Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.001 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Uganda, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.001 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0037 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 2020.
That places Uganda 150th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0013 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0024 units per person | +76.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 units per person | +45.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.003 units per person | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 units per person | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 units per person | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 units per person | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.002 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 units per person | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.001 units per person | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 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, per capita in Uganda?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Uganda was 0.001 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 150th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.