Living Veterans

Table 1L: VETPOP2020 LIVING VETERANS BY AGE GROUP, GENDER, 2020-2030

Veterans Age Group
Date < 20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+ Grand Total
30-09-20206,9212,43,5316,47,9289,44,13210,81,14310,69,43212,04,30415,90,88418,26,76518,56,87817,49,17726,36,82618,65,65511,72,14215,02,2271,93,97,944
30-09-20218,9042,49,3926,43,4699,29,68310,63,10510,98,47011,34,28015,40,40317,52,33218,39,70317,34,73123,12,84320,68,90011,72,39414,08,5001,89,57,110
30-09-202210,1242,50,5226,41,8069,06,92710,40,78711,29,30711,00,14114,68,79216,80,68718,20,75117,12,36320,19,08422,36,66112,19,46313,55,0431,85,92,457
30-09-20239,9192,51,0676,34,1648,80,65510,28,64411,50,55110,85,15413,84,81616,17,43218,04,78717,18,34617,72,04523,27,25612,61,60913,23,5971,82,50,044
30-09-20249,8292,50,5546,23,5398,51,25310,21,43811,54,84810,86,19712,99,57315,68,50417,75,34817,14,89116,21,23423,23,72713,20,41312,95,6071,79,16,954
30-09-20259,7222,51,5506,14,1808,24,88610,10,33811,46,28611,08,02412,01,74815,40,65217,22,08517,05,70315,56,67422,10,55714,16,69312,70,6681,75,89,766
30-09-20269,7062,53,5576,03,1788,08,4069,92,59111,26,46311,37,58811,33,68214,93,61916,54,88516,94,53815,50,86919,49,01715,89,48712,69,6621,72,67,247
30-09-20279,6602,53,9765,95,6367,96,7689,66,26111,02,39111,68,31011,00,69314,24,89915,88,74316,79,39315,34,51017,08,24417,27,10812,94,4771,69,51,067
30-09-20289,6452,51,9325,94,5257,81,4429,36,37710,88,29211,89,20810,86,36713,44,04915,30,17516,65,95315,41,60315,04,27117,97,85013,19,3091,66,41,000
30-09-20299,6342,51,1805,94,6747,66,2789,03,58310,79,10911,93,34410,87,94212,62,11514,85,10116,39,71015,40,01613,81,23017,91,51213,52,5551,63,37,983
30-09-19309,6392,50,2755,94,9607,53,4618,74,35110,67,29211,86,21811,10,02211,68,23714,60,00715,91,36115,33,50913,30,54617,00,15214,11,4691,60,41,500

Table 2L: VETPOP2020 LIVING VETERANS BY PERIOD OF SERVICE, GENDER, 2020-2050

Numbers from this table should be reported to the nearest 1,000.

