Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Uganda

Armed forces as a share of the population in Uganda in 2022 — 0.095%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 189. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 0.067 pp.

2022 0.095% −0.003 pp vs 2021
World rank 141of 189
Period maximum 0.393%1992
Period minimum 0.028%1962

Trend over time

1962–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Uganda, 1962–202200.10.20.30.4196219681974198019861992199820042010201620221962: 0.028%1964: 0.078%1966: 0.131%1968: 0.164%1970: 0.163%1972: 0.124%1974: 0.224%1976: 0.209%1978: 0.047%1980: 0.046%1982: 0.072%1984: 0.104%1986: 0.099%1988: 0.222%1990: 0.36%1992: 0.393%1994: 0.314%1996: 0.252%1998: 0.243%2000: 0.23%2002: 0.212%2004: 0.191%2006: 0.151%2008: 0.142%2010: 0.132%2012: 0.124%2014: 0.116%2016: 0.108%2018: 0.108%2020: 0.101%2022: 0.095%
Change over the period: +0.067 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Uganda 0.095%
World computed 0.259%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.161%
Eastern Africa computed 0.236%
Low-income countries computed 0.409%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.095 −0.003 pp
2021 0.098 −0.003 pp
2020 0.101 −0.003 pp
2019 0.105 −0.004 pp
2018 0.108 −0.004 pp
2017 0.112 +0.004 pp
2016 0.108 −0.004 pp
2015 0.112 −0.004 pp
2014 0.116 −0.004 pp
2013 0.12 −0.004 pp
2012 0.124 −0.004 pp
2011 0.128 −0.004 pp
2010 0.132 −0.005 pp
2009 0.137 −0.005 pp
2008 0.142 −0.005 pp
2007 0.146 −0.005 pp
2006 0.151 −0.005 pp
2005 0.157 −0.034 pp
2004 0.191 −0.033 pp
2003 0.224 +0.012 pp
2002 0.212 −0.024 pp
2001 0.236 +0.006 pp
2000 0.23 −0.007 pp
1999 0.236 −0.007 pp
1998 0.243 −0.001 pp
1997 0.245 −0.007 pp
1996 0.252 −0.013 pp
1995 0.265 −0.05 pp
1994 0.314 −0.065 pp
1993 0.38 −0.014 pp
1992 0.393 +0.044 pp
1991 0.349 −0.011 pp
1990 0.36 +0.113 pp
1989 0.247 +0.025 pp
1988 0.222 +0.06 pp
1987 0.162 +0.063 pp
1986 0.099 −0.002 pp
1985 0.102 −0.002 pp
1984 0.104 +0.012 pp
1983 0.092 +0.02 pp
1982 0.072 +0.028 pp
1981 0.045 −0.001 pp
1980 0.046 +0 pp
1979 0.045 −0.002 pp
1978 0.047 −0.139 pp
1977 0.186 −0.023 pp
1976 0.209 −0.007 pp
1975 0.216 −0.007 pp
1974 0.224 +0.113 pp
1973 0.111 −0.013 pp
1972 0.124 −0.014 pp
1971 0.138 −0.025 pp
1970 0.163 −0.004 pp
1969 0.168 +0.003 pp
1968 0.164 +0.027 pp
1967 0.137 +0.006 pp
1966 0.131 +0.056 pp
1965 0.075 −0.003 pp
1964 0.078 −0.003 pp
1963 0.081 +0.053 pp
1962 0.028

About the indicator

Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the entire population of the country. The indicator answers the question of how large the armed forces are relative to the size of the country — an army that is large in absolute numbers in a large country can come out smaller by this measure than the small army of a small state.

Important: A close indicator — the share of the labor force — answers a different question: what part of those able to work is occupied in the army instead of the economy. In countries with young populations the two diverge noticeably.

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