active personnel of the U.S. Navy, there were 343,223 members that year.
In 2021, there were 328,888 active duty U.S. Air Force members, a slight decrease in comparison to the previous years number. For the Active Duty United States Air Force personnel from 1995 to 2021
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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
- Premium Statistic Largest armies in the world by active military personnel 2022
- Basic Statistic Public confidence in the U.S. armed forces 1975-2022
- Basic Statistic Opinion of Americans on the U.S. being the No.1 military power in the world 2022
Budget and costs
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- Basic Statistic U.S. defense outlays and forecast 2000-2033
- Basic Statistic U.S. defense outlays and forecast as a percentage of GDP 2000-2033
- Basic Statistic U.S. government - defense expenditures per capita 1995-2022
- 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 2001-2024
- 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
- Premium Statistic Total aircraft inventory of the U.S. Navy, by type FY 2017-2021
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 1775-2023
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- Active duty U.S. military personnel numbers, by service branch 2010
- U.S. Military ready reserve personnel numbers, by reserve component 2010
- Marital status of active duty U.S. Armed Force personnel in 2010
- U.S. Armed Forces separations in 2010, by service branch
- Geographic stationing of active duty U.S. Armed forces personnel in 2010
- Geographic stationing of active duty U.S. Armed Forces personnel from 1995-2010
- Education levels of active duty U.S. Armed Force officers in 2010
- Marital status of US Armed Force personnel, by gender and service branch 2010
- U.S Army National Guard personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- U.S. Department of Defense Officer and enlisted numbers, by service branch 2010
- Active duty U.S Coast Guard and DoD personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- U.S Marine Corps Reserve personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- U.S Air National Guard personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- Gender distribution of U.S. DoD Marine Corps officers from 2000 to 2010
- Active and reserve U.S. military force personnel numbers by branch in 2010
- Number of armed forces personnel in Tanzania 2000-2018
- Number of armed forces personnel in Kenya 2000-2018
- Number of airmen India 2019 by type
- Public reputation of the Armed Forces in the UK 2017
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- Geographic stationing of active duty U.S. Armed forces personnel in 2010
- Geographic stationing of active duty U.S. Armed Forces personnel from 1995-2010
- Education levels of active duty U.S. Armed Force officers in 2010
- Marital status of US Armed Force personnel, by gender and service branch 2010
- U.S Army National Guard personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- U.S. Department of Defense Officer and enlisted numbers, by service branch 2010
- Active duty U.S Coast Guard and DoD personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- U.S Marine Corps Reserve personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- U.S Air National Guard personnel numbers from 1995 to 2010
- Gender distribution of U.S. DoD Marine Corps officers from 2000 to 2010
- Active and reserve U.S. military force personnel numbers by branch in 2010
- Number of armed forces personnel in Tanzania 2000-2018
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- Public reputation of the Armed Forces in the UK 2017
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US Department of Defense. "Active Duty United States Air Force personnel from 1995 to 2021." Chart. November 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232348/us-air-force-personnel-numbers/
US Department of Defense. (2022). Active Duty United States Air Force personnel from 1995 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232348/us-air-force-personnel-numbers/
US Department of Defense. "Active Duty United States Air Force Personnel from 1995 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232348/us-air-force-personnel-numbers/
US Department of Defense, Active Duty United States Air Force personnel from 1995 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232348/us-air-force-personnel-numbers/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Active Duty United States Air Force personnel from 1995 to 2021 [Graph], US Department of Defense, November 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/232348/us-air-force-personnel-numbers/