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	≈ 0.58 Exact value 0.5766693424 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107255 · revision 1 Value 0.5766693424 · 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: 0.5766693424 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5292752389 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107254 · revision 1 Value 0.5292752389 · 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: 0.5292752389 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 0.49 Exact value 0.4875947128 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107253 · revision 1 Value 0.4875947128 · 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: 0.4875947128 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 0.48 Exact value 0.4763511351 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107252 · revision 1 Value 0.4763511351 · 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: 0.4763511351 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 0.47 Exact value 0.4683762650 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107251 · revision 1 Value 0.4683762650 · 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: 0.4683762650 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.71 Exact value 1.7140197905 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107250 · revision 1 Value 1.7140197905 · 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: 1.7140197905 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.70 Exact value 1.6988185967 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107249 · revision 1 Value 1.6988185967 · 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: 1.6988185967 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.31 Exact value 1.3093162755 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107248 · revision 1 Value 1.3093162755 · 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: 1.3093162755 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2497195215 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107247 · revision 1 Value 1.2497195215 · 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: 1.2497195215 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 0.45 Exact value 0.4525291952 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107246 · revision 1 Value 0.4525291952 · 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: 0.4525291952 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 0.41 Exact value 0.4073017833 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107245 · revision 1 Value 0.4073017833 · 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: 0.4073017833 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3745803303 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107244 · revision 1 Value 0.3745803303 · 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: 0.3745803303 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 0.33 Exact value 0.3294214536 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107243 · revision 1 Value 0.3294214536 · 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: 0.3294214536 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 0.30 Exact value 0.3003757987 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107242 · revision 1 Value 0.3003757987 · 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: 0.3003757987 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2916770124 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107241 · revision 1 Value 0.2916770124 · 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: 0.2916770124 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 0.29 Exact value 0.2924580398 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107240 · revision 1 Value 0.2924580398 · 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: 0.2924580398 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 0.53 Exact value 0.5302277431 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107239 · revision 1 Value 0.5302277431 · 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: 0.5302277431 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 0.31 Exact value 0.3146923301 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107238 · revision 1 Value 0.3146923301 · 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: 0.3146923301 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 0.31 Exact value 0.3102302995 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107237 · revision 1 Value 0.3102302995 · 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: 0.3102302995 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3930773992 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107236 · revision 1 Value 0.3930773992 · 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: 0.3930773992 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3994748986 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107235 · revision 1 Value 0.3994748986 · 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: 0.3994748986 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3959145610 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107234 · revision 1 Value 0.3959145610 · 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: 0.3959145610 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.31 Exact value 0.3092970048 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107233 · revision 1 Value 0.3092970048 · 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: 0.3092970048 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3727697834 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107232 · revision 1 Value 0.3727697834 · 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: 0.3727697834 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.39 Exact value 0.3881342934 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107231 · revision 1 Value 0.3881342934 · 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: 0.3881342934 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.37 Exact value 0.3700459118 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107230 · revision 1 Value 0.3700459118 · 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: 0.3700459118 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.36 Exact value 0.3625127603 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107229 · revision 1 Value 0.3625127603 · 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: 0.3625127603 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.35 Exact value 0.3495220134 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107228 · revision 1 Value 0.3495220134 · 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: 0.3495220134 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3843498239 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107227 · revision 1 Value 0.3843498239 · 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: 0.3843498239 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.38 Exact value 0.3765837859 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107226 · revision 1 Value 0.3765837859 · 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: 0.3765837859 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.40 Exact value 0.3982494387 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107225 · revision 1 Value 0.3982494387 · 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: 0.3982494387 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107224 · 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 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2022	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107223 · 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 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2023	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107222 · 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 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2024	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107221 · 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 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified
2025	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107220 · 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 04:49:00 · source revision unspecified

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