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	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3244322112 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106391 · revision 1 Value 0.3244322112 · 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: 0.3244322112 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3209763845 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106390 · revision 1 Value 0.3209763845 · 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: 0.3209763845 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.52 Exact value 0.5240060261 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106389 · revision 1 Value 0.5240060261 · 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: 0.5240060261 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3286042796 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106388 · revision 1 Value 0.3286042796 · 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: 0.3286042796 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3277338906 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106387 · revision 1 Value 0.3277338906 · 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: 0.3277338906 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.46 Exact value 0.4587189030 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106386 · revision 1 Value 0.4587189030 · 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: 0.4587189030 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9794351271 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106385 · revision 1 Value 0.9794351271 · 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: 0.9794351271 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0195561188 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106384 · revision 1 Value 1.0195561188 · 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: 1.0195561188 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3710299792 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106383 · revision 1 Value 0.3710299792 · 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: 0.3710299792 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2422043657 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106382 · revision 1 Value 0.2422043657 · 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: 0.2422043657 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2367172058 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106381 · revision 1 Value 0.2367172058 · 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: 0.2367172058 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3525355532 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106380 · revision 1 Value 0.3525355532 · 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: 0.3525355532 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.72 Exact value 0.7212621422 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106379 · revision 1 Value 0.7212621422 · 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: 0.7212621422 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.69 Exact value 0.6925451246 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106378 · revision 1 Value 0.6925451246 · 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: 0.6925451246 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.65 Exact value 0.6542503373 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106377 · revision 1 Value 0.6542503373 · 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: 0.6542503373 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.64 Exact value 0.6446916093 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106376 · revision 1 Value 0.6446916093 · 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: 0.6446916093 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.54 Exact value 0.5401389532 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106375 · revision 1 Value 0.5401389532 · 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: 0.5401389532 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5348800118 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106374 · revision 1 Value 0.5348800118 · 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: 0.5348800118 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5280700432 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106373 · revision 1 Value 0.5280700432 · 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: 0.5280700432 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.50 Exact value 0.4967094184 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106372 · revision 1 Value 0.4967094184 · 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: 0.4967094184 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4893528472 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106371 · revision 1 Value 0.4893528472 · 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: 0.4893528472 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4826061837 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106370 · revision 1 Value 0.4826061837 · 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: 0.4826061837 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4761760074 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106369 · revision 1 Value 0.4761760074 · 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: 0.4761760074 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4699691924 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106368 · revision 1 Value 0.4699691924 · 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: 0.4699691924 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3755536655 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106367 · revision 1 Value 0.3755536655 · 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: 0.3755536655 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3695168589 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106366 · revision 1 Value 0.3695168589 · 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: 0.3695168589 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3633710056 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106365 · revision 1 Value 0.3633710056 · 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: 0.3633710056 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3782380328 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106364 · revision 1 Value 0.3782380328 · 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: 0.3782380328 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3513773164 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106363 · revision 1 Value 0.3513773164 · 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: 0.3513773164 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3617405508 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106362 · revision 1 Value 0.3617405508 · 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: 0.3617405508 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3545606147 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106361 · revision 1 Value 0.3545606147 · 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: 0.3545606147 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:56 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106360 · 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 #106359 · 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 #106358 · 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 #106357 · 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 #106356 · 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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