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.

ARMED_FORCES_PERSONNEL_LABOR_FORCE_SHARE · raw · annual · percent

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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	≈ 3.33 Exact value 3.3337404730 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107687 · revision 1 Value 3.3337404730 · 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: 3.3337404730 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 3.22 Exact value 3.2177688164 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107686 · revision 1 Value 3.2177688164 · 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: 3.2177688164 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 2.59 Exact value 2.5879099731 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107685 · revision 1 Value 2.5879099731 · 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: 2.5879099731 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.53 Exact value 2.5251246217 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107684 · revision 1 Value 2.5251246217 · 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: 2.5251246217 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 2.01 Exact value 2.0131717224 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107683 · revision 1 Value 2.0131717224 · 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: 2.0131717224 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.75 Exact value 1.7467134617 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107682 · revision 1 Value 1.7467134617 · 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: 1.7467134617 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.71 Exact value 1.7055816228 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107681 · revision 1 Value 1.7055816228 · 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: 1.7055816228 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.50 Exact value 1.5047196193 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107680 · revision 1 Value 1.5047196193 · 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: 1.5047196193 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.39 Exact value 1.3895168748 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107679 · revision 1 Value 1.3895168748 · 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: 1.3895168748 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3651481634 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107678 · revision 1 Value 1.3651481634 · 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: 1.3651481634 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3508380287 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107677 · revision 1 Value 1.3508380287 · 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: 1.3508380287 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.29 Exact value 1.2934477811 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107676 · revision 1 Value 1.2934477811 · 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: 1.2934477811 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.27 Exact value 1.2748699389 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107675 · revision 1 Value 1.2748699389 · 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: 1.2748699389 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.26 Exact value 1.2552052090 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107674 · revision 1 Value 1.2552052090 · 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: 1.2552052090 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2004	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107673 · 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 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.14 Exact value 1.1375749343 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107672 · revision 1 Value 1.1375749343 · 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: 1.1375749343 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1053696154 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107671 · revision 1 Value 1.1053696154 · 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: 1.1053696154 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.07 Exact value 1.0691955034 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107670 · revision 1 Value 1.0691955034 · 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: 1.0691955034 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.03 Exact value 1.0335180122 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107669 · revision 1 Value 1.0335180122 · 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: 1.0335180122 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.00 Exact value 1.0047240909 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107668 · revision 1 Value 1.0047240909 · 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: 1.0047240909 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0377111797 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107667 · revision 1 Value 1.0377111797 · 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: 1.0377111797 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0195765335 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107666 · revision 1 Value 1.0195765335 · 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: 1.0195765335 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 1.01 Exact value 1.0054628027 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107665 · revision 1 Value 1.0054628027 · 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: 1.0054628027 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9810307002 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107664 · revision 1 Value 0.9810307002 · 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: 0.9810307002 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.97 Exact value 0.9687198864 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107663 · revision 1 Value 0.9687198864 · 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: 0.9687198864 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9555414393 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107662 · revision 1 Value 0.9555414393 · 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: 0.9555414393 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9510221411 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107661 · revision 1 Value 0.9510221411 · 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: 0.9510221411 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.94 Exact value 0.9399664328 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107660 · revision 1 Value 0.9399664328 · 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: 0.9399664328 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9282334198 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107659 · revision 1 Value 0.9282334198 · 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: 0.9282334198 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9291541829 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107658 · revision 1 Value 0.9291541829 · 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: 0.9291541829 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9465162301 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107657 · revision 1 Value 0.9465162301 · 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: 0.9465162301 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107656 · 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 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107655 · 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 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107654 · 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 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107653 · 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 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107652 · 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 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified

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