Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uganda
Uganda: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 46,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uganda, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uganda is 46,000, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uganda peaked at 70,000 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 20,000, in 1985.
That places Uganda 73rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 20,000 | — |
| 1986 | 25,000 | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 30,000 | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 35,000 | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 40,000 | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 60,000 | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 70,000 | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60,000 | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 51,500 | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 51,500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 46,500 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 41,500 | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 41,500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50,600 | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 56,800 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 56,800 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 61,800 | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 55,000 | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 47,000 | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46,800 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 46,800 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46,800 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 46,800 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46,800 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46,800 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46,400 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 46,400 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46,000 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 46,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30,000 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 55,250 | 41,500 | 70,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,580 | 46,800 | 61,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,480 | 46,000 | 46,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More public sector data for Uganda
- Arms imports 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3288 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 22.33 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0207 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.12 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 79.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uganda?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uganda was 46,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 70,000 in 1992.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 in 1985.
- How does Uganda rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Uganda ranks 73rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.