Gender All
Period of Service Veterans
(a) All Veterans (b) Wartime Veterans (c) Peacetime Veterans (d) World War II (e) Korean Conflict (f) Vietnam Era (g) Gulf War Era (h) Pre-WWII (i) WWII only (j) WWII & KC (k) WWII, KC, VNE (l) Between WWII & KC (m) KC only (n) KC & VNE (o) Between KC & VNE (p) VNE only (q) VNE & GW Era - Pre 9/11 (r) VNE, GW Era - Pre 9/11, GW Era - Post 9/11 (s) VNE & GW Era - Post 9/11 (t) Between VNE & GW Era (u) GW Era - Pre 9/11 only (v) GW Era - Pre 9/11 & GW Era - Post 9/11 (w) GW Era - Post 9/11 only (x) Post GW Era Date
1,93,97,944 1,49,81,924 44,16,020 3,31,507 12,50,600 62,91,560 76,70,966 1,231 2,91,732 27,485 12,290 63,832 11,03,780 1,07,045 14,24,057 57,68,626 2,81,461 61,510 60,628 29,26,900 26,54,387 15,17,025 30,95,956 0 30-09-2020
1,89,57,110 1,46,96,747 42,60,348 2,33,039 10,69,120 60,62,043 78,55,884 791 2,04,195 19,934 8,910 51,219 9,47,244 93,032 13,21,615 55,67,548 2,73,382 59,878 59,294 28,86,722 26,36,543 15,28,916 32,97,871 0 30-09-2021
1,85,92,457 1,44,74,011 41,18,419 1,67,284 9,18,280 58,49,629 80,30,085 519 1,45,976 14,727 6,581 41,437 8,15,814 81,158 12,28,164 53,79,670 2,65,829 58,351 58,041 28,48,299 26,19,294 15,34,465 34,94,105 0 30-09-2022
1,82,50,044 1,42,70,842 39,79,164 1,19,550 7,83,111 56,37,651 81,93,145 338 1,03,890 10,824 4,836 33,236 6,97,138 70,314 11,36,552 51,90,696 2,58,224 56,807 56,774 28,09,037 26,01,370 15,36,076 36,83,895 0 30-09-2023
1,79,16,954 1,40,76,750 38,40,158 84,446 6,60,484 54,21,759 83,46,327 216 73,077 7,858 3,511 26,289 5,88,834 60,280 10,45,339 49,96,863 2,50,411 55,220 55,474 27,68,313 25,82,400 15,34,641 38,68,182 0 30-09-2024
1,75,89,766 1,38,89,150 37,00,563 58,697 5,49,432 51,99,813 84,92,848 135 50,578 5,612 2,507 20,432 4,90,308 51,005 9,54,153 47,96,292 2,42,316 53,572 54,122 27,25,843 25,62,124 15,30,269 40,50,446 0 30-09-2025
1,72,67,247 1,36,79,630 35,87,559 40,127 4,50,339 49,71,932 86,05,749 83 34,429 3,939 1,759 15,591 4,02,092 42,549 8,63,656 45,89,113 2,33,938 51,858 52,715 26,81,672 25,40,495 15,24,030 42,02,713 26,557 30-09-2026
1,69,51,067 1,34,58,471 34,92,535 26,979 3,63,384 47,38,327 86,96,477 49 23,049 2,718 1,213 11,674 3,24,495 34,959 7,74,599 43,75,561 2,25,263 50,075 51,257 26,35,846 25,17,502 15,15,585 43,36,796 70,367 30-09-2027
1,66,41,000 1,32,15,841 34,25,098 17,845 2,88,464 44,99,278 87,56,259 28 15,180 1,843 822 8,577 2,57,536 28,263 6,87,803 41,55,938 2,16,288 48,222 49,745 25,88,384 24,93,085 15,05,509 44,43,409 1,40,306 30-09-2028
1,63,37,983 1,29,38,323 33,99,597 11,618 2,25,159 42,55,161 87,72,660 16 9,840 1,230 547 6,186 2,00,916 22,467 6,04,132 39,30,664 2,07,007 46,296 48,179 25,39,321 24,67,214 14,93,858 45,10,105 2,49,942 30-09-2029
1,60,41,500 1,26,53,092 33,88,346 7,446 1,72,748 40,06,516 87,73,742 9 6,280 807 359 4,382 1,54,032 17,549 5,24,451 37,00,323 1,97,428 44,298 46,559 24,88,639 24,39,849 14,80,888 45,64,720 3,70,865 30-09-2030

Table 3L: VETPOP2020 LIVING VETERANS BY RACE/ETHNICITY, GENDER, 2020-2050

Numbers from this table should be reported to the nearest 1,000.

