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	≈ 3.22 Exact value 3.2184093012 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106607 · revision 1 Value 3.2184093012 · 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: 3.2184093012 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.19 Exact value 3.1878606267 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106606 · revision 1 Value 3.1878606267 · 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: 3.1878606267 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.58 Exact value 1.5817153703 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106605 · revision 1 Value 1.5817153703 · 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: 1.5817153703 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.58 Exact value 1.5819030293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106604 · revision 1 Value 1.5819030293 · 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: 1.5819030293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.57 Exact value 1.5654596972 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106603 · revision 1 Value 1.5654596972 · 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: 1.5654596972 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3797544037 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106602 · revision 1 Value 1.3797544037 · 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: 1.3797544037 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3469625993 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106601 · revision 1 Value 1.3469625993 · 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: 1.3469625993 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.31 Exact value 1.3135426245 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106600 · revision 1 Value 1.3135426245 · 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: 1.3135426245 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.28 Exact value 1.2799726939 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106599 · revision 1 Value 1.2799726939 · 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: 1.2799726939 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2475482212 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106598 · revision 1 Value 1.2475482212 · 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: 1.2475482212 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3267878466 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106597 · revision 1 Value 1.3267878466 · 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: 1.3267878466 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.27 Exact value 1.2721594270 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106596 · revision 1 Value 1.2721594270 · 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: 1.2721594270 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.22 Exact value 1.2222025312 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106595 · revision 1 Value 1.2222025312 · 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: 1.2222025312 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.06 Exact value 1.0588173011 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106594 · revision 1 Value 1.0588173011 · 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: 1.0588173011 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.57 Exact value 0.5708446789 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106593 · revision 1 Value 0.5708446789 · 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: 0.5708446789 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.12 Exact value 1.1155982954 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106592 · revision 1 Value 1.1155982954 · 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: 1.1155982954 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.09 Exact value 1.0897876004 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106591 · revision 1 Value 1.0897876004 · 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: 1.0897876004 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.06 Exact value 1.0642486936 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106590 · revision 1 Value 1.0642486936 · 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: 1.0642486936 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0389124664 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106589 · revision 1 Value 1.0389124664 · 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: 1.0389124664 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9326561439 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106588 · revision 1 Value 0.9326561439 · 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: 0.9326561439 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.91 Exact value 0.9096032350 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106587 · revision 1 Value 0.9096032350 · 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: 0.9096032350 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.89 Exact value 0.8865974414 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106586 · revision 1 Value 0.8865974414 · 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: 0.8865974414 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8638862675 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106585 · revision 1 Value 0.8638862675 · 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: 0.8638862675 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.89 Exact value 0.8872830387 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106584 · revision 1 Value 0.8872830387 · 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: 0.8872830387 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8642272294 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106583 · revision 1 Value 0.8642272294 · 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: 0.8642272294 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8418056297 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106582 · revision 1 Value 0.8418056297 · 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: 0.8418056297 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8201538000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106581 · revision 1 Value 0.8201538000 · 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: 0.8201538000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.83 Exact value 0.8320575118 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106580 · revision 1 Value 0.8320575118 · 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: 0.8320575118 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.75 Exact value 0.7520210566 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106579 · revision 1 Value 0.7520210566 · 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: 0.7520210566 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.81 Exact value 0.8050265860 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106578 · revision 1 Value 0.8050265860 · 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: 0.8050265860 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.85 Exact value 0.8478420301 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106577 · revision 1 Value 0.8478420301 · 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: 0.8478420301 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106576 · 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 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106575 · 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 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106574 · 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 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106573 · 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 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106572 · 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 04:48:57 · source revision unspecified

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