U.S. Active duty Department of Defense personnel numbers 1995-2023

Total active duty United States Department of Defense personnel numbers from 1995 to 2023

CharacteristicNumber of personnel
2023 1,273,382
2022 1,304,720
2021 1,335,848
2020 1,333,822
2019 1,326,200
2018 1,304,418
2017 1,294,520
2016 1,288,596
2015 1,301,443
2014 1,326,273
2013 1,370,329
2012 1,388,028
2011 1,411,425
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November 2024

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United States

Survey time period

1995 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Values prior to 2021 taken from previous editions, available here.

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