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)
172 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)
Countries
172
Median
0.9%
Mean
1.3%
25th pctl
0.4%
75th pctl
1.6%
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 | |
| SudanSDN | 1.34% | 2020 | |
| PanamaPAN | 1.33% | 2020 | |
| UruguayURY | 1.32% | 2020 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 1.32% | 2020 | |
| ChileCHL | 1.28% | 2020 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 1.27% | 2019 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 1.27% | 2020 | |
| PakistanPAK | 1.25% | 2020 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 1.21% | 2020 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 1.18% | 2020 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 1.18% | 2020 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 1.17% | 2020 | |
| ThailandTHA | 1.13% | 2020 | |
| FijiFJI | 1.13% | 2020 | |
| QatarQAT | 1.07% | 2020 | |
| PolandPOL | 1.04% | 2020 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 1.04% | 2020 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 1.03% | 2020 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 1.02% | 2020 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 1.01% | 2020 | |
| PortugalPRT | 1.01% | 2020 | |
| FranceFRA | 1% | 2020 | |
| EstoniaEST | 1% | 2020 | |
| GabonGAB | 1% | 2020 | |
| BurundiBDI | 0.99% | 2019 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 0.98% | 1999 | |
| HungaryHUN | 0.95% | 2020 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 0.95% | 2020 | |
| PeruPER | 0.94% | 2020 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 0.92% | 2020 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 0.92% | 2020 | |
| LatviaLVA | 0.92% | 2020 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 0.88% | 2020 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 0.88% | 2020 | |
| SpainESP | 0.87% | 2020 | |
| AngolaAGO | 0.87% | 2020 | |
| NorwayNOR | 0.85% | 2020 | |
| SurinameSUR | 0.85% | 2020 | |
| ChadTCD | 0.85% | 2020 | |
| United StatesUSA | 0.84% | 2020 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 0.81% | 2020 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 0.81% | 2020 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 0.81% | 2020 | |
| FinlandFIN | 0.8% | 2020 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 0.77% | 2020 | |
| BrazilBRA | 0.76% | 2020 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 0.75% | 2020 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 0.74% | 2020 | |
| MaltaMLT | 0.73% | 2020 | |
| RwandaRWA | 0.7% | 2020 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 0.69% | 2020 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 0.68% | 2020 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 0.67% | 2020 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 0.65% | 2020 | |
| MexicoMEX | 0.64% | 2020 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 0.64% | 2020 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 0.58% | 2020 | |
| IndiaIND | 0.58% | 2020 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 0.58% | 2020 | |
| HondurasHND | 0.56% | 2020 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 0.55% | 2020 | |
| MaliMLI | 0.54% | 2020 | |
| EcuadorECU | 0.54% | 2020 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 0.54% | 2020 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 0.53% | 2020 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 0.53% | 2020 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 0.52% | 2020 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 0.51% | 2020 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 0.51% | 2020 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 0.51% | 2020 | |
| AustriaAUT | 0.5% | 2020 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0.49% | 2020 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 0.49% | 2020 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 0.47% | 2020 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 0.47% | 2020 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 0.45% | 2020 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 0.44% | 2020 | |
| GermanyDEU | 0.42% | 2020 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 0.42% | 2020 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 0.41% | 2020 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 0.41% | 2020 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 0.41% | 2020 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 0.41% | 2020 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 0.41% | 2020 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0.4% | 2020 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 0.4% | 2020 | |
| JapanJPN | 0.38% | 2020 | |
| SenegalSEN | 0.37% | 2020 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 0.37% | 2020 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.37% | 2020 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 0.36% | 2020 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 0.35% | 2020 | |
| CanadaCAN | 0.35% | 2020 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 0.35% | 2020 | |
| CameroonCMR | 0.34% | 2020 | |
| TogoTGO | 0.34% | 2020 | |
| ChinaCHN | 0.33% | 2020 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 0.32% | 2020 | |
| GuineaGIN | 0.32% | 2020 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0.31% | 2020 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 0.28% | 2020 | |
| SwedenSWE | 0.27% | 2020 | |
| LesothoLSO | 0.24% | 2020 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 0.24% | 2020 | |
| UgandaUGA | 0.24% | 2020 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 0.23% | 2020 | |
| BeninBEN | 0.21% | 2020 | |
| MalawiMWI | 0.2% | 2020 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 0.16% | 2020 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 0.15% | 2020 | |
| GhanaGHA | 0.13% | 2020 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 0.12% | 2020 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 0.12% | 2020 | |
| KenyaKEN | 0.11% | 2020 | |
| NigerNER | 0.11% | 2020 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 0.1% | 2020 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 0.09% | 2020 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 0.08% | 2020 | |
| HaitiHTI | 0.02% | 2020 | |
| IcelandISL | 0% | 2020 | |
| LibyaLBY | 0% | 2020 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 0% | 2020 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)