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	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9814375820 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106895 · revision 1 Value 0.9814375820 · 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: 0.9814375820 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9564479241 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106894 · revision 1 Value 0.9564479241 · 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: 0.9564479241 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9334074782 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106893 · revision 1 Value 0.9334074782 · 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: 0.9334074782 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9510362685 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106892 · revision 1 Value 0.9510362685 · 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: 0.9510362685 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9151786834 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106891 · revision 1 Value 0.9151786834 · 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: 0.9151786834 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2940187162 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106890 · revision 1 Value 1.2940187162 · 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: 1.2940187162 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.18 Exact value 1.1823787525 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106889 · revision 1 Value 1.1823787525 · 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: 1.1823787525 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9933472264 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106888 · revision 1 Value 0.9933472264 · 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: 0.9933472264 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.10 Exact value 1.1030037249 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106887 · revision 1 Value 1.1030037249 · 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: 1.1030037249 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.10 Exact value 1.0995317745 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106886 · revision 1 Value 1.0995317745 · 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: 1.0995317745 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.19 Exact value 1.1898946129 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106885 · revision 1 Value 1.1898946129 · 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: 1.1898946129 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1502483905 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106884 · revision 1 Value 1.1502483905 · 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: 1.1502483905 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.16 Exact value 1.1615361329 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106883 · revision 1 Value 1.1615361329 · 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: 1.1615361329 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.17 Exact value 1.1707691501 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106882 · revision 1 Value 1.1707691501 · 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: 1.1707691501 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1320107125 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106881 · revision 1 Value 1.1320107125 · 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: 1.1320107125 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.12 Exact value 1.1215458984 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106880 · revision 1 Value 1.1215458984 · 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: 1.1215458984 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1123595434 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106879 · revision 1 Value 1.1123595434 · 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: 1.1123595434 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.09 Exact value 1.0919360781 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106878 · revision 1 Value 1.0919360781 · 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: 1.0919360781 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.08 Exact value 1.0806430242 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106877 · revision 1 Value 1.0806430242 · 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: 1.0806430242 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.06 Exact value 1.0644027871 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106876 · revision 1 Value 1.0644027871 · 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: 1.0644027871 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.07 Exact value 1.0690980961 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106875 · revision 1 Value 1.0690980961 · 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: 1.0690980961 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.17 Exact value 1.1693029144 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106874 · revision 1 Value 1.1693029144 · 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: 1.1693029144 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1104271917 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106873 · revision 1 Value 1.1104271917 · 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: 1.1104271917 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 1.14 Exact value 1.1430743480 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106872 · revision 1 Value 1.1430743480 · 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: 1.1430743480 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1348694861 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106871 · revision 1 Value 1.1348694861 · 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: 1.1348694861 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.14 Exact value 1.1359503534 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106870 · revision 1 Value 1.1359503534 · 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: 1.1359503534 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.14 Exact value 1.1414260385 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106869 · revision 1 Value 1.1414260385 · 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: 1.1414260385 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.15 Exact value 1.1455088249 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106868 · revision 1 Value 1.1455088249 · 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: 1.1455088249 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1316564963 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106867 · revision 1 Value 1.1316564963 · 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: 1.1316564963 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.14 Exact value 1.1388473133 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106866 · revision 1 Value 1.1388473133 · 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: 1.1388473133 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1303725770 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106865 · revision 1 Value 1.1303725770 · 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: 1.1303725770 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:58 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #106864 · 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 #106863 · 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 #106862 · 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 #106861 · 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 #106860 · 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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