Percent of Population 18 and Over That are Veterans

22 million veterans living in the United States. The Department of Veterans Affairs expects the number of living veterans to steadily decline to 14.5 million in 2043.

US veteran population
Wartime veterans – 16.50 million (WWII – 1.02 million, Korean Conflict – 1.89 million, Vietnam War – 7.25 million, Gulf Wars – 7.03 million).
Peacetime veterans – 5.50 million.