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Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Italy

Armed forces personnel since 1816 in Italy in 2022 — 161,000 people. Ranked 32 in the world out of 189. Since 1816, the indicator has risen by 747.4%.

2022 161,000 people −0.62% vs 2021
World rank 32of 189
Period maximum 3.75M people1942
Period minimum 19,000 people1816

Trend over time

1816–2022 · people

Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Italy, 1816–202201M2M3M4M181618371858187919001921194219631984200520221816: 19,000 people1820: 41,000 people1824: 27,000 people1828: 31,000 people1832: 31,000 people1836: 38,000 people1840: 38,000 people1844: 28,000 people1848: 70,000 people1852: 55,000 people1856: 52,000 people1860: 184,000 people1864: 365,000 people1868: 294,000 people1872: 175,000 people1876: 156,000 people1880: 167,000 people1884: 223,000 people1888: 237,000 people1892: 241,000 people1896: 226,000 people1900: 262,000 people1904: 263,000 people1908: 227,000 people1912: 398,000 people1916: 3,159,000 people1920: 840,000 people1924: 380,000 people1928: 317,000 people1932: 354,000 people1936: 343,000 people1940: 1,634,000 people1945: 276,000 people1949: 330,000 people1953: 330,000 people1957: 321,000 people1961: 470,000 people1965: 460,000 people1969: 435,000 people1973: 548,000 people1977: 475,000 people1981: 505,000 people1985: 504,000 people1989: 506,000 people1993: 450,000 people1997: 419,000 people2001: 230,000 people2005: 192,000 people2009: 293,000 people2013: 181,000 people2017: 175,000 people2021: 162,000 people2022: 161,000 people
Change over the period: +142,000 (+747.37%) Average annual rate: 1.04 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 161,000 people
World computed 20.79M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 4.15M people
Southern Europe computed 526,000 people
High-income countries computed 5.91M people
Armed forces personnel since 1816 — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 161,000 −1,000 −0.62%
2021 162,000 −4,000 −2.41%
2020 166,000 −5,000 −2.92%
2019 171,000 −4,000 −2.29%
2018 175,000 +0 +0%
2017 175,000 +0 +0%
2016 175,000 −1,000 −0.57%
2015 176,000 +0 +0%
2014 176,000 −5,000 −2.76%
2013 181,000 −4,000 −2.16%
2012 185,000 +0 +0%
2011 185,000 −108,000 −36.86%
2010 293,000 +0 +0%
2009 293,000 +107,000 +57.53%
2008 186,000 −5,000 −2.62%
2007 191,000 +0 +0%
2006 191,000 −1,000 −0.52%
2005 192,000 −4,000 −2.04%
2004 196,000 −4,000 −2%
2003 200,000 −16,000 −7.41%
2002 216,000 −14,000 −6.09%
2001 230,000 −21,000 −8.37%
2000 251,000 −140,000 −35.81%
1999 391,000 −11,000 −2.74%
1998 402,000 −17,000 −4.06%
1997 419,000 −12,000 −2.78%
1996 431,000 −4,000 −0.92%
1995 435,000 −1,000 −0.23%
1994 436,000 −14,000 −3.11%
1993 450,000 −21,000 −4.46%
1992 471,000 −2,000 −0.42%
1991 473,000 −20,000 −4.06%
