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	≈ 3.78 Exact value 3.7779697495 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107111 · revision 1 Value 3.7779697495 · 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: 3.7779697495 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.83 Exact value 3.8256591911 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107110 · revision 1 Value 3.8256591911 · 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: 3.8256591911 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 3.33 Exact value 3.3269121723 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107109 · revision 1 Value 3.3269121723 · 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: 3.3269121723 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 3.39 Exact value 3.3941904423 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107108 · revision 1 Value 3.3941904423 · 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: 3.3941904423 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 3.73 Exact value 3.7338318406 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107107 · revision 1 Value 3.7338318406 · 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: 3.7338318406 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 3.13 Exact value 3.1286747759 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107106 · revision 1 Value 3.1286747759 · 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: 3.1286747759 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 3.15 Exact value 3.1523195268 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107105 · revision 1 Value 3.1523195268 · 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: 3.1523195268 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 3.66 Exact value 3.6550325775 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107104 · revision 1 Value 3.6550325775 · 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: 3.6550325775 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 3.56 Exact value 3.5558928814 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107103 · revision 1 Value 3.5558928814 · 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: 3.5558928814 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 3.57 Exact value 3.5699436715 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107102 · revision 1 Value 3.5699436715 · 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: 3.5699436715 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 3.63 Exact value 3.6294815459 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107101 · revision 1 Value 3.6294815459 · 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: 3.6294815459 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 2.87 Exact value 2.8659349993 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107100 · revision 1 Value 2.8659349993 · 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: 2.8659349993 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 2.82 Exact value 2.8243983836 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107099 · revision 1 Value 2.8243983836 · 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: 2.8243983836 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 2.85 Exact value 2.8452021303 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107098 · revision 1 Value 2.8452021303 · 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: 2.8452021303 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 2.70 Exact value 2.7046754354 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107097 · revision 1 Value 2.7046754354 · 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: 2.7046754354 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 2.66 Exact value 2.6580379088 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107096 · revision 1 Value 2.6580379088 · 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: 2.6580379088 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 2.60 Exact value 2.6045654287 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107095 · revision 1 Value 2.6045654287 · 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: 2.6045654287 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 2.59 Exact value 2.5893569307 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107094 · revision 1 Value 2.5893569307 · 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: 2.5893569307 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 2.51 Exact value 2.5117315894 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107093 · revision 1 Value 2.5117315894 · 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: 2.5117315894 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 2.41 Exact value 2.4113023027 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107092 · revision 1 Value 2.4113023027 · 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: 2.4113023027 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.32 Exact value 2.3165885965 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107091 · revision 1 Value 2.3165885965 · 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: 2.3165885965 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 2.22 Exact value 2.2222739592 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107090 · revision 1 Value 2.2222739592 · 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: 2.2222739592 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.18 Exact value 2.1787291751 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107089 · revision 1 Value 2.1787291751 · 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: 2.1787291751 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.10 Exact value 2.1022508321 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107088 · revision 1 Value 2.1022508321 · 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: 2.1022508321 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.08 Exact value 2.0757457510 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107087 · revision 1 Value 2.0757457510 · 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: 2.0757457510 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 1.68 Exact value 1.6758915989 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107086 · revision 1 Value 1.6758915989 · 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: 1.6758915989 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 1.62 Exact value 1.6246647463 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107085 · revision 1 Value 1.6246647463 · 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: 1.6246647463 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 1.57 Exact value 1.5736724114 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107084 · revision 1 Value 1.5736724114 · 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: 1.5736724114 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 1.54 Exact value 1.5380208236 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107083 · revision 1 Value 1.5380208236 · 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: 1.5380208236 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 1.52 Exact value 1.5199101852 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107082 · revision 1 Value 1.5199101852 · 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: 1.5199101852 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 1.61 Exact value 1.6115758486 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107081 · revision 1 Value 1.6115758486 · 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: 1.6115758486 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107080 · 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 #107079 · 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 #107078 · 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 #107077 · 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 #107076 · 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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