In the United States, active duty Armed Forces personnel tended to be young, with the majority under the age of 30 years old. In 2023, there were 546,361 U.S. Defense Armed personnel aged 25 and under. In the age group 26 to 30, there were 275,756 Armed Forces personnel.

In 2024, the average age for personnel in the UK Armed Forces overall was 31 years old. The average age of those serving in the British Army was also 31, with the average age rising to 32 for the Royal Navy and Marines, and was 33 for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The average age for officers in the Armed Forces was 37, with this rising to 38 for officers in the Royal Air Force. Personnel falls to historical lows in 2024 Overall, there has been a long-term decline in the size of the armed forces, with the number of personnel declining from over 200,000 in 2000, to around 138,120 by 2024. In fact, the size of the armed forces has been in almost constant decline since the end of World War Two. Britain's retreat from its colonial empire throughout this period removed many of the UK's overseas commitments, with the end of the Cold War also leading to further cuts to personnel. Operational deaths since the Second World War Since 1945 there have been 7,193 operational deaths in the United Kingdom’s armed forces, with the deadliest year occurring in 1951 when there were 851 deaths. This was due to three separate conflicts: the Malayan Emergency, the 1951 Anglo-Egyptian War and the Korean War. Since 1959, there were only three years that had more than 100 operational deaths: 1972, 1973 and 1982. By comparison, between 2016 and 2024, there have been only nine operational deaths, with just one death reported throughout the whole of 2023.

This scatter chart displays median age (year) against military expenditure (% of GDP) and is filtered where the country is Trinidad and Tobago. The data is about countries per year.

This dataset is about countries in the Americas per year, featuring 4 columns: country, date, median age, and military expenditure. The preview is ordered by date (descending).

This statistic shows the distribution of military personnel in France in 2013, by age group and gender. According to the French Ministry of Defense, more than 15 per cent of the male personnel were aged 36 to 40, while most of the female personnel were aged 26 to 30.

This scatter chart displays military expenditure (% of GDP) against median age (year) and is filtered where the country is Burkina Faso. The data is about countries per year.

In 2022, 41.73 percent of the male Americans aged 75 years and over were veterans - the most out of any age group or gender. In comparison, less than one percent of the female Americans aged 75 and over were veterans in that year.

During the Second World War, the three Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Finland mobilized the largest share of their male population. For the Allies, the Soviet Union mobilized the largest share of men, as well as the largest total army of any country, but it was restricted in its ability to mobilize more due to the impact this would have on its economy. Other notable statistics come from the British Empire, where a larger share of men were drafted from Dominions than from the metropole, and there is also a discrepancy between the share of the black and white populations from South Africa.

However, it should be noted that there were many external factors from the war that influenced these figures. For example, gender ratios among the adult populations of many European countries was already skewed due to previous conflicts of the 20th century (namely WWI and the Russian Revolution), whereas the share of the male population eligible to fight in many Asian and African countries was lower than more demographically developed societies, as high child mortality rates meant that the average age of the population was much lower.

This scatter chart displays military expenditure (% of GDP) against median age (year) and is filtered where the country is Georgia. The data is about countries per year.

In the fiscal year of 2019, 21.39 percent of active-duty enlisted women were of Hispanic origin. The total number of active duty military personnel in 2019 amounted to 1.3 million people.

Ethnicities in the United States The United States is known around the world for the diversity of its population. The Census recognizes six different racial and ethnic categories: White American, Native American and Alaska Native, Asian American, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are classified as a racially diverse ethnicity.

The largest part of the population, about 61.3 percent, is composed of White Americans. The largest minority in the country are Hispanics with a share of 17.8 percent of the population, followed by Black or African Americans with 13.3 percent. Life in the U.S. and ethnicity However, life in the United States seems to be rather different depending on the race or ethnicity that you belong to. For instance: In 2019, native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders had the highest birth rate of 58 per 1,000 women, while the birth rae of white alone, non Hispanic women was 49 children per 1,000 women.

The Black population living in the United States has the highest poverty rate with of all Census races and ethnicities in the United States. About 19.5 percent of the Black population was living with an income lower than the 2020 poverty threshold. The Asian population has the smallest poverty rate in the United States, with about 8.1 percent living in poverty.

