Uruguay 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.
  • Uruguay military size for 2020 was 22,000.00, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Uruguay military size for 2019 was 22,000.00, a 0.45% decline from 2018.
  • Uruguay military size for 2018 was 22,100.00, a 0.45% increase from 2017.
  • Uruguay military size for 2017 was 22,000.00, a 13.56% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Number of People
United States 1,395,000.00
South Korea 569,000.00
Italy 338,000.00
France 304,000.00
Saudi Arabia 282,000.00
Japan 261,000.00
Spain 199,000.00
Poland 189,000.00
Germany 183,000.00
Israel 178,000.00
United Kingdom 153,000.00
Greece 147,000.00
Chile 114,000.00
Argentina 103,000.00
Canada 72,000.00
UAE 63,000.00
Australia 60,000.00
Singapore 59,000.00
Portugal 52,000.00
Oman 47,000.00
Hungary 46,000.00
Netherlands 41,000.00
Lithuania 37,000.00
Panama 28,000.00
Czech Republic 27,000.00
Kuwait 25,000.00
Norway 25,000.00
Belgium 24,000.00
Austria 23,000.00
Finland 22,000.00
Qatar 22,000.00
Uruguay 22,000.00
Switzerland 20,000.00
Croatia 20,000.00
Bahrain 19,000.00
Slovak Republic 18,000.00
Denmark 15,000.00
Sweden 15,000.00
Cyprus 13,000.00
New Zealand 10,000.00
Latvia 9,000.00
Ireland 9,000.00
Brunei 8,000.00
Estonia 7,000.00
Slovenia 7,000.00
Trinidad and Tobago 5,000.00
Malta 2,000.00
Bahamas 2,000.00
Luxembourg 1,000.00
Barbados 1,000.00
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00
Iceland 0.00
Seychelles 0.00
Uruguay Military Size - Historical Data
Year Number of People Annual % Change
2020 22,000.00 0.00%
2019 22,000.00 -0.45%
2018 22,100.00 0.45%
2017 22,000.00 -13.56%
2016 25,450.00 0.00%
2015 25,450.00 0.00%
2014 25,450.00 0.00%
2013 25,450.00 0.00%
2012 25,450.00 0.00%
2011 25,450.00 0.04%
2010 25,439.00 0.00%
2009 25,439.00 -1.78%
2008 25,900.00 0.00%
2007 25,900.00 3.93%
2005 24,920.00 0.00%
2004 24,920.00 0.08%
2003 24,900.00 0.40%
2002 24,800.00 0.00%
2001 24,800.00 0.81%
2000 24,600.00 -7.24%
1999 26,520.00 0.00%
1998 26,520.00 1.80%
1997 26,050.00 -1.77%
1996 26,520.00 0.08%
1995 26,500.00 6.00%
1994 25,000.00 0.00%
1993 25,000.00 0.00%
1992 25,000.00 0.00%
1991 25,000.00 0.00%
1990 25,000.00 -7.41%
1989 27,000.00 -15.36%
1985 31,900.00 -15.36%