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
Military personnel intensity
Armed forces personnel share of labor force
Military personnel intensity
Armed forces personnel as a percentage of the total labor force, sourced from The Military Balance and labor-force estimates. This measures personnel intensity.
Data and evidence
Armed forces personnel share of labor force
Yemen
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ≈ 4.22
Exact value4.2249285422 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107759 · revision 1
Value 4.2249285422 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 4.2249285422 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | ≈ 4.08
Exact value4.0775819361 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107758 · revision 1
Value 4.0775819361 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 4.0775819361 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | ≈ 1.98
Exact value1.9821151274 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107757 · revision 1
Value 1.9821151274 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 1.9821151274 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | ≈ 1.91
Exact value1.9087054265 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107756 · revision 1
Value 1.9087054265 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 1.9087054265 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | ≈ 1.98
Exact value1.9805384826 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107755 · revision 1
Value 1.9805384826 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 1.9805384826 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | ≈ 1.90
Exact value1.9015635778 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107754 · revision 1
Value 1.9015635778 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 1.9015635778 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | ≈ 2.92
Exact value2.9215800949 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107753 · revision 1
Value 2.9215800949 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.9215800949 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | ≈ 3.64
Exact value3.6409645595 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107752 · revision 1
Value 3.6409645595 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 3.6409645595 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | ≈ 3.24
Exact value3.2352089475 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107751 · revision 1
Value 3.2352089475 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 3.2352089475 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | ≈ 3.08
Exact value3.0832953483 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107750 · revision 1
Value 3.0832953483 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 3.0832953483 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | ≈ 3.02
Exact value3.0158937379 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107749 · revision 1
Value 3.0158937379 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 3.0158937379 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | ≈ 2.68
Exact value2.6826274345 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107748 · revision 1
Value 2.6826274345 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.6826274345 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | ≈ 2.89
Exact value2.8864758562 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107747 · revision 1
Value 2.8864758562 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.8864758562 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | ≈ 2.82
Exact value2.8241916913 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107746 · revision 1
Value 2.8241916913 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.8241916913 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | ≈ 2.74
Exact value2.7424834276 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107745 · revision 1
Value 2.7424834276 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.7424834276 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | ≈ 2.70
Exact value2.7045125969 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107744 · revision 1
Value 2.7045125969 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.7045125969 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | ≈ 2.62
Exact value2.6190863450 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107743 · revision 1
Value 2.6190863450 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.6190863450 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | ≈ 2.54
Exact value2.5355002184 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107742 · revision 1
Value 2.5355002184 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.5355002184 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | ≈ 2.45
Exact value2.4537006251 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107741 · revision 1
Value 2.4537006251 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.4537006251 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | ≈ 2.37
Exact value2.3727351907 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107740 · revision 1
Value 2.3727351907 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.3727351907 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | ≈ 2.30
Exact value2.2977799513 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107739 · revision 1
Value 2.2977799513 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.2977799513 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | ≈ 2.26
Exact value2.2553397909 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107738 · revision 1
Value 2.2553397909 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.2553397909 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | ≈ 2.21
Exact value2.2132220356 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107737 · revision 1
Value 2.2132220356 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.2132220356 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | ≈ 2.17
Exact value2.1716839811 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107736 · revision 1
Value 2.1716839811 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 2.1716839811 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | ≈ 0.31
Exact value0.3088823601 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107735 · revision 1
Value 0.3088823601 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 0.3088823601 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | ≈ 0.34
Exact value0.3441638247 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107734 · revision 1
Value 0.3441638247 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 0.3441638247 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | ≈ 0.33
Exact value0.3308681998 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107733 · revision 1
Value 0.3308681998 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 0.3308681998 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | ≈ 0.64
Exact value0.6370422891 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107732 · revision 1
Value 0.6370422891 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 0.6370422891 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | ≈ 0.31
Exact value0.3074177127 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107731 · revision 1
Value 0.3074177127 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 0.3074177127 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | ≈ 0.59
Exact value0.5938919402 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107730 · revision 1
Value 0.5938919402 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 0.5938919402 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | ≈ 0.58
Exact value0.5809938888 | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107729 · revision 1
Value 0.5809938888 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: 0.5809938888 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable percent | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107728 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 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 #107727 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 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 #107726 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 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 #107725 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 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 #107724 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceArmed 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 historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified |
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