Number and percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds in the armed forces, by age group and sex: 2000 through 2008

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Table 29.	Number and percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds in the armed forces, by age group and sex: 2000 through 2008

Year	Total	Ages 18–19		Ages 20–21		Ages 22–24
Year	Total	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
	Number in armed forces
2000	541,696	109,284	24,428	163,172	31,416	178,903	34,493
2001	555,786	107,537	23,802	168,607	33,295	185,944	36,601
2002	570,490	102,188	22,098	172,132	34,705	200,060	39,307
2003	578,766	94,168	19,964	173,661	34,654	214,658	41,661
2004	571,998	92,055	18,013	170,440	32,511	217,184	41,795
2005	541,313	82,648	15,325	161,585	28,877	212,818	40,060
2006	539,139	82,916	16,513	158,587	27,017	214,670	39,436
2007	531,357	82,636	15,974	151,923	25,739	217,557	37,528
2008	537,187	84,758	15,680	151,606	25,775	222,609	36,759
	Percentage of resident population in armed forces
2000	2.0	2.6	0.6	4.0	0.8	3.1	0.6
2001	2.0	2.6	0.6	4.0	0.8	3.2	0.7
2002	2.0	2.4	0.6	4.0	0.9	3.3	0.7
2003	2.0	2.2	0.5	4.1	0.9	3.4	0.7
2004	2.0	2.2	0.4	4.0	0.8	3.4	0.7
2005	1.9	2.0	0.4	3.8	0.7	3.3	0.7
2006	1.8	1.9	0.4	3.7	0.7	3.3	0.6
2007	1.8	1.9	0.4	3.5	0.6	3.3	0.6
2008	1.8	1.9	0.4	3.5	0.6	3.4	0.6

NOTE: Data consist of active component enlisted members of the armed forces, including members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center. "Population Representation in the Military Services," appendix B, fiscal years 2000–08 and U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Population Estimates, 2000–08, retrieved November 4, 2010, from http://www.census.gov/popest/national/asrh/2008-nat-res.html.