Table D-5.  Female Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1970-2016
                     
  SERVICE         18-24 YR-OLD
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   CIVILIANS
YEAR1 #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        % Female
1970 5,702 4.00 2,299 3.00 1,079 2.00 4,379 6.00 13,459 3.90 54.30
1971 5,193 3.00 2,453 3.00 1,097 2.00 4,189 4.00 12,932 3.10 53.30
1972 5,667 1.20 1,550 2.50 1,194 1.30 4,584 5.40 12,995 1.80 52.30
1973 8,336 4.90 4,949 5.30 691 1.40 6,339 6.80 20,315 5.00 52.00
1974 15,083 8.40 6,711 7.50 850 1.90 8,174 11.10 30,818 7.90 52.00
1975 18,540 10.30 6,781 6.90 1,325 2.30 9,752 13.20 36,398 8.90 51.80
1976 15,792 8.80 5,128 5.60 1,261 2.50 8,613 12.00 30,794 7.80 51.50
19772 18,921 8.70 5,921 4.60 1,783 3.10 12,276 13.40 38,901 7.90 51.50
1978 17,315 14.20 5,627 7.20 2,192 5.80 12,409 18.50 37,543 12.30 51.10
1979 17,196 13.40 8,705 11.30 2,137 5.50 13,307 20.00 41,345 13.30 51.00
1980 22,386 14.10 10,697 12.10 2,250 5.40 13,474 18.90 48,807 13.50 50.90
1981 17,064 15.60 8,987 10.50 2,143 5.50 9,719 13.80 37,913 12.50 50.80
1982 15,183 12.60 8,238 10.30 2,226 5.90 8,520 12.70 34,167 11.20 50.80
1983 16,576 12.50 8,245 11.20 1,987 5.40 8,759 14.50 35,567 11.70 50.60
1984 16,900 13.00 7,715 10.00 2,121 5.40 8,649 14.60 35,385 11.60 50.80
1985 15,401 12.90 9,733 11.70 2,174 6.40 10,943 16.90 38,251 12.70 50.80
1986 15,332 12.10 8,802 10.00 2,147 6.20 11,778 18.40 38,059 12.10 50.90
1987 16,262 13.50 7,705 8.80 1,790 5.30 10,149 18.60 35,906 12.10 50.80
1988 14,265 13.50 9,799 10.90 2,101 6.00 8,011 19.70 34,176 12.60 51.20
1989 16,048 14.30 10,790 12.00 2,092 6.40 9,157 21.20 38,087 13.70 51.30
1990 12,603 14.90 7,951 11.30 1,747 5.30 7,298 20.40 29,599 13.20 51.10
1991 11,266 14.50 6,394 9.30 1,606 5.40 6,452 21.70 25,718 12.50 51.00
1992 12,452 16.30 8,190 14.00 1,595 5.00 7,538 21.70 29,775 14.80 50.90
1993 11,801 16.00 8,013 12.70 1,595 4.60 6,966 22.30 28,375 14.00 50.70
1994 11,168 18.20 8,989 16.80 1,720 5.40 7,085 23.80 28,962 16.40 50.40
1995 10,749 18.70 9,371 19.90 1,882 5.90 7,443 24.20 29,445 17.60 50.30
1996 14,138 20.20 6,861 14.90 2,174 6.70 7,953 26.00 31,126 17.40 50.30
1997 15,271 20.20 6,935 14.10 2,440 7.20 8,422 28.00 33,068 17.50 50.00
1998 12,913 18.90 8,897 19.00 2,486 7.40 8,246 26.10 32,542 18.10 49.90
1999 13,252 19.80 9,268 18.00 2,300 7.00 8,692 26.90 33,512 18.20 50.20
2000 13,883 20.90 9,095 18.40 2,145 7.10 8,496 25.90 33,619 18.80 50.20
2001 14,144 20.50 9,198 18.40 2,095 6.90 8,218 24.30 33,655 18.40 50.10
2002 12,900 18.50 7,548 17.40 2,165 6.80 8,741 24.00 31,354 17.30 50.20
2003 13,009 19.20 6,926 17.20 2,173 6.80 8,568 23.70 30,676 17.40 50.00
2004 12,787 17.60 6,569 16.70 2,140 7.10 7,542 22.40 29,038 16.50 50.00
2005 10,900 17.20 6,159 16.30 2,262 7.10 4,303 22.50 23,624 15.50 50.00
2006 11,658 16.70 6,786 18.90 2,285 7.30 7,262 23.90 27,991 16.70 49.60
2007 10,236 16.30 6,404 18.50 2,482 7.30 6,468 23.30 25,590 16.10 49.40
2008 11,285 16.27 7,179 18.91 2,465 6.66 6,262 22.58 27,187 15.80 49.54
2009 9,947 15.62 7,388 20.98 2,530 8.18 6,733 21.19 26,598 16.46 49.72
2010 11,104 15.84 7,524 22.10 2,510 8.96 5,468 19.28 26,606 16.58 49.73
2011 10,112 16.32 7,734 23.19 2,499 8.40 5,267 18.63 25,612 16.71 49.39
2012 8,667 14.72 8,421 23.21 2,603 8.53 5,331 18.54 25,022 16.20 49.67
2013 10,623 15.99 9,302 23.31 2,791 8.70 5,010 19.07 27,726 16.84 49.82
2014 8,953 16.23 7,786 23.15 2,787 10.73 4,784 19.82 24,310 17.50 49.64
2015 9,669 16.97 8,743 25.08 2,797 9.52 4,954 20.62 26,163 18.01 49.78
2016 10,122 17.25   7,469 24.50   3,059 10.10   7,091 22.21   27,741 18.32   49.65
     
1. Data for FYs 1970-1972 are based upon voluntary enlistments only.  They do not include drafted inductees.
2. The end of the fiscal year was moved from June 30 to September 30 during calendar year 1977. As a result, the data for FY77 reflect accession counts for five quarters.
Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).
Percents are percent of component that are females in that year.
Source:  Civilian data 1970-1972 from Labor Force Statistics derived from the Current Population Survey, 1948-1987 (Washington, DC:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, August, 1988); Civilian data 1973-present from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files provided by DMDC. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year. Service data 1970-1972 from Patterson, D. A., & Haskins, J. A.,  The Air Force, Conscription, and the All-Volunteer Force (Montgomery, AL:  Air University Press, December 1987); and OASD (FMP)(MPP)(AP). Service data 1973-present from DMDC.
DMDC did not provide 2016 civilian data; 2016 data is provided as an estimate for the 2016 population.