Armed forces as a share of the population in Italy in 2022 — 0.27%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 189. Since 1816, the indicator has fallen by 0.235 pp.
1816–2022 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.27 | −0.001 pp |
| 2021 | 0.271 | −0.006 pp |
| 2020 | 0.277 | −0.007 pp |
| 2019 | 0.284 | −0.006 pp |
| 2018 | 0.29 | +0.001 pp |
| 2017 | 0.29 | −0.005 pp |
| 2016 | 0.294 | −0.001 pp |
| 2015 | 0.296 | +0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.295 | −0.008 pp |
| 2013 | 0.303 | −0.001 pp |
| 2012 | 0.304 | −0.001 pp |
| 2011 | 0.305 | −0.18 pp |
| 2010 | 0.484 | −0.002 pp |
| 2009 | 0.487 | +0.176 pp |
| 2008 | 0.311 | −0.01 pp |
| 2007 | 0.321 | −0.002 pp |
| 2006 | 0.323 | −0.004 pp |
| 2005 | 0.327 | −0.009 pp |
| 2004 | 0.336 | −0.009 pp |
| 2003 | 0.346 | −0.03 pp |
| 2002 | 0.376 | −0.028 pp |
| 2001 | 0.404 | −0.034 pp |
| 2000 | 0.438 | −0.244 pp |
| 1999 | 0.682 | −0.019 pp |
| 1998 | 0.701 | −0.028 pp |
| 1997 | 0.728 | −0.023 pp |
| 1996 | 0.751 | −0.008 pp |
| 1995 | 0.759 | −0.003 pp |
| 1994 | 0.762 | −0.027 pp |
| 1993 | 0.789 | −0.04 pp |
| 1992 | 0.828 | −0.005 pp |
| 1991 | 0.833 | −0.022 pp |
| 1990 | 0.855 | −0.024 pp |
| 1989 | 0.879 | −0.002 pp |
| 1988 | 0.881 | +0.002 pp |
| 1987 | 0.879 | −0.045 pp |
| 1986 | 0.924 | +0.042 pp |
| 1985 | 0.882 | −0.009 pp |
| 1984 | 0.891 | +0.015 pp |
| 1983 | 0.876 | −0.037 pp |
| 1982 | 0.913 | +0.019 pp |
| 1981 | 0.894 | +0.008 pp |
| 1980 | 0.886 | +0.016 pp |
| 1979 | 0.87 | −0.001 pp |
| 1978 | 0.871 | +0.022 pp |
| 1977 | 0.849 | +0.032 pp |
| 1976 | 0.817 | −0.011 pp |
| 1975 | 0.828 | −0.141 pp |
| 1974 | 0.969 | −0.032 pp |
| 1973 | 1.001 | +0.063 pp |
| 1972 | 0.938 | +0.133 pp |
| 1971 | 0.804 | −0.004 pp |
| 1970 | 0.808 | −0.004 pp |
| 1969 | 0.813 | +0.005 pp |
| 1968 | 0.808 | −0.005 pp |
| 1967 | 0.813 | −0.015 pp |
| 1966 | 0.828 | −0.054 pp |
| 1965 | 0.883 | −0.259 pp |
| 1964 | 1.142 | +0.137 pp |
| 1963 | 1.005 | +0.081 pp |
| 1962 | 0.924 | −0.006 pp |
| 1961 | 0.93 | +0.291 pp |
| 1960 | 0.639 | −0.018 pp |
| 1959 | 0.657 | +0.009 pp |
| 1958 | 0.649 | −0.004 pp |
| 1957 | 0.653 | −0.001 pp |
| 1956 | 0.654 | +0 pp |
| 1955 | 0.654 | +0.002 pp |
| 1954 | 0.652 | −0.036 pp |
| 1953 | 0.688 | +0.006 pp |
| 1952 | 0.682 | +0.007 pp |
| 1951 | 0.675 | +0.176 pp |
| 1950 | 0.499 | −0.207 pp |
| 1949 | 0.706 | +0.038 pp |
| 1948 | 0.668 | +0.056 pp |
| 1947 | 0.612 | +0.039 pp |
| 1946 | 0.573 | −0.039 pp |
| 1945 | 0.612 | −0.018 pp |
| 1944 | 0.63 | −3.167 pp |
| 1943 | 3.797 | −4.518 pp |
| 1942 | 8.315 | — |
| 1940 | 3.674 | +2.355 pp |
| 1939 | 1.32 | +0.205 pp |
| 1938 | 1.115 | +0.038 pp |
| 1937 | 1.077 | +0.279 pp |
| 1936 | 0.798 | −2.439 pp |
| 1935 | 3.237 | +2.381 pp |
| 1934 | 0.856 | −0.01 pp |
| 1933 | 0.866 | +0.014 pp |
| 1932 | 0.851 | +0.09 pp |
| 1931 | 0.761 | −0.053 pp |
| 1930 | 0.814 | +0.038 pp |
| 1929 | 0.777 | −0.012 pp |
| 1928 | 0.789 | −0.01 pp |
| 1927 | 0.799 | −0.005 pp |
| 1926 | 0.803 | +0.039 pp |
| 1925 | 0.765 | −0.215 pp |
| 1924 | 0.98 | +0.172 pp |
| 1923 | 0.808 | +0.046 pp |
| 1922 | 0.762 | −0.002 pp |
| 1921 | 0.764 | −1.546 pp |
| 1920 | 2.31 | −3.235 pp |
| 1919 | 5.545 | −3.163 pp |
| 1918 | 8.707 | +0.09 pp |
| 1917 | 8.617 | +0.012 pp |
| 1916 | 8.605 | −0.076 pp |
| 1915 | 8.681 | +7.722 pp |
| 1914 | 0.958 | +0.145 pp |
| 1913 | 0.813 | −0.323 pp |
| 1912 | 1.136 | +0.297 pp |
| 1911 | 0.839 | +0.106 pp |
| 1910 | 0.733 | −0.003 pp |
| 1909 | 0.736 | +0.064 pp |
| 1908 | 0.672 | +0.018 pp |
| 1907 | 0.654 | −0.148 pp |
