Does Italy have mandatory military service?

No conscription

No conscription

Italy is one of 123 countries classified “No conscription” for military conscription — 64% of the 192 with data. (Also searched as the draft, national service.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Conscription
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

San Marino
No conscription
Croatia
Active conscription
Slovenia
No conscription
Bosnia and Herzegovina
No conscription
Monaco
No conscription
Austria
Active conscription

Other laws in Italy

Death Penalty
Fully abolished
School Corporal Punishment
Banned
Jury Trials
Limited use / mixed courts

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