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

Russian Federation

Values and evidence for Russian Federation. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106139 · 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 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106138 · 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 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 2.50 Exact value 2.5027824684 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106137 · revision 1 Value 2.5027824684 · 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: 2.5027824684 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.03 Exact value 2.0286021818 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106136 · revision 1 Value 2.0286021818 · 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: 2.0286021818 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.94 Exact value 1.9442393542 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106135 · revision 1 Value 1.9442393542 · 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: 1.9442393542 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 2.51 Exact value 2.5056717969 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106134 · revision 1 Value 2.5056717969 · 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: 2.5056717969 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 2.29 Exact value 2.2871492795 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106133 · revision 1 Value 2.2871492795 · 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: 2.2871492795 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.62 Exact value 2.6165009612 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106132 · revision 1 Value 2.6165009612 · 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: 2.6165009612 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 2.46 Exact value 2.4643475371 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106131 · revision 1 Value 2.4643475371 · 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: 2.4643475371 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 2.02 Exact value 2.0230694067 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106130 · revision 1 Value 2.0230694067 · 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: 2.0230694067 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.94 Exact value 1.9379220991 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106129 · revision 1 Value 1.9379220991 · 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: 1.9379220991 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.91 Exact value 1.9146750784 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106128 · revision 1 Value 1.9146750784 · 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: 1.9146750784 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.91 Exact value 1.9115970114 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106127 · revision 1 Value 1.9115970114 · 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: 1.9115970114 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.88 Exact value 1.8798672205 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106126 · revision 1 Value 1.8798672205 · 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: 1.8798672205 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.97 Exact value 1.9710128355 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106125 · revision 1 Value 1.9710128355 · 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: 1.9710128355 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.96 Exact value 1.9589597924 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106124 · revision 1 Value 1.9589597924 · 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: 1.9589597924 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.94 Exact value 1.9410483742 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106123 · revision 1 Value 1.9410483742 · 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: 1.9410483742 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.96 Exact value 1.9564867537 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106122 · revision 1 Value 1.9564867537 · 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: 1.9564867537 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.94 Exact value 1.9421658536 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106121 · revision 1 Value 1.9421658536 · 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: 1.9421658536 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.97 Exact value 1.9666243200 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106120 · revision 1 Value 1.9666243200 · 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: 1.9666243200 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.88 Exact value 1.8837143855 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106119 · revision 1 Value 1.8837143855 · 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: 1.8837143855 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.79 Exact value 1.7906113207 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106118 · revision 1 Value 1.7906113207 · 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: 1.7906113207 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.79 Exact value 1.7925398487 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106117 · revision 1 Value 1.7925398487 · 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: 1.7925398487 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.66 Exact value 1.6608922978 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106116 · revision 1 Value 1.6608922978 · 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: 1.6608922978 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.70 Exact value 1.6999852549 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106115 · revision 1 Value 1.6999852549 · 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: 1.6999852549 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.98 Exact value 1.9758927558 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106114 · revision 1 Value 1.9758927558 · 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: 1.9758927558 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.93 Exact value 1.9261225496 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106113 · revision 1 Value 1.9261225496 · 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: 1.9261225496 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.94 Exact value 1.9399588344 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106112 · revision 1 Value 1.9399588344 · 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: 1.9399588344 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.94 Exact value 1.9431647822 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106111 · revision 1 Value 1.9431647822 · 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: 1.9431647822 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.97 Exact value 1.9672079957 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106110 · revision 1 Value 1.9672079957 · 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: 1.9672079957 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.98 Exact value 1.9806440403 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106109 · revision 1 Value 1.9806440403 · 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: 1.9806440403 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106108 · 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 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106107 · 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 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106106 · 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 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106105 · 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 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106104 · 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 04:48:55 · source revision unspecified

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