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

Trinidad and Tobago

Values and evidence for Trinidad and Tobago. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4078636104 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107039 · revision 1 Value 0.4078636104 · 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: 0.4078636104 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.4010732721 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107038 · revision 1 Value 0.4010732721 · 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: 0.4010732721 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3930732630 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107037 · revision 1 Value 0.3930732630 · 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: 0.3930732630 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3866400401 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107036 · revision 1 Value 0.3866400401 · 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: 0.3866400401 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3736711320 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107035 · revision 1 Value 0.3736711320 · 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: 0.3736711320 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2475568678 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107034 · revision 1 Value 1.2475568678 · 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: 1.2475568678 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.21 Exact value 1.2090500021 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107033 · revision 1 Value 1.2090500021 · 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: 1.2090500021 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.18 Exact value 1.1834948775 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107032 · revision 1 Value 1.1834948775 · 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: 1.1834948775 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2427721881 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107031 · revision 1 Value 1.2427721881 · 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: 1.2427721881 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.24 Exact value 1.2370215819 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107030 · revision 1 Value 1.2370215819 · 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: 1.2370215819 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.22 Exact value 1.2171135908 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107029 · revision 1 Value 1.2171135908 · 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: 1.2171135908 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.43 Exact value 0.4308315847 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107028 · revision 1 Value 0.4308315847 · 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: 0.4308315847 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.42 Exact value 0.4239323969 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107027 · revision 1 Value 0.4239323969 · 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: 0.4239323969 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4101000036 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107026 · revision 1 Value 0.4101000036 · 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: 0.4101000036 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2943453318 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107025 · revision 1 Value 0.2943453318 · 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: 0.2943453318 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4476048664 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107024 · revision 1 Value 0.4476048664 · 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: 0.4476048664 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.44 Exact value 0.4431013550 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107023 · revision 1 Value 0.4431013550 · 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: 0.4431013550 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5901376201 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107022 · revision 1 Value 0.5901376201 · 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: 0.5901376201 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5865524063 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107021 · revision 1 Value 0.5865524063 · 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: 0.5865524063 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6010017188 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107020 · revision 1 Value 0.6010017188 · 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: 0.6010017188 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6062966511 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107019 · revision 1 Value 0.6062966511 · 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: 0.6062966511 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.61 Exact value 0.6081190652 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107018 · revision 1 Value 0.6081190652 · 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: 0.6081190652 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.5957757294 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107017 · revision 1 Value 0.5957757294 · 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: 0.5957757294 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5920239031 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107016 · revision 1 Value 0.5920239031 · 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: 0.5920239031 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5868706175 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107015 · revision 1 Value 0.5868706175 · 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: 0.5868706175 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5920195761 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107014 · revision 1 Value 0.5920195761 · 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: 0.5920195761 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.5987554757 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107013 · revision 1 Value 0.5987554757 · 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: 0.5987554757 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.59 Exact value 0.5937008341 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107012 · revision 1 Value 0.5937008341 · 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: 0.5937008341 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.60 Exact value 0.6019351099 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107011 · revision 1 Value 0.6019351099 · 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: 0.6019351099 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.74 Exact value 0.7442635884 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107010 · revision 1 Value 0.7442635884 · 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: 0.7442635884 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.77 Exact value 0.7678427458 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107009 · revision 1 Value 0.7678427458 · 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: 0.7678427458 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107008 · 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 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107007 · 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 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107006 · 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 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107005 · 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 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107004 · 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 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified

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