1990 493,000 −13,000 −2.57%
1989 506,000 +0 +0%
1988 506,000 +2,000 +0.4%
1987 504,000 −25,000 −4.73%
1986 529,000 +25,000 +4.96%
1985 504,000 −4,000 −0.79%
1984 508,000 +10,000 +2.01%
1983 498,000 −19,000 −3.68%
1982 517,000 +12,000 +2.38%
1981 505,000 +5,000 +1%
1980 500,000 +10,000 +2.04%
1979 490,000 +1,000 +0.2%
1978 489,000 +14,000 +2.95%
1977 475,000 +20,000 +4.4%
1976 455,000 −4,000 −0.87%
1975 459,000 −75,000 −14.04%
1974 534,000 −14,000 −2.55%
1973 548,000 +38,000 +7.45%
1972 510,000 +75,000 +17.24%
1971 435,000 +0 +0%
1970 435,000 +0 +0%
1969 435,000 +5,000 +1.16%
1968 430,000 +0 +0%
1967 430,000 −5,000 −1.15%
1966 435,000 −25,000 −5.43%
1965 460,000 −130,000 −22.03%
1964 590,000 +75,000 +14.56%
1963 515,000 +45,000 +9.57%
1962 470,000 +0 +0%
1961 470,000 +149,000 +46.42%
1960 321,000 +0 +0%
1959 321,000 +0 +0%
1958 321,000 +0 +0%
1957 321,000 +1,000 +0.31%
1956 320,000 +2,000 +0.63%
1955 318,000 +3,000 +0.95%
1954 315,000 −15,000 −4.55%
1953 330,000 +5,000 +1.54%
1952 325,000 +5,000 +1.56%
1951 320,000 +85,000 +36.17%
1950 235,000 −95,000 −28.79%
1949 330,000 +20,000 +6.45%
1948 310,000 +30,000 +10.71%
1947 280,000 +20,000 +7.69%
1946 260,000 −16,000 −5.8%
1945 276,000 −7,000 −2.47%
1944 283,000 −1.42M −83.37%
1943 1.7M −2.05M −54.61%
1942 3.75M — —
1940 1.63M +1.05M +181.24%
1939 581,000 +95,000 +19.55%
1938 486,000 +20,000 +4.29%
1937 466,000 +123,000 +35.86%
1936 343,000 −1.04M −75.14%
1935 1.38M +1.02M +281.22%
1934 362,000 −1,000 −0.28%
1933 363,000 +9,000 +2.54%
1932 354,000 +40,000 +12.74%
1931 314,000 −19,000 −5.71%
1930 333,000 +18,000 +5.71%
1929 315,000 −2,000 −0.63%
1928 317,000 −1,000 −0.31%
1927 318,000 +1,000 +0.32%
1926 317,000 +18,000 +6.02%
1925 299,000 −81,000 −21.32%
1924 380,000 +69,000 +22.19%
1923 311,000 +20,000 +6.87%
1922 291,000 +1,000 +0.34%
1921 290,000 −550,000 −65.48%
1920 840,000 −1.16M −58%
1919 2M −1.16M −36.69%
1918 3.16M +0 +0%
1917 3.16M +0 +0%
1916 3.16M +0 +0%
1915 3.16M +2.82M +818.31%
1914 344,000 +56,000 +19.44%
1913 288,000 −110,000 −27.64%
1912 398,000 +107,000 +36.77%
1911 291,000 +39,000 +15.48%
1910 252,000 +1,000 +0.4%
1909 251,000 +24,000 +10.57%
1908 227,000 +8,000 +3.65%
1907 219,000 −48,000 −17.98%
1906 267,000 +1,000 +0.38%
1905 266,000 +3,000 +1.14%
1904 263,000 −7,000 −2.59%
1903 270,000 −6,000 −2.17%
1902 276,000 +14,000 +5.34%
1901 262,000 +0 +0%
1900 262,000 −2,000 −0.76%
1899 264,000 −54,000 −16.98%
1898 318,000 +71,000 +28.74%
1897 247,000 +21,000 +9.29%
1896 226,000 −3,000 −1.31%
1895 229,000 −21,000 −8.4%
1894 250,000 −14,000 −5.3%
1893 264,000 +23,000 +9.54%
1892 241,000 −24,000 −9.06%
1891 265,000 +8,000 +3.11%
1890 257,000 +1,000 +0.39%
1889 256,000 +19,000 +8.02%
1888 237,000 +7,000 +3.04%
1887 230,000 +3,000 +1.32%
1886 227,000 +1,000 +0.44%
1885 226,000 +3,000 +1.35%
1884 223,000 +60,000 +36.81%
