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	≈ 1.71 Exact value 1.7055044986 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101855 · revision 1 Value 1.7055044986 · 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: 1.7055044986 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.65 Exact value 1.6467219766 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101854 · revision 1 Value 1.6467219766 · 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: 1.6467219766 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.47 Exact value 1.4672909215 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101853 · revision 1 Value 1.4672909215 · 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: 1.4672909215 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.38 Exact value 1.3760046384 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101852 · revision 1 Value 1.3760046384 · 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: 1.3760046384 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.28 Exact value 1.2777528571 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101851 · revision 1 Value 1.2777528571 · 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: 1.2777528571 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.20 Exact value 1.1971792244 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101850 · revision 1 Value 1.1971792244 · 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: 1.1971792244 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.13 Exact value 1.1328354684 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101849 · revision 1 Value 1.1328354684 · 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: 1.1328354684 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.08 Exact value 1.0846978764 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101848 · revision 1 Value 1.0846978764 · 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: 1.0846978764 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1139236402 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101847 · revision 1 Value 1.1139236402 · 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: 1.1139236402 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.09 Exact value 1.0855848639 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101846 · revision 1 Value 1.0855848639 · 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: 1.0855848639 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9887189869 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101845 · revision 1 Value 0.9887189869 · 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: 0.9887189869 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9585498538 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101844 · revision 1 Value 0.9585498538 · 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: 0.9585498538 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9829679528 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101843 · revision 1 Value 0.9829679528 · 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: 0.9829679528 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9867171537 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101842 · revision 1 Value 0.9867171537 · 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: 0.9867171537 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9740895744 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101841 · revision 1 Value 0.9740895744 · 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: 0.9740895744 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.01 Exact value 1.0096617445 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101840 · revision 1 Value 1.0096617445 · 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: 1.0096617445 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9647893990 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101839 · revision 1 Value 0.9647893990 · 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: 0.9647893990 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9930457041 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101838 · revision 1 Value 0.9930457041 · 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: 0.9930457041 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9730030510 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101837 · revision 1 Value 0.9730030510 · 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: 0.9730030510 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9876632587 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101836 · revision 1 Value 0.9876632587 · 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: 0.9876632587 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9912305531 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101835 · revision 1 Value 0.9912305531 · 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: 0.9912305531 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9588288928 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101834 · revision 1 Value 0.9588288928 · 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: 0.9588288928 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9344778769 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101833 · revision 1 Value 0.9344778769 · 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: 0.9344778769 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.89 Exact value 0.8949778035 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101832 · revision 1 Value 0.8949778035 · 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: 0.8949778035 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.86 Exact value 0.8585787551 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101831 · revision 1 Value 0.8585787551 · 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: 0.8585787551 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.83 Exact value 0.8320394512 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101830 · revision 1 Value 0.8320394512 · 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: 0.8320394512 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8227647561 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101829 · revision 1 Value 0.8227647561 · 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: 0.8227647561 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8206654750 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101828 · revision 1 Value 0.8206654750 · 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: 0.8206654750 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.83 Exact value 0.8262176105 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101827 · revision 1 Value 0.8262176105 · 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: 0.8262176105 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.82 Exact value 0.8216882409 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101826 · revision 1 Value 0.8216882409 · 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: 0.8216882409 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.84 Exact value 0.8375096095 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101825 · revision 1 Value 0.8375096095 · 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: 0.8375096095 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101824 · 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 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101823 · 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 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101822 · 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 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101821 · 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 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #101820 · 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 04:48:36 · source revision unspecified

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