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	≈ 11.90 Exact value 11.8995884726 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106823 · revision 1 Value 11.8995884726 · 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: 11.8995884726 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 11.45 Exact value 11.4528919815 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106822 · revision 1 Value 11.4528919815 · 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: 11.4528919815 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 11.04 Exact value 11.0384264398 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106821 · revision 1 Value 11.0384264398 · 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: 11.0384264398 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 10.62 Exact value 10.6201020311 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106820 · revision 1 Value 10.6201020311 · 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: 10.6201020311 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 8.15 Exact value 8.1458307347 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106819 · revision 1 Value 8.1458307347 · 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: 8.1458307347 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 13.24 Exact value 13.2440156254 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106818 · revision 1 Value 13.2440156254 · 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: 13.2440156254 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 12.69 Exact value 12.6948686333 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106817 · revision 1 Value 12.6948686333 · 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: 12.6948686333 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 9.89 Exact value 9.8903122774 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106816 · revision 1 Value 9.8903122774 · 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: 9.8903122774 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 9.52 Exact value 9.5242079553 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106815 · revision 1 Value 9.5242079553 · 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: 9.5242079553 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 9.01 Exact value 9.0119367779 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106814 · revision 1 Value 9.0119367779 · 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: 9.0119367779 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 8.63 Exact value 8.6280172926 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106813 · revision 1 Value 8.6280172926 · 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: 8.6280172926 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 8.58 Exact value 8.5819772876 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106812 · revision 1 Value 8.5819772876 · 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: 8.5819772876 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 8.42 Exact value 8.4173292110 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106811 · revision 1 Value 8.4173292110 · 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: 8.4173292110 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 8.30 Exact value 8.3003941812 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106810 · revision 1 Value 8.3003941812 · 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: 8.3003941812 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 7.92 Exact value 7.9206560212 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106809 · revision 1 Value 7.9206560212 · 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: 7.9206560212 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 7.79 Exact value 7.7905845916 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106808 · revision 1 Value 7.7905845916 · 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: 7.7905845916 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 7.20 Exact value 7.1967688123 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106807 · revision 1 Value 7.1967688123 · 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: 7.1967688123 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 6.86 Exact value 6.8579739253 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106806 · revision 1 Value 6.8579739253 · 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: 6.8579739253 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 6.67 Exact value 6.6696361239 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106805 · revision 1 Value 6.6696361239 · 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: 6.6696361239 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 6.71 Exact value 6.7056883372 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106804 · revision 1 Value 6.7056883372 · 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: 6.7056883372 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 6.57 Exact value 6.5739838260 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106803 · revision 1 Value 6.5739838260 · 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: 6.5739838260 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.80 Exact value 2.8045368583 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106802 · revision 1 Value 2.8045368583 · 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: 2.8045368583 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 3.14 Exact value 3.1432363998 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106801 · revision 1 Value 3.1432363998 · 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: 3.1432363998 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 3.51 Exact value 3.5075253167 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106800 · revision 1 Value 3.5075253167 · 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: 3.5075253167 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 6.09 Exact value 6.0875553224 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106799 · revision 1 Value 6.0875553224 · 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: 6.0875553224 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 6.37 Exact value 6.3737527255 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106798 · revision 1 Value 6.3737527255 · 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: 6.3737527255 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 7.10 Exact value 7.1021086911 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106797 · revision 1 Value 7.1021086911 · 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: 7.1021086911 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 5.43 Exact value 5.4273739027 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106796 · revision 1 Value 5.4273739027 · 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: 5.4273739027 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 5.61 Exact value 5.6089586505 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106795 · revision 1 Value 5.6089586505 · 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: 5.6089586505 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 5.47 Exact value 5.4668852066 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106794 · revision 1 Value 5.4668852066 · 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: 5.4668852066 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 5.44 Exact value 5.4403905108 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106793 · revision 1 Value 5.4403905108 · 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: 5.4403905108 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106792 · 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 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106791 · 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 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106790 · 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 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106789 · 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 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106788 · 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 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified

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