Uruguay - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Uruguay was 22,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,900 in 1985 and a minimum value of 22,000 in 2017.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1985 31,900
1989 27,000
1990 25,000
1991 25,000
1992 25,000
1993 25,000
1994 25,000
1995 26,500
1996 26,520
1997 26,050
1998 26,520
1999 26,520
2000 24,600
2001 24,800
2002 24,800
2003 24,900
2004 24,920
2005 24,920
2007 25,900
2008 25,900
2009 25,439
2010 25,439
2011 25,450
2012 25,450
2013 25,450
2014 25,450
2015 25,450
2016 25,450
2017 22,000
2018 22,100
2019 22,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Uruguay was 1.26 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 1.90 in 1990, while its lowest value was 1.26 in 2017.

Definition: 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. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

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Year Value
1990 1.90
1991 1.87
1992 1.85
1993 1.86
1994 1.80
1995 1.85
1996 1.80
1997 1.75
1998 1.75
1999 1.78
2000 1.63
2001 1.60
2002 1.64
2003 1.67
2004 1.66
2005 1.65
2007 1.58
2008 1.57
2009 1.51
2010 1.51
2011 1.47
2012 1.47
2013 1.47
2014 1.44
2015 1.46
2016 1.46
2017 1.26
2018 1.27
2019 1.26

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade