The graph illustrates the number of personnel in each branch of the U.S. Military for the year 2025. The x-axis lists the military branches: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The y-axis represents the number of personnel, ranging from 41,689 to 452,823. Among the branches, the Army has the highest number of personnel with 452,823, followed by the Navy with 337,209 and the Air Force with 321,211. The Marine Corps and Coast Guard have 170,201 and 41,689 personnel, respectively. The data is displayed in a bar graph format, effectively highlighting the distribution of military personnel across the different branches.

Throughout the 19th century, the share of military personnel employed by the United States government was below 0.2 percent of the total population in most years. There were noticeable spikes in enlistments and conscriptions during the American Civil War (1861-65), the First World War (1917-18*), and Second World War (1941-45*), as well as smaller increases during the Mexican-American War (1946-48) and the Spanish-American War (1898), but figures were generally much lower than the post-WWII era.

Following the Second World War, the United States abandoned many of its isolationist positions as it sought to become the world's leading superpower. This involved stationing millions of troops in overseas bases during the Cold War, in strategically important locations such as West Germany, Japan, and Taiwan. Additionally, involvement in conflicts such as the Korean War (1950-1953) and Vietnam War (1964-1973*) kept military employment high, usually between 1-2 percent until the 1970s. Figures remained just below the one percent mark until the 1990s, when the end of the Cold War and the growing influence of technology in conventional warfare saw a decrease in demand for many traditional combat roles. Despite U.S. involvement in a number of overseas conflicts in the 21st century, military personnel represented less than 0.5 percent of the total population in most years between 2000 and 2016.

Armed forces personnel, total in World was reported at 27406000 in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. World - Armed forces personnel, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Time series data for the statistic Armed_Forces_Percent_Of_Labor_Force and country France. Indicator Definition: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.The statistic "Armed Forces Percent Of Labor Force" stands at 1.00 percent as of 12/31/2020. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 0.0069 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is 0.0069.The 3 year change in percentage points is -0.008.The 5 year change in percentage points is -0.0087.The 10 year change in percentage points is -0.1446.The Serie's long term average value is 1.38 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 0.381 percentage points lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2019, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +0.0069.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/1990, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is -1.12.

Time series data for the statistic Armed_Forces_Percent_Of_Labor_Force and country Jordan. Indicator Definition: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.The statistic "Armed Forces Percent Of Labor Force" stands at 3.98 percent as of 12/31/2020. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -0.1721 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is -0.1721.The 3 year change in percentage points is -0.2966.The 5 year change in percentage points is -0.9495.The 10 year change in percentage points is -2.01.The Serie's long term average value is 7.89 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 3.91 percentage points lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2018, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +0.244.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/1990, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is -8.87.

Time series data for the statistic Armed_Forces_Percent_Of_Labor_Force and country Afghanistan. Indicator Definition: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.The statistic "Armed Forces Percent Of Labor Force" stands at 1.82 percent as of 12/31/2020, the lowest value since 12/31/2009. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -1.20 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is -1.20.The 3 year change in percentage points is -1.68.The 5 year change in percentage points is -1.90.The 10 year change in percentage points is -2.68.The Serie's long term average value is 3.86 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 2.04 percentage points lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2005, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +1.35.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/1996, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is -8.29.

Time series data for the statistic Armed_Forces_Percent_Of_Labor_Force and country India. Indicator Definition: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.The statistic "Armed Forces Percent Of Labor Force" stands at 0.5761 percent as of 12/31/2020. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 0.0031 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is 0.0031.The 3 year change in percentage points is -0.0104.The 5 year change in percentage points is 0.0172.The 10 year change in percentage points is 0.0146.The Serie's long term average value is 0.548 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 0.0286 percentage points higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/1994, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +0.203.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2005, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is -0.0938.

Time series data for the statistic Armed_Forces_Percent_Of_Labor_Force and country Tanzania. Indicator Definition: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.The statistic "Armed Forces Percent Of Labor Force" stands at 0.1009 percent as of 12/31/2020. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 7E-4 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is 7E-4.The 3 year change in percentage points is -0.0062.The 5 year change in percentage points is -0.0164.The 10 year change in percentage points is -0.0336.The Serie's long term average value is 0.186 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 0.0854 percentage points lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2019, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +7E-4.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/1992, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is -0.257.

