Italy - Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel, total

The value for Armed forces personnel, total in Italy was 342,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 585,000 in 1995 and a minimum value of 326,939 in 2009.

Definition: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

See also:

Year Value
1985 385,100
1989 506,000
1990 493,000
1991 473,000
1992 471,000
1993 450,000
1994 436,000
1995 585,000
1996 580,900
1997 580,900
1998 554,100
1999 521,200
2000 503,100
2001 482,600
2002 471,100
2003 454,300
2004 445,000
2005 445,000
2006 440,000
2007 436,000
2008 436,000
2009 326,939
2010 359,378
2011 367,550
2012 359,500
2013 359,500
2014 356,850
2015 356,850
2016 356,850
2017 347,000
2018 341,500
2019 342,000

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Italy was 1.32 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 2.56 in 1995, while its lowest value was 1.31 in 2018.

Definition: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2.09
1991 1.96
1992 2.02
1993 1.94
1994 1.90
1995 2.56
1996 2.53
1997 2.52
1998 2.38
1999 2.23
2000 2.14
2001 2.04
2002 1.97
2003 1.88
2004 1.81
2005 1.82
2006 1.80
2007 1.78
2008 1.76
2009 1.33
2010 1.46
2011 1.50
2012 1.43
2013 1.42
2014 1.39
2015 1.39
2016 1.38
2017 1.33
2018 1.31
2019 1.32

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade