The number of United States military personnel deployed around the world has varied through history. The operation in Afghanistan had dominated international news since 2001, before it ended in 2021. Apart from troops deployed in the United States and U.S. territories, the contingent in East Asia and the Pacific was the largest with 84,000 military personnel. Moreover, there were over 67,000 military personnel deployed in Europe as of June 2022.
Deployment of U.S. active-duty military & civilian personnel around the world as of June 2022, by selected regions
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Statistics on Armed Forces of the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Countries with the highest military spending 2021
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Budget and costs
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- Basic Statistic U.S. defense outlays and forecast 2000-2032
- Basic Statistic U.S. defense outlays and forecast as a percentage of GDP 2000-2032
- Basic Statistic U.S. government - defense expenditures per capita 1995-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. armed forces budget and outlays estimates 2023
- Premium Statistic U.S armed forces budget plan for 2023, by department and appropriation
- Premium Statistic U.S. Army and the Overseas Contingency Operations budget FY 2001-2023
- Premium Statistic Budget of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps 2001-2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. Air Force budget FY 2007-2023
Inventory
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- Premium Statistic Total deployable battle force ships of the U.S. Navy 2011-2023
- Premium Statistic Total aircraft force (includes ICBMs and satellites) of the U.S. Air Force 2002-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. Air Force total aircraft fleet FY 2020-2023 by type
- Premium Statistic U.S. Air Force total number of fighters and bombers 2021, by type
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Personnel
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- Basic Statistic U.S. Active duty Department of Defense personnel numbers 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. total Department of Defense Reserve personnel 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. military force numbers 2021, by service branch and reserve component
- Basic Statistic U.S. active duty Army personnel numbers 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. active duty Navy personnel from 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. active duty Air Force personnel 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of active duty Armed Forces personnel 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic U.S. education level of active duty Armed Forces personnel 2021
Diversity
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- Basic Statistic Gender distribution of U.S. DoD Officers 2021, by service branch
- Basic Statistic U.S. military active duty officers 2021, by gender and service branch
- Basic Statistic Occupational roles of women and men in the U.S. military in 2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of DoD active duty personnel 2021, by race
- Basic Statistic Distribution of race and ethnicity among the U.S. military 2019
Stationing and combat
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- Basic Statistic U.S. stationing of active duty Armed Forces personnel 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Deployment of U.S. troops in selected world regions 2022
- Basic Statistic Fallen American soldiers in Iraq up to 2020
- Basic Statistic Soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan 2001-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of United States military fatalities in major wars 1775-2022
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- Geographic stationing of active duty U.S. Armed forces personnel in 2010
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- Education levels of active duty U.S. Armed Force officers in 2010
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- Marital status of US Armed Force personnel, by gender and service branch 2010
- U.S. Armed Forces separations in 2010, by service branch
- Active duty U.S. military personnel numbers, by service branch 2010
- U.S. Military ready reserve personnel numbers, by reserve component 2010
- Distribution of Swedish Armed Forces’ part-time personnel 2016, by area
- U.S Army Reserve personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- Number of United states troops in the Middle East by country 2017
- Forecast number of survivors in the U.S. military 2022-2032
- Public opinion on the stationing of Polish army in Iraq 2020
- Number of cadets enrolled in the NCC in India - by service 2016
- Armed forces personnel as share of labor force in Thailand from 2006 to 2019
- Pride in the British armed forces in 2003 and 2013
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US Department of Defense. (June 30, 2022). Deployment of U.S. active-duty military & civilian personnel around the world as of June 2022, by selected regions [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222920/deployment-of-us-troops-in-selected-world-regions/
US Department of Defense. "Deployment of U.S. active-duty military & civilian personnel around the world as of June 2022, by selected regions." Chart. June 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222920/deployment-of-us-troops-in-selected-world-regions/
US Department of Defense. (2022). Deployment of U.S. active-duty military & civilian personnel around the world as of June 2022, by selected regions. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222920/deployment-of-us-troops-in-selected-world-regions/
US Department of Defense. "Deployment of U.S. Active-duty Military & Civilian Personnel around The World as of June 2022, by Selected Regions." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222920/deployment-of-us-troops-in-selected-world-regions/
US Department of Defense, Deployment of U.S. active-duty military & civilian personnel around the world as of June 2022, by selected regions Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222920/deployment-of-us-troops-in-selected-world-regions/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Deployment of U.S. active-duty military & civilian personnel around the world as of June 2022, by selected regions [Graph], US Department of Defense, June 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222920/deployment-of-us-troops-in-selected-world-regions/