Armed forces personnel, total
Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.
ARMED_FORCES_PERSONNEL_TOTAL · raw · annual · people
Military personnel scale
Armed forces personnel, total
Military personnel scale
Active-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability.
Data and evidence
Armed forces personnel, total
Uganda
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99695 · revision 1
Value 60000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 60000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 60,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99694 · revision 1
Value 60000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 60000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 70,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99693 · revision 1
Value 70000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 70000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 70,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99692 · revision 1
Value 70000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 70000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 60,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99691 · revision 1
Value 60000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 60000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 51,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99690 · revision 1
Value 51500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 51500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 51,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99689 · revision 1
Value 51500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 51500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 46,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99688 · revision 1
Value 46500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 41,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99687 · revision 1
Value 41500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 41500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 41,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99686 · revision 1
Value 41500.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 41500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 50,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99685 · revision 1
Value 50600.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 50600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 56,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99684 · revision 1
Value 56800.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 56800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 56,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99683 · revision 1
Value 56800.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 56800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 61,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99682 · revision 1
Value 61800.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 61800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 55,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99681 · revision 1
Value 55000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 55000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 47,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99680 · revision 1
Value 47000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 47000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99679 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 47,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99678 · revision 1
Value 47000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 47000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 47,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99677 · revision 1
Value 47000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 47000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 46,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99676 · revision 1
Value 46800.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 46,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99675 · revision 1
Value 46800.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 46,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99674 · revision 1
Value 46800.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 46,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99673 · revision 1
Value 46800.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 46,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99672 · revision 1
Value 46800.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 46,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99671 · revision 1
Value 46800.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 46,400 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99670 · revision 1
Value 46400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 46,400 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99669 · revision 1
Value 46400.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46400.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 46,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99668 · revision 1
Value 46000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 46,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99667 · revision 1
Value 46000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 46,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99666 · revision 1
Value 46000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 46,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99665 · revision 1
Value 46000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 46000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99664 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99663 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99662 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99661 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99660 · revision 1
Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceActive-duty military personnel reported through World Bank from The Military Balance. Personnel totals measure force scale, not readiness or capability. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.TOTL.P1 · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
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