Does Uruguay have mandatory military service?

No conscription

No conscription

Uruguay is one of 123 countries classified “No conscription” for military conscription — 64% of the 192 with data. (Also searched as the draft, national service.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Conscription
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Argentina
No conscription
Paraguay
Active conscription
Chile
Active conscription
Bolivia
Active conscription
Brazil
Active conscription
Peru
No conscription

Other laws in Uruguay

Death Penalty
Fully abolished
Gun Laws
Licensed / moderate

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