| 1906 | 0.801 | −0 pp |
| 1905 | 0.801 | +0.005 pp |
| 1904 | 0.796 | −0.026 pp |
| 1903 | 0.822 | −0.022 pp |
| 1902 | 0.844 | +0.039 pp |
| 1901 | 0.805 | −0.004 pp |
| 1900 | 0.81 | −0.012 pp |
| 1899 | 0.821 | −0.175 pp |
| 1898 | 0.996 | +0.217 pp |
| 1897 | 0.779 | +0.061 pp |
| 1896 | 0.717 | −0.014 pp |
| 1895 | 0.732 | −0.072 pp |
| 1894 | 0.804 | −0.051 pp |
| 1893 | 0.855 | +0.069 pp |
| 1892 | 0.786 | −0.084 pp |
| 1891 | 0.87 | +0.02 pp |
| 1890 | 0.85 | −0.003 pp |
| 1889 | 0.852 | +0.057 pp |
| 1888 | 0.795 | +0.018 pp |
| 1887 | 0.777 | +0.005 pp |
| 1886 | 0.772 | −0.002 pp |
| 1885 | 0.774 | +0.005 pp |
| 1884 | 0.769 | +0.203 pp |
| 1883 | 0.567 | −0.001 pp |
| 1882 | 0.567 | −0.021 pp |
| 1881 | 0.588 | −0.004 pp |
| 1880 | 0.592 | −0.004 pp |
| 1879 | 0.596 | −0.133 pp |
| 1878 | 0.728 | +0.18 pp |
| 1877 | 0.549 | −0.018 pp |
| 1876 | 0.566 | −0.088 pp |
| 1875 | 0.654 | +0.004 pp |
| 1874 | 0.65 | +0.055 pp |
| 1873 | 0.595 | −0.056 pp |
| 1872 | 0.651 | −0.709 pp |
| 1871 | 1.36 | +0.687 pp |
| 1870 | 0.673 | −0.124 pp |
| 1869 | 0.797 | −0.358 pp |
| 1868 | 1.156 | −0.399 pp |
| 1867 | 1.555 | +0.63 pp |
| 1866 | 0.925 | +0.088 pp |
| 1865 | 0.837 | −0.64 pp |
| 1864 | 1.477 | +0.353 pp |
| 1863 | 1.124 | +0.362 pp |
| 1862 | 0.762 | −0.072 pp |
| 1861 | 0.834 | +0.065 pp |
| 1860 | 0.769 | −0.28 pp |
| 1859 | 1.049 | +0.037 pp |
| 1858 | 1.012 | −0.003 pp |
| 1857 | 1.014 | −0.023 pp |
| 1856 | 1.037 | −0.023 pp |
| 1855 | 1.059 | +0.038 pp |
| 1854 | 1.022 | −0.003 pp |
| 1853 | 1.025 | −0.083 pp |
| 1852 | 1.108 | −0.003 pp |
| 1851 | 1.11 | +0.28 pp |
| 1850 | 0.83 | −0.59 pp |
| 1849 | 1.42 | −0.003 pp |
| 1848 | 1.424 | +0.683 pp |
| 1847 | 0.741 | +0.074 pp |
| 1846 | 0.667 | +0.076 pp |
| 1845 | 0.591 | −0.007 pp |
| 1844 | 0.598 | −0.001 pp |
| 1843 | 0.599 | −0.065 pp |
| 1842 | 0.664 | −0.086 pp |
| 1841 | 0.75 | −0.065 pp |
| 1840 | 0.815 | +0.064 pp |
| 1839 | 0.752 | −0.065 pp |
| 1838 | 0.817 | −0.009 pp |
| 1837 | 0.826 | −0.009 pp |
| 1836 | 0.836 | −0.009 pp |
| 1835 | 0.845 | +0.148 pp |
| 1834 | 0.697 | −0.008 pp |
| 1833 | 0.704 | −0.007 pp |
| 1832 | 0.711 | −0.007 pp |
| 1831 | 0.718 | −0.007 pp |
| 1830 | 0.724 | −0.007 pp |
| 1829 | 0.731 | −0.007 pp |
| 1828 | 0.738 | +0.089 pp |
| 1827 | 0.649 | −0.006 pp |
| 1826 | 0.655 | −0.006 pp |
| 1825 | 0.661 | −0.006 pp |
| 1824 | 0.667 | +0.193 pp |
| 1823 | 0.474 | −0.935 pp |
| 1822 | 1.409 | +0.317 pp |
| 1821 | 1.092 | +0.041 pp |
| 1820 | 1.051 | +0.042 pp |
| 1819 | 1.009 | −0.009 pp |
| 1818 | 1.018 | −0.01 pp |
| 1817 | 1.028 | +0.523 pp |
| 1816 | 0.505 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the entire population of the country. The indicator answers the question of how large the armed forces are relative to the size of the country — an army that is large in absolute numbers in a large country can come out smaller by this measure than the small army of a small state.
Important: A close indicator — the share of the labor force — answers a different question: what part of those able to work is occupied in the army instead of the economy. In countries with young populations the two diverge noticeably.
Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.
A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.
Defense Armed forces as a share of the labor forceWhat part of a country’s labor force serves in the army instead of working in the economy.
Defense Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense Military expenditure in dollarsThe absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
