SERVICE
 
18-44 YR OLD
FISCAL
ARMY
NAVY
MARINE CORPS
AIR FORCE
TOTAL DoD
CIVILIANS
YEAR
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
  
%
1973
125,538
18.41%
37,569
7.67%
29,862
16.92%
76,614
13.40%
269,583
14.04%
  
NA
1974
143,449
21.27%
39,905
8.41%
30,757
18.08%
75,225
14.22%
289,336
15.65%
  
NA
1975
150,458
22.19%
36,593
7.86%
32,128
18.11%
73,209
14.55%
292,388
16.03%
  
NA
1976
159,531
23.55%
35,940
7.87%
29,366
16.92%
70,435
14.64%
295,272
16.50%
  
NA
1977
178,945
26.31%
39,755
8.61%
30,194
17.44%
68,569
14.59%
317,463
17.79%
  
10.6%
1978
194,700
29.09%
43,209
9.35%
32,597
18.91%
69,619
14.82%
340,125
19.17%
  
10.8%
1979
210,802
32.09%
48,417
10.61%
35,693
21.38%
72,224
15.74%
367,136
21.11%
  
10.7%
1980
221,442
32.87%
52,687
11.49%
38,161
22.41%
74,495
16.33%
386,785
21.99%
  
10.7%
1981
223,817
33.17%
56,292
12.00%
37,919
22.00%
77,800
16.65%
395,828
22.20%
  
10.7%
1982
220,129
32.73%
59,832
12.47%
37,499
21.40%
81,291
17.05%
398,751
22.10%
  
10.9%
1983
210,345
31.43%
62,072
12.84%
35,830
20.47%
82,190
17.00%
390,437
21.56%
  
11.1%
1984
203,669
30.51%
64,322
13.13%
35,057
19.93%
82,429
16.95%
385,477
21.18%
  
11.1%
1985
198,981
29.87%
67,020
13.52%
36,112
20.30%
83,751
17.14%
385,864
21.11%
  
11.1%
1986
197,820
29.67%
71,719
14.22%
36,717
20.55%
85,525
17.29%
391,781
21.24%
  
11.2%
1987
200,243
29.96%
77,366
15.09%
37,217
20.73%
85,755
17.32%
400,581
21.59%
  
11.2%
1988
201,049
30.45%
81,784
15.90%
37,023
20.88%
82,028
17.57%
401,884
22.10%
  
11.2%
1989
205,808
31.27%
87,286
16.97%
36,700
20.76%
80,457
17.38%
410,251
22.64%
  
11.3%
1990
200,300
32.12%
88,904
17.73%
36,482
20.66%
76,047
17.65%
401,733
23.19%
  
13.9%
1991
191,516
31.79%
87,807
17.76%
34,801
19.99%
71,074
17.36%
385,198
22.92%
  
11.5%
1992
161,237
31.53%
83,442
17.85%
31,319
18.95%
64,394
17.14%
340,392
22.40%
  
11.5%
1993
147,526
30.71%
78,456
17.88%
28,747
17.96%
60,158
16.89%
314,887
21.94%
  
11.6%
1994
136,800
30.31%
72,712
18.10%
27,038
17.29%
57,418
16.82%
293,968
21.76%
  
11.8%
1995
127,056
30.14%
69,285
18.68%
26,654
17.00%
53,811
16.92%
276,806
21.84%
  
12.1%
1996
121,085
29.89%
67,591
19.09%
26,329
16.77%
52,592
17.04%
267,597
21.85%
  
12.0%
1997
121,138
29.68%
65,276
19.53%
26,205
16.78%
52,069
17.39%
264,688
22.10%
  
12.3%
1998
118,420
29.46%
64,148
19.92%
25,837
16.64%
51,793
17.76%
260,198
22.22%
  
12.3%
1999
116,391
29.38%
63,645
20.25%
25,591
16.53%
51,597
18.03%
257,224
22.34%
  
12.6%
2000
116,925
29.07%
64,813
20.64%
25,119
16.20%
51,988
18.42%
258,845
22.44%
  
12.4%
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.