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

Tanzania, United Republic of

Values and evidence for Tanzania, United Republic of. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3293373190 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107147 · revision 1 Value 0.3293373190 · 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: 0.3293373190 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.32 Exact value 0.3201220561 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107146 · revision 1 Value 0.3201220561 · 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: 0.3201220561 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3579581569 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107145 · revision 1 Value 0.3579581569 · 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: 0.3579581569 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.34 Exact value 0.3443540349 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107144 · revision 1 Value 0.3443540349 · 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: 0.3443540349 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3561463343 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107143 · revision 1 Value 0.3561463343 · 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: 0.3561463343 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 0.25 Exact value 0.2470117412 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107142 · revision 1 Value 0.2470117412 · 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: 0.2470117412 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2432305065 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107141 · revision 1 Value 0.2432305065 · 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: 0.2432305065 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 0.24 Exact value 0.2388622355 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107140 · revision 1 Value 0.2388622355 · 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: 0.2388622355 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 0.23 Exact value 0.2284694342 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107139 · revision 1 Value 0.2284694342 · 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: 0.2284694342 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2221740636 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107138 · revision 1 Value 0.2221740636 · 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: 0.2221740636 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.22 Exact value 0.2155740038 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107137 · revision 1 Value 0.2155740038 · 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: 0.2155740038 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.17 Exact value 0.1682774293 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107136 · revision 1 Value 0.1682774293 · 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: 0.1682774293 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1633601950 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107135 · revision 1 Value 0.1633601950 · 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: 0.1633601950 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.16 Exact value 0.1585418084 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107134 · revision 1 Value 0.1585418084 · 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: 0.1585418084 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1516859049 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107133 · revision 1 Value 0.1516859049 · 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: 0.1516859049 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.15 Exact value 0.1471993432 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107132 · revision 1 Value 0.1471993432 · 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: 0.1471993432 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2006	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107131 · 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
2007	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1399075002 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107130 · revision 1 Value 0.1399075002 · 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: 0.1399075002 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1371906577 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107129 · revision 1 Value 0.1371906577 · 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: 0.1371906577 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.14 Exact value 0.1369315076 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107128 · revision 1 Value 0.1369315076 · 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: 0.1369315076 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1344768219 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107127 · revision 1 Value 0.1344768219 · 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: 0.1344768219 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1313926029 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107126 · revision 1 Value 0.1313926029 · 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: 0.1313926029 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.13 Exact value 0.1281995435 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107125 · revision 1 Value 0.1281995435 · 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: 0.1281995435 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.12 Exact value 0.1248967403 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107124 · revision 1 Value 0.1248967403 · 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: 0.1248967403 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.12 Exact value 0.1216277424 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107123 · revision 1 Value 0.1216277424 · 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: 0.1216277424 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.12 Exact value 0.1172493339 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107122 · revision 1 Value 0.1172493339 · 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: 0.1172493339 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.11 Exact value 0.1127533710 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107121 · revision 1 Value 0.1127533710 · 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: 0.1127533710 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.11 Exact value 0.1070574119 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107120 · revision 1 Value 0.1070574119 · 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: 0.1070574119 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.10 Exact value 0.1034020837 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107119 · revision 1 Value 0.1034020837 · 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: 0.1034020837 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.10 Exact value 0.1000858129 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107118 · revision 1 Value 0.1000858129 · 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: 0.1000858129 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.10 Exact value 0.0978973913 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107117 · revision 1 Value 0.0978973913 · 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: 0.0978973913 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:59 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107116 · 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 #107115 · 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 #107114 · 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 #107113 · 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 #107112 · 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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