Gender All
Veterans Race/Ethnicity
Date All Veterans White, alone Black or African American, alone American Indian and Alaska Native, alone Asian, alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, alone Some other race, alone Two or more races Hispanic or Latino (of any race) White alone, Not Hispanic or Latino
30-09-2020 1,93,97,944 1,55,35,892 23,90,248 1,50,159 3,43,092 42,586 3,31,126 6,04,840 15,38,632 1,45,77,151
30-09-2021 1,89,57,110 1,51,11,362 23,73,684 1,48,552 3,40,283 42,735 3,32,467 6,08,028 15,42,555 1,41,51,946
30-09-2022 1,85,92,457 1,47,56,933 23,60,572 1,47,183 3,38,630 42,933 3,34,140 6,12,067 15,49,087 1,37,94,960
30-09-2023 1,82,50,044 1,44,24,684 23,47,339 1,45,829 3,37,305 43,119 3,35,655 6,16,113 15,55,798 1,34,59,845
30-09-2024 1,79,16,954 1,41,02,948 23,33,201 1,44,452 3,36,114 43,281 3,36,916 6,20,042 15,62,332 1,31,35,127
30-09-2025 1,75,89,766 1,37,88,067 23,18,165 1,43,050 3,35,052 43,429 3,37,984 6,24,019 15,69,045 1,28,16,912
30-09-2026 1,72,67,247 1,34,79,278 23,02,015 1,41,642 3,34,001 43,557 3,38,795 6,27,959 15,75,691 1,25,04,569
30-09-2027 1,69,51,067 1,31,77,677 22,84,994 1,40,255 3,32,986 43,679 3,39,424 6,32,051 15,82,656 1,21,98,947
30-09-2028 1,66,41,000 1,28,83,086 22,67,048 1,38,906 3,31,969 43,800 3,39,874 6,36,318 15,89,907 1,18,99,886
30-09-2029 1,63,37,983 1,25,96,128 22,48,315 1,37,614 3,30,952 43,927 3,40,185 6,40,862 15,97,598 1,16,07,916
30-09-1930 1,60,41,500 1,23,16,458 22,28,710 1,36,383 3,29,891 44,058 3,40,341 6,45,659 16,05,595 1,13,22,787

Military Veteran Population Data

Numbers from this table should be reported to the nearest 1,000.

Gender All
Veterans Branch
Date Army Navy Marines Air Force Non-Defense Reserve Forces Grand Total
30-09-2020 85,98,895 41,21,880 21,02,243 33,82,670 2,07,912 9,84,344 1,93,97,944
30-09-2021 83,65,725 40,14,366 20,82,907 32,92,306 2,05,921 9,95,886 1,89,57,110
30-09-2022 81,73,292 39,24,518 20,68,962 32,17,011 2,04,475 10,04,198 1,85,92,457
30-09-2023 79,94,628 38,40,424 20,56,113 31,46,815 2,03,209 10,08,855 1,82,50,044
30-09-2024 78,23,229 37,59,068 20,43,567 30,79,114 2,02,007 10,09,970 1,79,16,954
30-09-2025 76,56,787 36,79,544 20,32,144 30,12,653 2,00,810 10,07,828 1,75,89,766
30-09-2026 74,94,582 36,03,885 20,17,944 29,47,484 1,99,611 10,03,740 1,72,67,247
30-09-2027 73,36,015 35,29,522 20,04,012 28,83,524 1,98,415 9,99,579 1,69,51,067
30-09-2028 71,80,960 34,56,396 19,90,262 28,20,815 1,97,226 9,95,341 1,66,41,000
30-09-2029 70,29,705 33,84,704 19,76,807 27,59,617 1,96,065 9,91,084 1,63,37,983
30-09-1930 68,82,036 33,14,357 19,63,400 26,99,951 1,94,938 9,86,817 1,60,41,500

Table 5L: VETPOP2020 LIVING VETERANS BY OFFICER/ENLISTED, GENDER, 2020-2050

Numbers from this table should be reported to the nearest 1,000.

Gender All
Veterans Rank
Date Officer Enlisted Grand Total
30-09-2020 13,28,282 1,80,69,662 1,93,97,944
30-09-2021 13,03,358 1,76,53,752 1,89,57,110
30-09-2022 12,83,158 1,73,09,300 1,85,92,457
30-09-2023 12,64,338 1,69,85,706 1,82,50,044
30-09-2024 12,45,944 1,66,71,010 1,79,16,954
30-09-2025 12,27,747 1,63,62,019 1,75,89,766
30-09-2026 12,09,554 1,60,57,693 1,72,67,247
30-09-2027 11,91,392 1,57,59,675 1,69,51,067
30-09-2028 11,73,436 1,54,67,565 1,66,41,000
30-09-2029 11,55,807 1,51,82,176 1,63,37,983
30-09-1930 11,38,519 1,49,02,980 1,60,41,500