Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0065 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Uruguay, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0065 units per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0106 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 units per person, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 45th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0106 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0087 units per person | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0081 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.008 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.008 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0083 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0083 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0081 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0082 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0081 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0076 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0076 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0078 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 units per person | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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, per capita in Uruguay?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0065 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0106 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 45th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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, 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.