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

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 3.83 Exact value 3.8311397778 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106319 · revision 1 Value 3.8311397778 · 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: 3.8311397778 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.68 Exact value 3.6780642873 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106318 · revision 1 Value 3.6780642873 · 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: 3.6780642873 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.54 Exact value 3.5359562552 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106317 · revision 1 Value 3.5359562552 · 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: 3.5359562552 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.42 Exact value 3.4235269664 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106316 · revision 1 Value 3.4235269664 · 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: 3.4235269664 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.28 Exact value 3.2830749280 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106315 · revision 1 Value 3.2830749280 · 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: 3.2830749280 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 3.67 Exact value 3.6666084488 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106314 · revision 1 Value 3.6666084488 · 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: 3.6666084488 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 3.47 Exact value 3.4720031974 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106313 · revision 1 Value 3.4720031974 · 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: 3.4720031974 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 9.00 Exact value 9.0030170223 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106312 · revision 1 Value 9.0030170223 · 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: 9.0030170223 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 8.73 Exact value 8.7306547072 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106311 · revision 1 Value 8.7306547072 · 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: 8.7306547072 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 8.65 Exact value 8.6516726647 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106310 · revision 1 Value 8.6516726647 · 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: 8.6516726647 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 7.88 Exact value 7.8808287732 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106309 · revision 1 Value 7.8808287732 · 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: 7.8808287732 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 7.00 Exact value 7.0038709420 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106308 · revision 1 Value 7.0038709420 · 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: 7.0038709420 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 7.12 Exact value 7.1247725798 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106307 · revision 1 Value 7.1247725798 · 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: 7.1247725798 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 7.76 Exact value 7.7560091841 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106306 · revision 1 Value 7.7560091841 · 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: 7.7560091841 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 7.46 Exact value 7.4619440852 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106305 · revision 1 Value 7.4619440852 · 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: 7.4619440852 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 7.26 Exact value 7.2552388690 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106304 · revision 1 Value 7.2552388690 · 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: 7.2552388690 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 6.88 Exact value 6.8831889856 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106303 · revision 1 Value 6.8831889856 · 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: 6.8831889856 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 6.60 Exact value 6.6006913730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106302 · revision 1 Value 6.6006913730 · 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: 6.6006913730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 6.10 Exact value 6.1008510870 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106301 · revision 1 Value 6.1008510870 · 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: 6.1008510870 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 5.20 Exact value 5.1989781100 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106300 · revision 1 Value 5.1989781100 · 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: 5.1989781100 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 5.02 Exact value 5.0224700201 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106299 · revision 1 Value 5.0224700201 · 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: 5.0224700201 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 4.90 Exact value 4.8996468669 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106298 · revision 1 Value 4.8996468669 · 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: 4.8996468669 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 4.72 Exact value 4.7220984289 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106297 · revision 1 Value 4.7220984289 · 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: 4.7220984289 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 4.64 Exact value 4.6424656651 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106296 · revision 1 Value 4.6424656651 · 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: 4.6424656651 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 4.52 Exact value 4.5179630353 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106295 · revision 1 Value 4.5179630353 · 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: 4.5179630353 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 4.39 Exact value 4.3923342459 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106294 · revision 1 Value 4.3923342459 · 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: 4.3923342459 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 4.35 Exact value 4.3455910799 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106293 · revision 1 Value 4.3455910799 · 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: 4.3455910799 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 2.39 Exact value 2.3904333088 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106292 · revision 1 Value 2.3904333088 · 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: 2.3904333088 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.74 Exact value 1.7402712935 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106291 · revision 1 Value 1.7402712935 · 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: 1.7402712935 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.71 Exact value 1.7081046090 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106290 · revision 1 Value 1.7081046090 · 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: 1.7081046090 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.72 Exact value 1.7195185465 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106289 · revision 1 Value 1.7195185465 · 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: 1.7195185465 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106288 · 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 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106287 · 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 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106286 · 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 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106285 · 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 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106284 · 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 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified

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