Military personnel as a share of total population in Italy
Italy: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
88th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.7%
in 1918
All-time low
0.3%
in 2022
Years of data
206
1816–2022
Military personnel as a share of total population in Italy, 1816–2022
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Italy is 0.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 206 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Italy peaked at 8.7% in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
That places Italy 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1816 | 0.5% | — |
| 1817 | 1.0% | +103.4% |
| 1818 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 1819 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 1820 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 1821 | 1.1% | +3.9% |
| 1822 | 1.4% | +29.1% |
| 1823 | 0.5% | -66.4% |
| 1824 | 0.7% | +40.8% |
| 1825 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1826 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1827 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 1828 | 0.7% | +13.8% |
| 1829 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1830 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1831 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1832 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1833 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1834 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 1835 | 0.8% | +21.2% |
| 1836 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 1837 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 1838 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 1839 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 1840 | 0.8% | +8.5% |
| 1841 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 1842 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 1843 | 0.6% | -9.8% |
| 1844 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 1845 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 1846 | 0.7% | +12.9% |
| 1847 | 0.7% | +11.1% |
| 1848 | 1.4% | +92.1% |
| 1849 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 1850 | 0.8% | -41.6% |
| 1851 | 1.1% | +33.8% |
| 1852 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 1.0% | -7.5% |
| 1854 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 1856 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 1857 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 1858 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 1859 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 1860 | 0.8% | -26.7% |
| 1861 | 0.8% | +8.4% |
| 1862 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 1863 | 1.1% | +47.6% |
| 1864 | 1.5% | +31.4% |
| 1865 | 0.8% | -43.3% |
| 1866 | 0.9% | +10.5% |
| 1867 | 1.6% | +68.2% |
| 1868 | 1.2% | -25.7% |
| 1869 | 0.8% | -31.0% |
| 1870 | 0.7% | -15.6% |
| 1871 | 1.4% | +102.2% |
| 1872 | 0.7% | -52.1% |
| 1873 | 0.6% | -8.6% |
| 1874 | 0.7% | +9.3% |
| 1875 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 0.6% | -13.4% |
| 1877 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1878 | 0.7% | +32.7% |
| 1879 | 0.6% | -18.2% |
| 1880 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.6% | -3.6% |
| 1883 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.8% | +35.8% |
| 1885 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 1888 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 1889 | 0.9% | +7.2% |
| 1890 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 1891 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 1892 | 0.8% | -9.7% |
| 1893 | 0.9% | +8.8% |
| 1894 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 1895 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 1896 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 1897 | 0.8% | +8.6% |
| 1898 | 1.0% | +27.9% |
| 1899 | 0.8% | -17.5% |
| 1900 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 1901 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 1903 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 1904 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 1905 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.7% | -18.4% |
| 1908 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 1909 | 0.7% | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 1911 | 0.8% | +14.5% |
| 1912 | 1.1% | +35.4% |
| 1913 | 0.8% | -28.4% |
| 1914 | 1.0% | +17.9% |
| 1915 | 8.7% | +805.7% |
| 1916 | 8.6% | -0.9% |
| 1917 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 8.7% | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 5.5% | -36.3% |
| 1920 | 2.3% | -58.3% |
| 1921 | 0.8% | -66.9% |
| 1922 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 1924 | 1.0% | +21.3% |
| 1925 | 0.8% | -22.0% |
| 1926 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 1927 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 1928 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 1929 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 1930 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 1931 | 0.8% | -6.5% |
| 1932 | 0.9% | +11.8% |
| 1933 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 1934 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 3.2% | +278.1% |
| 1936 | 0.8% | -75.3% |
| 1937 | 1.1% | +34.9% |
| 1938 | 1.1% | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 1.3% | +18.4% |
| 1940 | 3.7% | +178.4% |
| 1942 | 8.3% | +126.3% |
| 1943 | 3.8% | -54.3% |
| 1944 | 0.6% | -83.4% |
| 1945 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 1946 | 0.6% | -6.4% |
| 1947 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 1948 | 0.7% | +9.1% |
| 1949 | 0.7% | +5.6% |
| 1950 | 0.5% | -29.3% |
| 1951 | 0.7% | +35.3% |
| 1952 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
| 1955 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 0.9% | +45.4% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | -22.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -35.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +56.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -37.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 1820s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.5% | 0.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Italy?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Italy was 0.3% in 2022, according to Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1918.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Italy ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.