Armed Forces Share of Labor Force by Country 2020

Source: World Bank (International Institute for Strategic Studies)

Armed Forces Share of Labor Force by Country 2020

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Key Findings

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Eritrea leads in Armed Forces Personnel (% of total labor force) with 13.30 in 2020.

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Average Armed Forces Personnel (% of total labor force) in 2020: 5.82 · median: 4.55.

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Gap in 2020: Eritrea is 3.3× larger than Jordan.

About This Dataset

Armed Forces Share of Labor Force by Country 2020

This chart ranks countries by armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force in 2020, measuring how much of a nation's working population serves in the military rather than the civilian economy.

Analysis

Eritrea (13.3), North Korea (8.60) and Syria (5.40) take the top three in Armed Forces Personnel (% of total labor force) in 2020. Values run from 13.3 at the top to 4 at the bottom, a spread of 9.30. Most of that gap is between first and second alone (4.70 of 9.30); the other 9 are separated by just 4.60. Below the top two the field is tightly packed: the remaining 8 run from 5.40 down to 4.

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10 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

13.30

Eritrea

Armed Forces Personnel (% of total labor force) · 2020

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Armed Forces Personnel (% of total labor force)

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2020

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Coverage: 10 entities · 2020 · 10 observations
Measure: Armed Forces Personnel (% of total labor force)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2020.

Rankings & Full Data

10 records · Armed Forces Personnel (% of total labor force) · ranked by 2020

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#	Category	2020
🥇	Eritrea	13.30
🥈	North Korea	8.60
🥉	Syria	5.40
4	Djibouti	5.40
5	Montenegro	4.70
6	Iraq	4.40
7	Israel	4.20
8	Lebanon	4.10
9	Laos	4.10
10	Jordan	4

Data Sources & References

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1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS Visit ↗

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