U.S. Armed Forces: military personnel and personnel per capita 1816-2016

Annual number of military personnel employed in the United States Armed Forces and their share of the total population from 1816 to 2016

CharacteristicMilitary personnelMilitary personnel as a share of the total population
2016 1,381,000 0.43
2015 1,433,000 0.45
2014 1,492,000 0.47
2013 1,520,000 0.48
2012 1,569,000 0.49
2011 1,564,000 0.5
2010 1,580,000 0.51
2009 1,540,000 0.5
2008 1,498,000 0.49
2007 1,506,000 0.5
2006 1,546,000 0.51
2005 1,474,000 0.49
2004 1,450,000 0.49
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Release date

May 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

1816 to 2016

Supplementary notes

Release date is the date of most recent access, as none was given by the source.

Although not stated by the source, the figures for military personnel during the Civil War (1861-1865) appears to refer to the Union Army only, while military personnel relative to the total population appears to include both the population of the Union and Confederate States. Therefore, if the Confederate Army was included the relative figure would be much higher.

*Dates refer to U.S. involvement.

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