The median annual family income in the United States in 2020 earned by Black families was about 57,476 U.S. dollars, while the average family income earned by the Asian population was about 109,448 U.S. dollars. This is more than 25,000 U.S. dollars higher than the U.S. average family income, which was 84,008 U.S. dollars.

At the end of the fiscal year of 2024, it is estimated that there will be 15 Generals serving the United States Army, and a total of 354,948 enlisted personnel. Military personnel The military departments in the United States are: the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the U.S. Coast Guards. The President of the United States is the military’s overall head and forms the military policy with the U.S. Department of Defense. The U.S. military is one of the largest militaries in term of number of personnel.

The largest branch of the United States Armed Forces is the United States Army. The United States Army is responsible for land-based military operations. The active duty U.S. Army personnel number has decreased from 2010 to 2021. In 2010, there were 561,979 active duty U.S. Army members, as compared to 482,416 in 2021.

The number of active duty U.S. Navy personnel has decreased slowly over the past 20 years. In 2021, there were 343,223 active duty Navy members in the United States Navy. The United States Navy personnel are enlisted sailors, commissioned officers, and midshipmen. Sailors have to take part in Personnel Qualification Standards, to prove that they have mastered skills.

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States. The active duty U.S. Air Force personnel numbers also decreased between 1995 and 2015, although has started to increase slightly since 2015. The number decreased again in 2021, when the Air Force had 328,888 personnel.

In 2024, there were approximately 121,900 men in the armed forces of the United Kingdom, and 16,220 women. The reduction in personnel witnessed by the British Armed Forces in recent years is the result of a conscious attempt by the UK government to cut costs and modernize the military. This policy has been pursued since the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, which among other things sought to replace many full-time regulars with reservists, and to end the UK’s permanent deployment in Germany. Cuts across air land and sea While the army has born the brunt of these cuts to personnel, all branches of the armed forces have also had to contend with the same issue. Since 2012, the Army has seen its personnel reduced by around 28,800, the RAF by 9,200, and the Navy by around 3,540 While the share of GDP spent on defense has not fallen quite as dramatically since 2012, over the long term, the UK has almost halved defense spending since the end of the Cold War. As of 2021, the UK spent 2.3 percent of GDP on defense, slightly above the minimum NATO requirement of two percent of GDP. Recent geopolitical events, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, have led to renewed calls for increased defence spending, with the current UK government aiming to spend 2.5 percent of GDP in the near future. Age of personnel In 2024, the average age across all ranks and branches in the UK armed forces was 31. This was the average age for all branches of the armed forces, except for the RAF, which had an average age of 33. During the same year, there were approximately 54,800 people in their 20s in the armed forces, compared with 45,410 in their 30s. Additionally, there were only around 7,760 people under the age of 20 in the armed forces, and just 90 aged 60 or over.

The Average Age by State dataset provides the average age of Government life insurance policyholders in the administered programs in each state. The data is reported at the state level, plus insureds in Military America, Military Europe, Military Pacific, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

The age structure of the personnel of the Swedish Armed forces varies between the ranks. Whereas 55 to 59 years was the most common age of commissioned officers in 2021, the most common age of non-commissioned officers was 30 to 34 years. The highest number of personnel of other ranks was between 16 and 24 years.

In 2022, about 3.23 million veterans in the United States were male and between 35 and 54 years of age. In the same age group, about 627,148 females were veterans in that year.

This scatter chart displays median age (year) against armed forces personnel (people) and is filtered where the country is Georgia. The data is about countries per year.

Cube of aggregated data containing the new direct-law military pensions of the armed military, liquidated by the State Retirement Service. It provides data on the following topics: Effective, Average Age, Average Monthly Amount and Average Durations.

Number and crude rates per 100,000 person years and age–specific rate ratios for suicide in male regulars who left the UKAF and male regulars serving in the UKAF at the time of death, 1996–2018*.

This scatter chart displays median age (year) against military expenditure (% of GDP) and is filtered where the country is Botswana. The data is about countries per year.

Nepal Labour Force Survey: Weekly Hour Worked: Female: Armed Forces data was reported at 42.600 Hour in 2008. Nepal Labour Force Survey: Weekly Hour Worked: Female: Armed Forces data is updated yearly, averaging 42.600 Hour from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2008, with 1 observations. Nepal Labour Force Survey: Weekly Hour Worked: Female: Armed Forces data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.G015: Labour Force Survey: Average Hours Worked: Age 15 & Over: By Occupation.