| Table D-13. Female Active Component Enlisted Members by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1970-2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| SERVICE | 18-44 YR-OLD | |||||||||||||||
| FISCAL | ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | DoD | CIVILIANS | ||||||||||
| YEAR | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | % | |||||
| 1970 | 11,476 | 1.0 | 5,366 | 0.90 | 2,119 | 0.90 | 8,987 | 1.4 | 27,948 | 1.1 | ||||||
| 1971 | 11,825 | 1.2 | 5,476 | 1.0 | 1,981 | 1.0 | 10,132 | 1.6 | 29,414 | 1.2 | ||||||
| 1972 | 12,349 | 1.8 | 5,723 | 1.1 | 2,066 | 1.2 | 11,725 | 2.0 | 31,863 | 1.6 | ||||||
| 1973 | 16,448 | 2.4 | 8,835 | 1.8 | 1,973 | 1.1 | 15,022 | 2.6 | 42,278 | 2.2 | ||||||
| 1974 | 26,320 | 3.9 | 13,143 | 2.8 | 2,402 | 1.4 | 19,463 | 3.7 | 61,328 | 3.3 | ||||||
| 1975 | 37,703 | 5.6 | 17,357 | 3.7 | 2,841 | 1.6 | 25,232 | 5.0 | 83,133 | 4.6 | ||||||
| 1976 | 43,806 | 6.5 | 19,194 | 4.2 | 3,065 | 1.8 | 29,235 | 6.1 | 95,300 | 5.3 | ||||||
| 1977 | 46,093 | 6.8 | 19,210 | 4.2 | 3,509 | 2.0 | 34,609 | 7.4 | 103,421 | 5.8 | 41.8 | |||||
| 1978 | 50,288 | 7.5 | 20,937 | 4.5 | 4,652 | 2.7 | 40,710 | 8.7 | 116,587 | 6.6 | 42.5 | |||||
| 1979 | 54,815 | 8.3 | 24,751 | 5.4 | 5,501 | 3.3 | 45,954 | 10.0 | 131,021 | 7.5 | 43.0 | |||||
| 1980 | 61,349 | 9.1 | 29,806 | 6.5 | 6,219 | 3.7 | 51,397 | 11.3 | 148,771 | 8.5 | 43.4 | |||||
| 1981 | 64,877 | 9.6 | 34,348 | 7.3 | 7,090 | 4.1 | 53,902 | 11.5 | 160,217 | 9.0 | 43.7 | |||||
| 1982 | 64,261 | 9.6 | 37,024 | 7.7 | 7,874 | 4.5 | 54,064 | 11.3 | 163,223 | 9.0 | 44.0 | |||||
| 1983 | 66,056 | 9.9 | 39,873 | 8.3 | 8,286 | 4.7 | 54,864 | 11.4 | 169,079 | 9.3 | 44.3 | |||||
| 1984 | 66,664 | 10.0 | 41,579 | 8.5 | 8,577 | 4.9 | 55,339 | 11.4 | 172,159 | 9.5 | 44.5 | |||||
| 1985 | 67,930 | 10.2 | 44,492 | 9.0 | 9,041 | 5.1 | 57,586 | 11.8 | 179,049 | 9.8 | 44.9 | |||||
| 1986 | 69,200 | 10.4 | 45,602 | 9.0 | 9,246 | 5.2 | 60,694 | 12.3 | 184,742 | 10.0 | 45.1 | |||||
| 1987 | 71,136 | 10.6 | 45,938 | 9.0 | 9,140 | 5.1 | 62,666 | 12.7 | 188,880 | 10.2 | 45.4 | |||||
| 1988 | 71,519 | 10.8 | 47,539 | 9.2 | 8,959 | 5.1 | 60,981 | 13.1 | 188,998 | 10.4 | 45.5 | |||||
| 1989 | 73,780 | 11.2 | 49,602 | 9.6 | 8,975 | 5.1 | 63,175 | 13.7 | 195,532 | 10.8 | 45.7 | |||||
| 1990 | 70,741 | 11.4 | 49,275 | 9.8 | 8,647 | 4.9 | 60,250 | 14.0 | 188,913 | 10.9 | 45.7 | |||||
