Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS•nan•1990 → 2020•172 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
172
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2020
Latest
2020
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2020)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0.33%
0.33% – 0.49%
0.49% – 0.73%
0.73% – 0.99%
0.99% – 1.36%
1.36% – 2.34%
> 2.34%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)
Countries
50
Median
2.3%
Mean
3.1%
25th pctl
1.7%
75th pctl
4%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.Syrian Arab RepublicIraq
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| EritreaERI | 13.29% | 2020 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 8.62% | 2020 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 5.44% | 2020 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 5.41% | 2000 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 5.4% | 2020 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 5.1% | 1999 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 4.66% | 2020 | |
| IraqIRQ | 4.4% | 2020 | |
| South SudanSSD | 4.25% | 2019 | |
| IsraelISR | 4.23% | 2020 | |
| LebanonLBN | 4.1% | 2020 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 4.08% | 2020 | |
| JordanJOR | 3.98% | 2020 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 3.74% | 2020 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 3.57% | 2020 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 3.47% | 2020 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 3.25% | 2020 | |
| GreeceGRC | 3.2% | 2020 | |
| BelarusBLR | 3.17% | 2020 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 2.87% | 2020 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 2.81% | 2020 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 2.76% | 2020 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 2.48% | 2020 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 2.35% | 2020 | |
| BhutanBTN | 2.34% | 2000 | |
| BahrainBHR | 2.33% | 2020 | |
| OmanOMN | 2.12% | 2020 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 2.07% | 2020 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 2.01% | 2020 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 2.01% | 2020 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 2% | 2020 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 2% | 2020 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 1.98% | 2020 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 1.94% | 2020 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 1.92% | 2020 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 1.82% | 2020 | |
| CyprusCYP | 1.81% | 2020 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 1.72% | 2020 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 1.7% | 2020 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 1.67% | 2020 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 1.62% | 2020 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 1.61% | 2020 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 1.58% | 2020 | |
| CubaCUB | 1.54% | 2020 | |
| RomaniaROU | 1.52% | 2020 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 1.48% | 2020 | |
| UkraineUKR | 1.43% | 2020 | |
| NepalNPL | 1.4% | 2020 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 1.39% | 2020 | |
| ItalyITA | 1.35% | 2020 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)