Time series data for the statistic Armed_Forces_Percent_Of_Labor_Force and country Guyana. Indicator Definition: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.The statistic "Armed Forces Percent Of Labor Force" stands at 1.04 percent as of 12/31/2020. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 0.0158 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is 0.0158.The 3 year change in percentage points is 0.0206.The 5 year change in percentage points is -0.1275.The 10 year change in percentage points is 0.1254.The Serie's long term average value is 0.988 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 0.0513 percentage points higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2013, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +0.658.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/1990, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is -0.395.

Time series data for the statistic Armed_Forces_Percent_Of_Labor_Force and country Sierra Leone. Indicator Definition: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.The statistic "Armed Forces Percent Of Labor Force" stands at 0.3547 percent as of 12/31/2020. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -0.0072 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is -0.0072.The 3 year change in percentage points is -0.0235.The 5 year change in percentage points is -0.0148.The 10 year change in percentage points is -0.1346.The Serie's long term average value is 0.477 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 0.122 percentage points lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2000, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +0.118.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/1997, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is -0.665.

This data set illustrates the ranking of military size by countries across the globe. The value of -1 means that no data was available. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_size_of_armed_forces August 27, 2007

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in Egypt was reported at 2.7623 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Egypt - Armed forces personnel - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in India was reported at 0.57612 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Armed forces personnel - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

The map data is derived from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for the years ranging from 1989 to 1999. The map shows the concentration of the total military personnel by country measured in number of people. According to UNEP, military personnel refers to "active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if those forces resemble regular units in their organization, equipment, training, or mission." Online resource: http://geodata.grid.unep.ch URL original source: http://www.worldbank.org/data/

Time series data for the statistic Armed_Forces_Percent_Of_Labor_Force and country South Sudan. Indicator Definition: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.The statistic "Armed Forces Percent Of Labor Force" stands at 1.18 percent as of 12/31/2020, the lowest value at least since 12/31/2011, the period currently displayed. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -3.08 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is -3.08.The 3 year change in percentage points is -3.24.The 5 year change in percentage points is -2.79.The 10 year change in percentage points is -2.23.The Serie's long term average value is 3.90 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 2.73 percentage points lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2020, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +0.0.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2011, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is -3.63.

Time series data for the statistic Armed_Forces_Percent_Of_Labor_Force and country North Macedonia. Indicator Definition: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.The statistic "Armed Forces Percent Of Labor Force" stands at 2.00 percent as of 12/31/2020, the highest value since 12/31/2009. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 0.0549 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is 0.0549.The 3 year change in percentage points is 0.0756.The 5 year change in percentage points is 0.1551.The 10 year change in percentage points is 1.04.The Serie's long term average value is 1.93 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 0.0633 percentage points higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2009, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +1.07.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/1998, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is -1.41.

Time series data for the statistic Armed_Forces_Percent_Of_Labor_Force and country Liberia. Indicator Definition: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.The statistic "Armed Forces Percent Of Labor Force" stands at 0.0871 percent as of 12/31/2020, the lowest value at least since 12/31/1991, the period currently displayed. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -0.0015 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is -0.0015.The 3 year change in percentage points is -0.0056.The 5 year change in percentage points is -0.0121.The 10 year change in percentage points is -0.0274.The Serie's long term average value is 0.605 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 0.518 percentage points lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2020, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +0.0.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/1996, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is -2.17.

Time series data for the statistic Armed_Forces_Percent_Of_Labor_Force and country Bangladesh. Indicator Definition: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.The statistic "Armed Forces Percent Of Labor Force" stands at 0.3224 percent as of 12/31/2020, the lowest value since 12/31/2001. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -0.0056 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is -0.0056.The 3 year change in percentage points is -0.0117.The 5 year change in percentage points is -0.0344.The 10 year change in percentage points is -0.0534.The Serie's long term average value is 0.359 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 0.0369 percentage points lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/1993, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +0.0522.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2004, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is -0.15.

Time series data for the statistic Armed_Forces_Percent_Of_Labor_Force and country Jamaica. Indicator Definition: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.The statistic "Armed Forces Percent Of Labor Force" stands at 0.4116 percent as of 12/31/2020, the highest value at least since 12/31/1991, the period currently displayed. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes an increase of 0.0092 percentage points compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percentage points is 0.0092.The 3 year change in percentage points is 0.1333.The 5 year change in percentage points is 0.1662.The 10 year change in percentage points is 0.1786.The Serie's long term average value is 0.272 percent. It's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 0.14 percentage points higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2004, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is +0.245.The Serie's change in percentage points from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2020, to it's latest available value, on 12/31/2020, is 0.0.

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) in France was reported at 1.0036 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. France - Armed forces personnel - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.