Military personnel, per capita in Italy
Italy: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0027 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Military personnel, per capita in Italy, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0027 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.0114 people per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 people per person, in 2022.
That places Italy 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Military personnel, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0064 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0093 people per person | +45.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0092 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.01 people per person | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0114 people per person | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0088 people per person | -22.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0083 people per person | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0081 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0081 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0081 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0081 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.008 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0094 people per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.01 people per person | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0097 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0083 people per person | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0082 people per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0085 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0087 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0089 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0089 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0088 people per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.009 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0089 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0093 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 people per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0089 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0089 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 people per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 people per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0083 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 people per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 people per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0077 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0076 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0071 people per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 people per person | -35.8% |
| 2001 | 0.004 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 people per person | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 people per person | +56.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 people per person | -37.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.003 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 people per person | -0.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0027 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 people per person, 90% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0027 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.003 people per person, 90% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +56.6% | 0.0031 people per person | 0.0049 people per person |
| 1961 | +45.4% | 0.0064 people per person | 0.0093 people per person |
| 2011 | -37.1% | 0.0049 people per person | 0.0031 people per person |
| 2000 | -35.8% | 0.0069 people per person | 0.0044 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0088 people per person | 0.0064 people per person | 0.0114 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0088 people per person | 0.008 people per person | 0.01 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 people per person | 0.0088 people per person | 0.0093 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0077 people per person | 0.0069 people per person | 0.0087 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 people per person | 0.0031 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0029 people per person | 0.0049 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0028 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per capita in Italy?
- Military personnel, per capita in Italy was 0.0027 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0114 people per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 people per person in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Italy ranks 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.