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Armed forces as a share of the population — Uruguay

Armed forces as a share of the population in Uruguay in 2022 — 0.619%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 189. Since 1882, the indicator has risen by 0.223 pp.

2022 0.619% +0.001 pp vs 2021
World rank 27of 189
Period maximum 1.104%1923
Period minimum 0.25%1956

Trend over time

1882–2022 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Uruguay, 1882–202200.511.5188218961910192419381952196619801994200820221882: 0.396%1885: 0.524%1888: 0.617%1891: 0.412%1894: 0.375%1897: 0.342%1900: 0.313%1903: 0.392%1906: 0.545%1909: 0.636%1912: 0.407%1915: 0.741%1918: 0.699%1921: 0.733%1924: 1.097%1927: 0.552%1930: 0.52%1933: 0.44%1936: 0.476%1939: 0.462%1948: 0.281%1951: 0.269%1954: 0.257%1957: 0.287%1960: 0.276%1963: 0.493%1966: 0.515%1969: 0.609%1972: 0.709%1975: 0.884%1978: 0.973%1981: 0.955%1984: 1.004%1987: 0.92%1990: 0.808%1993: 0.794%1996: 0.781%1999: 0.724%2002: 0.721%2005: 0.722%2008: 0.746%2011: 0.739%2014: 0.731%2017: 0.738%2020: 0.618%2022: 0.619%
Change over the period: +0.223 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Uruguay 0.619%
World computed 0.259%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.23%
South America computed 0.252%
High-income countries computed 0.421%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.619 +0.001 pp
2021 0.618 +0 pp
2020 0.618 −0 pp
2019 0.618 −0.118 pp
2018 0.736 −0.002 pp
2017 0.738 +0.012 pp
2016 0.726 −0.003 pp
2015 0.728 −0.003 pp
2014 0.731 −0.003 pp
2013 0.734 −0.003 pp
2012 0.736 −0.003 pp
2011 0.739 −0.002 pp
2010 0.741 −0.003 pp
2009 0.744 −0.002 pp
2008 0.746 −0.002 pp
2007 0.749 +0.028 pp
2006 0.721 −0.001 pp
2005 0.722 −0 pp
2004 0.722 +0 pp
2003 0.722 +0.001 pp
2002 0.721 −0.004 pp
2001 0.726 +0.006 pp
2000 0.719 −0.005 pp
1999 0.724 −0.036 pp
1998 0.76 −0.016 pp
1997 0.776 −0.004 pp
1996 0.781 −0.004 pp
1995 0.785 −0.005 pp
1994 0.789 −0.005 pp
1993 0.794 −0.005 pp
1992 0.799 −0.005 pp
1991 0.803 −0.005 pp
1990 0.808 −0.069 pp
1989 0.877 −0.07 pp
1988 0.948 +0.027 pp
1987 0.92 −0.071 pp
1986 0.992 −0.006 pp
1985 0.997 −0.006 pp
1984 1.004 −0.006 pp
1983 1.01 +0.027 pp
1982 0.983 +0.028 pp
1981 0.955 −0.006 pp
1980 0.961 −0.006 pp
1979 0.967 −0.006 pp
1978 0.973 −0.006 pp
1977 0.978 −0.006 pp
1976 0.984 +0.1 pp
1975 0.884 −0.002 pp
1974 0.886 +0.177 pp
1973 0.709 −0 pp
1972 0.709 +0.035 pp
1971 0.674 +0.033 pp
1970 0.641 +0.032 pp
1969 0.609 +0.068 pp
1968 0.541 +0.032 pp
1967 0.51 −0.005 pp
1966 0.515 +0.032 pp
1965 0.483 −0.005 pp
1964 0.488 −0.006 pp
1963 0.493 −0.275 pp
1962 0.768 −0.01 pp
1961 0.778 +0.502 pp
1960 0.276 −0.004 pp
1959 0.279 −0.004 pp
1958 0.283 −0.004 pp
1957 0.287 +0.037 pp
1956 0.25 −0.004 pp
1955 0.253 −0.004 pp
1954 0.257 −0.004 pp
1953 0.261 −0.004 pp
1952 0.265 −0.004 pp
1951 0.269 −0.004 pp
1950 0.273 −0.004 pp
1949 0.277 −0.004 pp
1948 0.281 −0.002 pp
1947 0.283 −0.003 pp
1946 0.286 —
1939 0.462 −0.005 pp
1938 0.466 −0.005 pp
1937 0.471 −0.005 pp
1936 0.476 +0.048 pp
1935 0.428 −0.007 pp
1934 0.435 −0.005 pp
1933 0.44 −0.007 pp
1932 0.447 −0.064 pp
1931 0.511 −0.009 pp
1930 0.52 −0.009 pp
1929 0.529 −0.01 pp
1928 0.539 −0.013 pp
1927 0.552 −0.01 pp
1926 0.563 −0.138 pp
1925 0.701 −0.396 pp
1924 1.097 −0.007 pp
1923 1.104 +0.314 pp
1922 0.789 +0.056 pp
1921 0.733 −0.01 pp
1920 0.743 +0.058 pp
1919 0.685 −0.014 pp
1918 0.699 −0.01 pp
1917 0.709 −0.015 pp
1916 0.725 −0.016 pp
1915 0.741 −0.017 pp
1914 0.758 −0.102 pp
1913 0.859 +0.453 pp
1912 0.407 −0.017 pp
1911 0.424 −0.284 pp
1910 0.708 +0.072 pp
1909 0.636 −0.03 pp
1908 0.667 +0.14 pp
1907 0.526 −0.019 pp
1906 0.545 +0.078 pp
1905 0.467 −0.013 pp
1904 0.481 +0.089 pp
1903 0.392 −0.052 pp
1902 0.444 +0.032 pp
1901 0.412 +0.1 pp
1900 0.313 −0.117 pp
1899 0.43 +0.097 pp
1898 0.332 −0.01 pp
1897 0.342 −0.011 pp
1896 0.353 −0.011 pp
1895 0.364 −0.011 pp
1894 0.375 −0.012 pp
1893 0.387 −0.012 pp
1892 0.399 −0.013 pp
1891 0.412 −0.013 pp
1890 0.424 −0.014 pp
1889 0.439 −0.179 pp
1888 0.617 −0.034 pp
1887 0.651 +0.148 pp
1886 0.503 −0.021 pp
1885 0.524 −0.011 pp
1884 0.536 −0.422 pp
1883 0.958 +0.562 pp
1882 0.396 —

South America, 2022

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

UY Uruguay 0.619 CO Colombia 0.495 VE Venezuela 0.436 GY Guyana 0.365 CL Chile 0.353 SR Suriname 0.321 BO Bolivia 0.282 PE Peru 0.242 EC Ecuador 0.23 PY Paraguay 0.207 BR Brazil 0.175 AR Argentina 0.159
Full table for all countries

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.

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Uruguay by year Defense Armed forces personnel

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Uruguay by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

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Uruguay by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

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Uruguay by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

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