Total armed forces personnel reached 1,388 '000 in 2019 in the USA, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 0.594% more than in the previous year.
Historically, total armed forces personnel in the USA reached an all time high of 2,240 '000 in 1989 and an all time low of 1,347 '000 in 2015.
USA has been ranked 5th within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of total armed forces personnel.
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