Military personnel, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0062 people per person in 2022. ▬ Flat
Military personnel, per capita in Uruguay, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0062 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.01 people per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 people per person, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Military personnel, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0028 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0078 people per person | +182.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0077 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.005 people per person | -35.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0049 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0052 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0051 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0054 people per person | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0061 people per person | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0068 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.007 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0088 people per person | +24.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0087 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 people per person | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0096 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0096 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0095 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0095 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.01 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.01 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0099 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0099 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0092 people per person | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0095 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0087 people per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0081 people per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.008 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.008 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0078 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0078 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0073 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0073 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 people per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0076 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0075 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0074 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0074 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 people per person | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 people per person | +0.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0062 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 2.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0062 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 people per person, 2.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +182.1% | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0078 people per person |
| 1963 | -35.8% | 0.0077 people per person | 0.005 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0055 people per person | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0078 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0083 people per person | 0.0064 people per person | 0.0097 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0096 people per person | 0.0087 people per person | 0.01 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0078 people per person | 0.0074 people per person | 0.0081 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0074 people per person | 0.0073 people per person | 0.0076 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 people per person | 0.0062 people per person | 0.0075 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 people per person | 0.0062 people per person | 0.0062 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Uruguay?
- Military personnel, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0062 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 people per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 people per person in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.