Uganda Military Size 1985-2024
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
- Uganda military size for 2020 was 46,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Uganda military size for 2019 was 46,000.00, a 0% increase from 2018.
- Uganda military size for 2018 was 46,000.00, a 0% increase from 2017.
- Uganda military size for 2017 was 46,000.00, a 0.86% decline from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Number of People |
| North Korea |
1,469,000.00 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
269,000.00 |
| Eritrea |
202,000.00 |
| Afghanistan |
165,000.00 |
| Ethiopia |
138,000.00 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
134,000.00 |
| Nepal |
112,000.00 |
| South Sudan |
53,000.00 |
| Zimbabwe |
51,000.00 |
| Uganda |
46,000.00 |
| Chad |
45,000.00 |
| Mali |
41,000.00 |
| Yemen |
40,000.00 |
| Rwanda |
35,000.00 |
| Burundi |
31,000.00 |
| Tanzania |
28,000.00 |
| Madagascar |
22,000.00 |
| Senegal |
19,000.00 |
| Tajikistan |
17,000.00 |
| Malawi |
15,000.00 |
| Somalia |
14,000.00 |
| Guinea |
13,000.00 |
| Benin |
12,000.00 |
| Burkina Faso |
11,000.00 |
| Mozambique |
11,000.00 |
| Central African Republic |
10,000.00 |
| Togo |
10,000.00 |
| Niger |
10,000.00 |
| Sierra Leone |
9,000.00 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
4,000.00 |
| Gambia |
4,000.00 |
| Liberia |
2,000.00 |
| Haiti |
1,000.00 |
| Uganda Military Size - Historical Data |
| Year |
Number of People |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
46,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2019 |
46,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2018 |
46,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2017 |
46,000.00 |
-0.86% |
| 2016 |
46,400.00 |
0.00% |
| 2015 |
46,400.00 |
-0.85% |
| 2014 |
46,800.00 |
0.00% |
| 2013 |
46,800.00 |
0.00% |
| 2012 |
46,800.00 |
0.00% |
| 2011 |
46,800.00 |
0.00% |
| 2010 |
46,800.00 |
0.00% |
| 2009 |
46,800.00 |
-0.43% |
| 2008 |
47,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2007 |
47,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 2005 |
47,000.00 |
-14.55% |
| 2004 |
55,000.00 |
-11.00% |
| 2003 |
61,800.00 |
8.80% |
| 2002 |
56,800.00 |
0.00% |
| 2001 |
56,800.00 |
12.25% |
| 2000 |
50,600.00 |
21.93% |
| 1999 |
41,500.00 |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
41,500.00 |
-10.75% |
| 1997 |
46,500.00 |
-9.71% |
| 1996 |
51,500.00 |
0.00% |
| 1995 |
51,500.00 |
-14.17% |
| 1994 |
60,000.00 |
-14.29% |
| 1993 |
70,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1992 |
70,000.00 |
16.67% |
| 1991 |
60,000.00 |
0.00% |
| 1990 |
60,000.00 |
50.00% |
| 1989 |
40,000.00 |
100.00% |
| 1985 |
20,000.00 |
100.00% |
