Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uruguay
Uruguay: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 22,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uruguay, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uruguay is 22,000, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uruguay peaked at 31,900 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 22,000, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 100th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 31,900 | — |
| 1986 | 30,675 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 29,450 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 28,225 | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 27,000 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 25,000 | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 26,500 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 26,520 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 26,050 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 26,520 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 26,520 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24,600 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 24,800 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 24,800 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24,900 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 24,920 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 24,920 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25,410 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 25,900 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 25,900 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25,439 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 25,439 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25,450 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22,000 | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 22,100 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 22,000 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 22,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29,450 | 27,000 | 31,900 | 5 |
| 1990s | 25,711 | 25,000 | 26,520 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,159 | 24,600 | 25,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,424 | 22,000 | 25,450 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Uruguay
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 512.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.74 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uruguay?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Uruguay was 22,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 31,900 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,000 in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Uruguay ranks 100th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.