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
Uruguay
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99731 · revision 1
Value 25000.0000000000 · 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: 25000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 25,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99730 · revision 1
Value 25000.0000000000 · 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: 25000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 25,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99729 · revision 1
Value 25000.0000000000 · 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: 25000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 25,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99728 · revision 1
Value 25000.0000000000 · 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: 25000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 25,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99727 · revision 1
Value 25000.0000000000 · 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: 25000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 26,500 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99726 · revision 1
Value 26500.0000000000 · 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: 26500.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 26,520 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99725 · revision 1
Value 26520.0000000000 · 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: 26520.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 26,050 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99724 · revision 1
Value 26050.0000000000 · 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: 26050.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 26,520 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99723 · revision 1
Value 26520.0000000000 · 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: 26520.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 26,520 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99722 · revision 1
Value 26520.0000000000 · 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: 26520.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 24,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99721 · revision 1
Value 24600.0000000000 · 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: 24600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 24,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99720 · revision 1
Value 24800.0000000000 · 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: 24800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 24,800 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99719 · revision 1
Value 24800.0000000000 · 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: 24800.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 24,900 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99718 · revision 1
Value 24900.0000000000 · 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: 24900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 24,920 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99717 · revision 1
Value 24920.0000000000 · 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: 24920.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 24,920 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99716 · revision 1
Value 24920.0000000000 · 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: 24920.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99715 · 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 | 25,900 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99714 · revision 1
Value 25900.0000000000 · 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: 25900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 25,900 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99713 · revision 1
Value 25900.0000000000 · 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: 25900.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 25,439 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99712 · revision 1
Value 25439.0000000000 · 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: 25439.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 25,439 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99711 · revision 1
Value 25439.0000000000 · 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: 25439.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 25,450 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99710 · revision 1
Value 25450.0000000000 · 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: 25450.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 25,450 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99709 · revision 1
Value 25450.0000000000 · 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: 25450.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 25,450 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99708 · revision 1
Value 25450.0000000000 · 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: 25450.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 25,450 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99707 · revision 1
Value 25450.0000000000 · 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: 25450.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 25,450 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99706 · revision 1
Value 25450.0000000000 · 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: 25450.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 25,450 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99705 · revision 1
Value 25450.0000000000 · 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: 25450.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 22,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99704 · revision 1
Value 22000.0000000000 · 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: 22000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 22,100 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99703 · revision 1
Value 22100.0000000000 · 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: 22100.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 22,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99702 · revision 1
Value 22000.0000000000 · 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: 22000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 22,000 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99701 · revision 1
Value 22000.0000000000 · 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: 22000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:48:17 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | Unavailable people | missing | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #99700 · 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 #99699 · 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 #99698 · 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 #99697 · 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 #99696 · 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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