Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Italy
Italy: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0057 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Italy, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0057 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.0103 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 units per person, in 2009.
Italy ranks 52nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0068 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0089 units per person | +31.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0083 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0103 units per person | +34.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0092 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0088 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0085 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0079 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0077 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0077 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0074 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 units per person | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 0.006 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.006 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.006 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 units per person | -0.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0057 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0057 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0046 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +34.2% | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0103 units per person |
| 1989 | +31.2% | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0089 units per person |
| 2009 | -25.4% | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0055 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Italy?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Italy was 0.0057 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0103 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 units per person in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Italy ranks 52nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- 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
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.