There were ******* active duty United States Army members as of September 2025. This reflected a slight decrease in comparison to the number recorded in the previous year. Overall, there were **** million active duty U.S. Department of Defense personnel.
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U.S. Department of Defense. (December 9, 2025). Active duty United States Army personnel from September 1995 to September 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/232339/us-army-personnel-numbers/
U.S. Department of Defense. "Active duty United States Army personnel from September 1995 to September 2025." Chart. December 9, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232339/us-army-personnel-numbers/
U.S. Department of Defense. (2025). Active duty United States Army personnel from September 1995 to September 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232339/us-army-personnel-numbers/
U.S. Department of Defense. "Active Duty United States Army Personnel from September 1995 to September 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232339/us-army-personnel-numbers/
U.S. Department of Defense, Active duty United States Army personnel from September 1995 to September 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232339/us-army-personnel-numbers/ (last visited May 08, 2026)
Active duty United States Army personnel from September 1995 to September 2025 [Graph], U.S. Department of Defense, December 9, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/232339/us-army-personnel-numbers/
