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	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2534791009 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107831 · revision 1 Value 1.2534791009 · 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: 1.2534791009 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 1.21 Exact value 1.2113873643 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107830 · revision 1 Value 1.2113873643 · 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: 1.2113873643 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 1.26 Exact value 1.2595995261 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107829 · revision 1 Value 1.2595995261 · 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: 1.2595995261 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2465259581 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107828 · revision 1 Value 1.2465259581 · 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: 1.2465259581 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.11 Exact value 1.1079981231 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107827 · revision 1 Value 1.1079981231 · 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: 1.1079981231 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.71 Exact value 1.7132936934 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107826 · revision 1 Value 1.7132936934 · 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: 1.7132936934 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.59 Exact value 1.5887870861 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107825 · revision 1 Value 1.5887870861 · 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: 1.5887870861 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 1.44 Exact value 1.4429089804 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107824 · revision 1 Value 1.4429089804 · 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: 1.4429089804 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 1.40 Exact value 1.3975048562 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107823 · revision 1 Value 1.3975048562 · 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: 1.3975048562 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 1.36 Exact value 1.3614441698 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107822 · revision 1 Value 1.3614441698 · 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: 1.3614441698 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 1.36 Exact value 1.3620975421 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107821 · revision 1 Value 1.3620975421 · 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: 1.3620975421 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 1.33 Exact value 1.3252077176 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107820 · revision 1 Value 1.3252077176 · 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: 1.3252077176 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 1.25 Exact value 1.2458018847 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107819 · revision 1 Value 1.2458018847 · 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: 1.2458018847 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 1.08 Exact value 1.0834007438 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107818 · revision 1 Value 1.0834007438 · 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: 1.0834007438 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 1.06 Exact value 1.0573990015 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107817 · revision 1 Value 1.0573990015 · 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: 1.0573990015 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 1.07 Exact value 1.0713925582 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107816 · revision 1 Value 1.0713925582 · 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: 1.0713925582 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 1.06 Exact value 1.0602238320 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107815 · revision 1 Value 1.0602238320 · 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: 1.0602238320 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 1.05 Exact value 1.0478658978 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107814 · revision 1 Value 1.0478658978 · 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: 1.0478658978 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 1.04 Exact value 1.0384531040 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107813 · revision 1 Value 1.0384531040 · 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: 1.0384531040 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:03 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 1.02 Exact value 1.0242705752 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107812 · revision 1 Value 1.0242705752 · 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: 1.0242705752 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 1.01 Exact value 1.0128437762 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107811 · revision 1 Value 1.0128437762 · 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: 1.0128437762 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.00 Exact value 0.9996294681 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107810 · revision 1 Value 0.9996294681 · 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: 0.9996294681 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 0.99 Exact value 0.9876618098 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107809 · revision 1 Value 0.9876618098 · 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: 0.9876618098 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 0.98 Exact value 0.9767420040 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107808 · revision 1 Value 0.9767420040 · 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: 0.9767420040 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 0.96 Exact value 0.9639388210 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107807 · revision 1 Value 0.9639388210 · 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: 0.9639388210 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 0.95 Exact value 0.9496658410 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107806 · revision 1 Value 0.9496658410 · 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: 0.9496658410 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 0.93 Exact value 0.9336453816 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107805 · revision 1 Value 0.9336453816 · 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: 0.9336453816 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 0.92 Exact value 0.9199313407 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107804 · revision 1 Value 0.9199313407 · 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: 0.9199313407 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 0.90 Exact value 0.9018952001 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107803 · revision 1 Value 0.9018952001 · 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: 0.9018952001 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 0.88 Exact value 0.8833865646 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107802 · revision 1 Value 0.8833865646 · 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: 0.8833865646 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 0.88 Exact value 0.8785510041 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107801 · revision 1 Value 0.8785510041 · 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: 0.8785510041 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:02 · source revision unspecified
2021	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #107800 · 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 #107799 · 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 #107798 · 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 #107797 · 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 #107796 · 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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