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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Uruguay

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Uruguay in 2022 — 21,000 people. Ranked 95 in the world out of 189. Since 1882, the indicator has risen by 950%.

2022 21,000 people +0% vs 2021
World rank 95of 189
Period maximum 30,000 people1983
Period minimum 2,000 people1882

Trend over time

1882–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Uruguay, 1882–2022010,00020,00030,000188218961910192419381952196619801994200820221882: 2,000 people1885: 3,000 people1888: 4,000 people1891: 3,000 people1894: 3,000 people1897: 3,000 people1900: 3,000 people1903: 4,000 people1906: 6,000 people1909: 7,000 people1912: 5,000 people1915: 10,000 people1918: 10,000 people1921: 11,000 people1924: 17,000 people1927: 9,000 people1930: 9,000 people1933: 8,000 people1936: 9,000 people1939: 9,000 people1948: 6,000 people1951: 6,000 people1954: 6,000 people1957: 7,000 people1960: 7,000 people1963: 13,000 people1966: 14,000 people1969: 17,000 people1972: 20,000 people1975: 25,000 people1978: 28,000 people1981: 28,000 people1984: 30,000 people1987: 28,000 people1990: 25,000 people1993: 25,000 people1996: 25,000 people1999: 24,000 people2002: 24,000 people2005: 24,000 people2008: 25,000 people2011: 25,000 people2014: 25,000 people2017: 25,000 people2020: 21,000 people2022: 21,000 people
Change over the period: +19,000 (+950%) Average annual rate: 1.69 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 21,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1.49M people
South America computed 1.08M people
High-income countries computed 5.91M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 21,000 +0 +0%
2021 21,000 +0 +0%
2020 21,000 +0 +0%
2019 21,000 −4,000 −16%
2018 25,000 +0 +0%
2017 25,000 +0 +0%
2016 25,000 +0 +0%
2015 25,000 +0 +0%
2014 25,000 +0 +0%
2013 25,000 +0 +0%
2012 25,000 +0 +0%
2011 25,000 +0 +0%
2010 25,000 +0 +0%
2009 25,000 +0 +0%
2008 25,000 +0 +0%
2007 25,000 +1,000 +4.17%
2006 24,000 +0 +0%
2005 24,000 +0 +0%
2004 24,000 +0 +0%
2003 24,000 +0 +0%
2002 24,000 +0 +0%
2001 24,000 +0 +0%
2000 24,000 +0 +0%
1999 24,000 −1,000 −4%
1998 25,000 +0 +0%
1997 25,000 +0 +0%
1996 25,000 +0 +0%
1995 25,000 +0 +0%
1994 25,000 +0 +0%
1993 25,000 +0 +0%
1992 25,000 +0 +0%
1991 25,000 +0 +0%
1990 25,000 −2,000 −7.41%
1989 27,000 −2,000 −6.9%
1988 29,000 +1,000 +3.57%
1987 28,000 −2,000 −6.67%
1986 30,000 +0 +0%
1985 30,000 +0 +0%
1984 30,000 +0 +0%
1983 30,000 +1,000 +3.45%
1982 29,000 +1,000 +3.57%
1981 28,000 +0 +0%
1980 28,000 +0 +0%
1979 28,000 +0 +0%
1978 28,000 +0 +0%
1977 28,000 +0 +0%
1976 28,000 +3,000 +12%
1975 25,000 +0 +0%
1974 25,000 +5,000 +25%
1973 20,000 +0 +0%
1972 20,000 +1,000 +5.26%
1971 19,000 +1,000 +5.56%
1970 18,000 +1,000 +5.88%
1969 17,000 +2,000 +13.33%
1968 15,000 +1,000 +7.14%
1967 14,000 +0 +0%
1966 14,000 +1,000 +7.69%
1965 13,000 +0 +0%
1964 13,000 +0 +0%
1963 13,000 −7,000 −35%
1962 20,000 +0 +0%
1961 20,000 +13,000 +185.71%
1960 7,000 +0 +0%
1959 7,000 +0 +0%
1958 7,000 +0 +0%
1957 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1956 6,000 +0 +0%
1955 6,000 +0 +0%
1954 6,000 +0 +0%
1953 6,000 +0 +0%
1952 6,000 +0 +0%
1951 6,000 +0 +0%
1950 6,000 +0 +0%
1949 6,000 +0 +0%
1948 6,000 +0 +0%
1947 6,000 +0 +0%
1946 6,000 — —
1939 9,000 +0 +0%
1938 9,000 +0 +0%
1937 9,000 +0 +0%
1936 9,000 +1,000 +12.5%
1935 8,000 +0 +0%
1934 8,000 +0 +0%
1933 8,000 +0 +0%
1932 8,000 −1,000 −11.11%
1931 9,000 +0 +0%
1930 9,000 +0 +0%
1929 9,000 +0 +0%
1928 9,000 +0 +0%
1927 9,000 +0 +0%
1926 9,000 −2,000 −18.18%
1925 11,000 −6,000 −35.29%
1924 17,000 +0 +0%
1923 17,000 +5,000 +41.67%
1922 12,000 +1,000 +9.09%
1921 11,000 +0 +0%
1920 11,000 +1,000 +10%
1919 10,000 +0 +0%
1918 10,000 +0 +0%
1917 10,000 +0 +0%
1916 10,000 +0 +0%
1915 10,000 +0 +0%
1914 10,000 −1,000 −9.09%
1913 11,000 +6,000 +120%
1912 5,000 +0 +0%
1911 5,000 −3,000 −37.5%
1910 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1909 7,000 +0 +0%
1908 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1907 6,000 +0 +0%
1906 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1905 5,000 +0 +0%
1904 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1903 4,000 +0 +0%
1902 4,000 +0 +0%
1901 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1900 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1899 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1898 3,000 +0 +0%
1897 3,000 +0 +0%
1896 3,000 +0 +0%
1895 3,000 +0 +0%
1894 3,000 +0 +0%
1893 3,000 +0 +0%
1892 3,000 +0 +0%
1891 3,000 +0 +0%
1890 3,000 +0 +0%
1889 3,000 −1,000 −25%
1888 4,000 +0 +0%
1887 4,000 +1,000 +33.33%
1886 3,000 +0 +0%
1885 3,000 +0 +0%
1884 3,000 −2,000 −40%
1883 5,000 +3,000 +150%
1882 2,000 — —

South America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BR Brazil 367,000 CO Colombia 256,000 VE Venezuela 123,000 PE Peru 81,000 AR Argentina 72,000 CL Chile 69,000 EC Ecuador 41,000 BO Bolivia 34,000 UY Uruguay 21,000 PY Paraguay 14,000 GY Guyana 3,000 SR Suriname 2,000
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About the indicator

The number of military personnel on active duty. The series was assembled by the Correlates of War project and continued with data of the International Institute for Strategic Studies; unlike the World Bank series, which begins in 1985, it reaches 1816 and makes military buildup over two centuries visible — including both world wars.

Important: Over two hundred years borders and the composition of countries changed, so the series before the middle of the 20th century refers to the territory of the time: comparing adjacent years is reliable, comparing 1830 with 2020 only loosely so.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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