Data & Statistics: Defense & Military

Data distribution site. COW seeks to facilitate the collection, dissemination, and use of accurate and reliable quantitative data in international relations. Key principles of the project include a commitment to standard scientific principles of replication, data reliability, documentation, review, and the transparency of data collection procedures.

The most recent versions of the primary ICB data sets (Version 15) contain information for all crises occurring during the 1918-2019 period. The datasets include information on 496 international crises and 1,100 crisis actors. There are 35 protracted conflicts. There is also an interactive data viewer of the data and summaries originally published as part of A Study of Crisis by Michael Brecher and Jonathan Wilkenfeld.

The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is a historic open-source database provided by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland. Includes information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2020.

Iraq Body Count maintains the world’s largest public database of violent civilian deaths since the 2003 invasion, as well as separate running total which includes combatants.

PRIO is committed to making our research data publically available. You can find replication data and datasets from various PRIO projects and publications by following the links on the Data page.

The SIPRI database can be used to generate detailed written reports and statistical data. Information contained includes arms transfer, cooperation & assistance, expenditures, arms control and disarmament as well as peace operations.

Theater History of Operations (THOR), is a database of historic aerial bombings from World War I through Vietnam. This dataset includes aerial bombing in Korean War. Digitized paper mission reports by location, mission data and 30-plus other attributes. Public domain data files require membership (free) for access.

Theater History of Operations (THOR), is a database of historic aerial bombings from World War I through Vietnam. This dataset contains digitized paper mission reports by location, mission data and 30-plus other attributes. Public domain data files require membership (free) for access.

Theater History of Operations (THOR), is a database of historic aerial bombings from World War I through Vietnam. This dataset combines digitized paper mission reports from WWI. It can be searched by date, conflict, geographic location and more than 30 additional data attributes forming a live-action sequence of events. Public domain data files require membership (free) for access.

Theater History of Operations (THOR), is a database of historic aerial bombings from World War I through Vietnam. This dataset combines digitized paper mission reports from WWII. It can be searched by date, conflict, geographic location and more than 60 other data elements to form a live-action sequence of the air war from 1939 to 1945. The records include U.S. and Royal Air Force data, as well as some Australian, New Zealand and South African Air Force missions. Public domain data files require membership (free) for access.

The Minorities at Risk (MAR) Project is a university-based research project that monitors and analyzes the status and conflicts of politically-active communal groups in all countries with a current population of at least 500,000. The project is designed to provide information in a standardized format that aids comparative research and contributes to the understanding of conflicts involving relevant groups. Selected project materials on more than 284 groups are available as well as the Minorities at Risk Organizational Behavior (MAROB) dataset.

Contains charts, graphs, data visualizations, and large datasets for download. The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) is the world’s main provider of data on organized violence and the oldest ongoing data collection project for civil war, with a history of almost 40 years. Its definition of armed conflict has become the global standard of how conflicts are systematically defined and studied.

Collection of KSB documents that include talents, requirements, descriptions and domains. Sorted by branch. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a listing of documents.

Contains military and civilian employee strength by service information with several disaggregates.

DoD Enterprise, multi-domain data and analytics platform. Provides data on readiness, global force management, people, financial management, acquisition, and budget. Access-restricted: must request access to specific products or applications.

Contains data regarding military retirement, education benefits, survivor benefits, and health care valuation reports (2009 to 2021).

The Military Balance, Volume 121, Issue 1 (2021): 517-522.

Military One Source (2022)

Auburn University (2024).

The O*NET Program is the nation's primary source of occupational information. The Military Crosswalk files contain data for a variety of military occupations.

Detailed reports of compensation and pay, including tables and charts of compensation data.

A listing of available data and statistics. The results of the CASAL reside in the DTIC web portal and require a CAC card to authenticate users.

NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective and non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions.

The Army survey which allows Soldiers to voice their concerns directly and anonymously to Army leadership. DACES is a customized survey, with questions tailored to the individual Soldier based on their responses to previous questions. The Army will use the results of DACES to inform retention efforts, create retention incentives, and improve quality of life programs.

Contains links to sites with statistical information and published reports on subjects such as U.S. military casualties (DCAS), aggregated roster immunization reports (ICRS), and military training and readiness reports (START). (For use on DoD Network only)

Summary of employee perceptions and responses across a wide variety of topics.

Explore global survey results on a variety of workplace topics from leadership & management to teleworking. Also includes societal indicators measuring global emotional well-being, financial security, and life meaning.

Explore survey results and public opinion through Trends A-Z, featuring data on a variety of current issues and topics.

Pew Research Center conducts public opinion surveys around the world on a broad array of subjects ranging from people's assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world and important issues of the day. The Global Indicators Database contains data from over 600,000 interviews in 69 countries.

IPUMS provides census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space. IPUMS integration and documentation makes it easy to study change, conduct comparative research, merge information across data types, and analyze individuals within family and community contexts. Data and services available free of charge.

The Futures Survey assesses youth propensity to serve in the military. Influencers Survey assesses parents’ and grandparents’ views on military service.

Variety of survey data including Status of Forces, Workplace Gender Relations, Sexual Assault & Prevention Responder and Experiences, Management Evaluation, Spouse surveys, Defense Organizational Climate, and several others.

A nonpartisan think tank that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center offers datasets and case-level microdata for much of its research for the purpose of secondary analysis.

Census Bureau statistics organized by themes, or topics, making it easier for you to find what you need. Each topic and subtopic lists associated data, news, and more.

U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism.