Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Italy
Italy: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 338,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Italy, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Italy stood at 338,000.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Italy peaked at 585,000 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 326,939, in 2009.
That places Italy 20th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 385,100 | — |
| 1986 | 415,325 | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 445,550 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 475,775 | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 506,000 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 493,000 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 473,000 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 471,000 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 450,000 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 436,000 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 585,000 | +34.2% |
| 1996 | 580,900 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 580,900 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 554,100 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 521,200 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 503,100 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 482,600 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 471,100 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 454,300 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 445,000 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 445,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 440,000 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 436,000 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 436,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 326,939 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 359,378 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 367,550 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 359,500 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 359,500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 356,850 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 356,850 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 356,850 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 347,000 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 341,500 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 342,000 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 338,000 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 445,550 | 385,100 | 506,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 514,510 | 436,000 | 585,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 444,004 | 326,939 | 503,100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 354,698 | 341,500 | 367,550 | 10 |
| 2020s | 338,000 | 338,000 | 338,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More public sector data for Italy
- Arms imports 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -10.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 643.98 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 37.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Italy?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Italy was 338,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 585,000 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 326,939 in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.