| 1991 | 67,229 | 11.2 | 48,172 | 9.7 | 8,278 | 4.8 | 58,540 | 14.3 | 182,219 | 10.8 | 45.5 | |||||
| 1992 | 61,211 | 12.0 | 47,688 | 10.2 | 7,704 | 4.7 | 55,598 | 14.8 | 172,201 | 11.3 | 45.6 | |||||
| 1993 | 59,668 | 12.4 | 45,919 | 10.5 | 7,228 | 4.5 | 53,940 | 15.1 | 166,755 | 11.6 | 45.7 | |||||
| 1994 | 58,395 | 12.9 | 44,339 | 11.0 | 7,029 | 4.5 | 53,433 | 15.7 | 163,196 | 12.1 | 46.1 | |||||
| 1995 | 56,666 | 13.4 | 44,375 | 12.0 | 7,402 | 4.7 | 51,478 | 16.2 | 159,921 | 12.6 | 46.2 | |||||
| 1996 | 58,084 | 14.3 | 43,240 | 12.2 | 7,823 | 5.0 | 52,129 | 16.9 | 161,276 | 13.2 | 46.4 | |||||
| 1997 | 61,661 | 15.1 | 41,309 | 12.4 | 8,499 | 5.4 | 53,167 | 17.8 | 164,636 | 13.7 | 46.5 | |||||
| 1998 | 60,830 | 15.1 | 41,367 | 12.8 | 8,925 | 5.7 | 53,542 | 18.4 | 164,664 | 14.1 | 46.4 | |||||
| 1999 | 60,283 | 15.2 | 41,399 | 13.2 | 9,276 | 6.0 | 53,968 | 18.9 | 164,926 | 14.3 | 46.5 | |||||
| 2000 | 62,491 | 15.5 | 42,750 | 13.6 | 9,499 | 6.1 | 54,344 | 19.3 | 169,084 | 14.7 | 46.6 | |||||
| 2001 | 62,827 | 15.7 | 44,630 | 14.0 | 9,552 | 6.2 | 54,856 | 19.6 | 171,865 | 14.9 | 46.5 | |||||
| 2002 | 62,806 | 15.5 | 46,490 | 14.3 | 9,459 | 6.1 | 57,957 | 19.8 | 176,712 | 15.0 | 46.4 | |||||
| 2003 | 62,943 | 15.2 | 46,535 | 14.5 | 9,560 | 6.0 | 59,354 | 20.0 | 178,392 | 15.0 | 45.7 | |||||
| 2004 | 60,361 | 14.6 | 45,318 | 14.4 | 9,654 | 6.1 | 59,436 | 19.9 | 174,769 | 14.8 | 45.8 | |||||
| 2005 | 57,196 | 14.1 | 43,698 | 14.3 | 9,849 | 6.1 | 54,906 | 19.9 | 165,649 | 14.4 | 45.8 | |||||
| 2006 | 58,012 | 13.8 | 42,331 | 14.4 | 10,045 | 6.2 | 54,957 | 20.1 | 165,345 | 14.4 | 45.7 | |||||
| 2007 | 58,117 | 13.4 | 41,144 | 14.7 | 10,568 | 6.3 | 52,595 | 20.0 | 162,424 | 14.2 | 45.9 | |||||
| 2008 | 59,703 | 13.2 | 41,194 | 15.0 | 11,113 | 6.2 | 51,404 | 19.9 | 163,414 | 14.0 | 45.8 | |||||
| 2009 | 59,425 | 13.0 | 42,129 | 15.5 | 11,757 | 6.4 | 51,966 | 19.7 | 165,277 | 14.1 | 46.1 | |||||
| 2010 | 60,411 | 12.9 | 43,153 | 16.0 | 12,218 | 6.7 | 50,947 | 19.3 | 166,729 | 14.1 | 46.2 | |||||
| 2011 | 60,255 | 13.0 | 43,896 | 16.4 | 12,363 | 6.9 | 50,301 | 19.1 | 166,815 | 14.2 | 46.0 | |||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar | ||||||||||||||||
| year. Service data 1970-1972 from OASD (FMP)(MPP)(AP). Service data 1973-present from Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). | ||||||||||||||||