Vietnam War: number of living U.S. veterans until 2050| ��ƽ��

Annual projected number of living United States military veterans of the Vietnam War from 2020 until 2050

Characteristic	Projected number of living veterans
2050	243,192
2049	308,529
2048	386,354
2047	477,857
2046	584,114
2045	706,023
2044	844,212
2043	998,940
2042	1,170,031
2041	1,356,860
2040	1,558,402
2039	1,773,299
2038	1,999,930
2037	2,236,484
2036	2,481,010
2035	2,731,498
2034	2,985,934
2033	3,242,357
2032	3,498,943
2031	3,754,102
2030	4,006,516
2029	4,255,161
2028	4,499,278
2027	4,738,327
2026	4,971,932
2025	5,199,813
2024	5,421,759
2023	5,637,651
2022	5,849,629
2021	6,062,043
2020	6,291,560

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September 2020

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2020 to 2050

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Estimates of September 30 of each year.

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As of 2020, there were approximately 6.3 million veterans of the United States military still alive who served during the period of the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1975. Around 8.75 million service personnel served during the war, with 40% of those stationed in Vietnam and the surrounding Southeast Asian countries. Veterans of this conflict reflect the largest cohort of American veterans still alive in terms of service era.
Vietnam War veterans may still suffer from long-term health effects of their service during the war. These range from mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, to health conditions caused by exposure to toxic chemicals used to clear trees and plants in the Vietnamese jungle during the war. Since the signing of the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 by President Donald J. Trump, March 29th is designated in the U.S. as National Vietnam War Veterans Day.