The number of military veterans in the United States is our focus on this Veterans Day.
The chart we present here shows three population figures over more than a half century: Active Duty Military, Military Veterans, and the overall population, by way of comparison. The veterans population is shown as the dark blue columns along the bottom of the chart.
We offer our sincere thanks to all those who have served—or are serving—this country in one of our military branches.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 1980 and 2008
Market size: 28.6 million and 23.2 million respectively
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, editions 1980, 1990 and 2010. Recent editions are available online here.
Original source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
The hidden riches on this site amaze me. I’ll crib this come next November, with your Okay. What a delightful site for those of us who get excited by the numbers…
It is just nice to see these little MArket Size snippets finding a useful outlet! By November 2011, we should be able to add a year or two to the chart as new data are released…
Cheers.