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United States: Armed forces personnel

0.84percent · 2020-15.5% since 2010

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. Annual figures for United States from 1990 to 2020.

19902020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20200.838
20190.822
20180.826
20170.821
20160.823
20150.832
20140.859
20130.895
20120.934
20110.959
20100.991
20090.988
20080.973
20070.993
20060.965
20051.01
20040.974
20030.987
20020.983
20010.959
20000.989
19991.086
19981.114
19971.085
19961.133
19951.197
19941.278
19931.376
19921.467
19911.647
19901.706

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Institute for Strategic Studies. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Armed forces personnel. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-armed-forces-personnel (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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