1883 163,000 +1,000 +0.62%
1882 162,000 −5,000 −2.99%
1881 167,000 +0 +0%
1880 167,000 +0 +0%
1879 167,000 −36,000 −17.73%
1878 203,000 +51,000 +33.55%
1877 152,000 −4,000 −2.56%
1876 156,000 −23,000 −12.85%
1875 179,000 +2,000 +1.13%
1874 177,000 +16,000 +9.94%
1873 161,000 −14,000 −8%
1872 175,000 −178,000 −50.42%
1871 353,000 +179,000 +102.87%
1870 174,000 −30,000 −14.71%
1869 204,000 −90,000 −30.61%
1868 294,000 −100,000 −25.38%
1867 394,000 +161,000 +69.1%
1866 233,000 +24,000 +11.48%
1865 209,000 −156,000 −42.74%
1864 365,000 +90,000 +32.73%
1863 275,000 +90,000 +48.65%
1862 185,000 −16,000 −7.96%
1861 201,000 +17,000 +9.24%
1860 184,000 +131,000 +247.17%
1859 53,000 +2,000 +3.92%
1858 51,000 +0 +0%
1857 51,000 −1,000 −1.92%
1856 52,000 −1,000 −1.89%
1855 53,000 +2,000 +3.92%
1854 51,000 +0 +0%
1853 51,000 −4,000 −7.27%
1852 55,000 +0 +0%
1851 55,000 +14,000 +34.15%
1850 41,000 −29,000 −41.43%
1849 70,000 +0 +0%
1848 70,000 +34,000 +94.44%
1847 36,000 +4,000 +12.5%
1846 32,000 +4,000 +14.29%
1845 28,000 +0 +0%
1844 28,000 +0 +0%
1843 28,000 −3,000 −9.68%
1842 31,000 −4,000 −11.43%
1841 35,000 −3,000 −7.89%
1840 38,000 +3,000 +8.57%
1839 35,000 −3,000 −7.89%
1838 38,000 +0 +0%
1837 38,000 +0 +0%
1836 38,000 +0 +0%
1835 38,000 +7,000 +22.58%
1834 31,000 +0 +0%
1833 31,000 +0 +0%
1832 31,000 +0 +0%
1831 31,000 +0 +0%
1830 31,000 +0 +0%
1829 31,000 +0 +0%
1828 31,000 +4,000 +14.81%
1827 27,000 +0 +0%
1826 27,000 +0 +0%
1825 27,000 +0 +0%
1824 27,000 +8,000 +42.11%
1823 19,000 −37,000 −66.07%
1822 56,000 +13,000 +30.23%
1821 43,000 +2,000 +4.88%
1820 41,000 +2,000 +5.13%
1819 39,000 +0 +0%
1818 39,000 +0 +0%
1817 39,000 +20,000 +105.26%
1816 19,000 — —

Southern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IT Italy 161,000 GR Greece 132,000 ES Spain 124,000 RS Serbia 28,000 PT Portugal 27,000 HR Croatia 17,000 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,000 AL Albania 8,000 MK North Macedonia 8,000 SI Slovenia 6,000 MT Malta 2,000 ME Montenegro 2,000 AD Andorra 0 MC Monaco 0 SM San Marino 0
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About the indicator

The number of military personnel on active duty. The series was assembled by the Correlates of War project and continued with data of the International Institute for Strategic Studies; unlike the World Bank series, which begins in 1985, it reaches 1816 and makes military buildup over two centuries visible — including both world wars.

Important: Over two hundred years borders and the composition of countries changed, so the series before the middle of the 20th century refers to the territory of the time: comparing adjacent years is reliable, comparing 1830 with 2020 only loosely so.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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