1.8021302209 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105989 · revision 1 Value 1.8021302209 · 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: 1.8021302209 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.75 Exact value 1.7461837155 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105988 · revision 1 Value 1.7461837155 · 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: 1.7461837155 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.70 Exact value 1.7015426185 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105987 · revision 1 Value 1.7015426185 · 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: 1.7015426185 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.66 Exact value 1.6616737327 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105986 · revision 1 Value 1.6616737327 · 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: 1.6616737327 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.63 Exact value 1.6261446897 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105985 · revision 1 Value 1.6261446897 · 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: 1.6261446897 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.52 Exact value 1.5181266136 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105984 · revision 1 Value 1.5181266136 · 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: 1.5181266136 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.49 Exact value 1.4869994399 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105983 · revision 1 Value 1.4869994399 · 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: 1.4869994399 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.48 Exact value 1.4787777680 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105982 · revision 1 Value 1.4787777680 · 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: 1.4787777680 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9836263105 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105981 · revision 1 Value 0.9836263105 · 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: 0.9836263105 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0177814563 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105980 · revision 1 Value 1.0177814563 · 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: 1.0177814563 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.09 Exact value 1.0861464526 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105979 · revision 1 Value 1.0861464526 · 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: 1.0861464526 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0367743875 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105978 · revision 1 Value 1.0367743875 · 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: 1.0367743875 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.01 Exact value 1.0093081503 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105977 · revision 1 Value 1.0093081503 · 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: 1.0093081503 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9642518315 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105976 · revision 1 Value 0.9642518315 · 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: 0.9642518315 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9707293629 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105975 · revision 1 Value 0.9707293629 · 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: 0.9707293629 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9472396803 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105974 · revision 1 Value 0.9472396803 · 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: 0.9472396803 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.88 Exact value 0.8829766270 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105973 · revision 1 Value 0.8829766270 · 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: 0.8829766270 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.88 Exact value 0.8816368723 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105972 · revision 1 Value 0.8816368723 · 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: 0.8816368723 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.89 Exact value 0.8878630688 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105971 · revision 1 Value 0.8878630688 · 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: 0.8878630688 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.87 Exact value 0.8709355627 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105970 · revision 1 Value 0.8709355627 · 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: 0.8709355627 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.83 Exact value 0.8300395386 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105969 · revision 1 Value 0.8300395386 · 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: 0.8300395386 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.85 Exact value 0.8523526353 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105968 · revision 1 Value 0.8523526353 · 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: 0.8523526353 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.89 Exact value 0.8885939528 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105967 · revision 1 Value 0.8885939528 · 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: 0.8885939528 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.87 Exact value 0.8696789145 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105966 · revision 1 Value 0.8696789145 · 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: 0.8696789145 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.88 Exact value 0.8837890536 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105965 · revision 1 Value 0.8837890536 · 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: 0.8837890536 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:54 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #105964 · 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 #105963 · 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 #105962 · 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 #105961 · 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 #105960 · 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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