May 23 2007
Data for mid-June 2005 show that the US accounted for 85.4 percent of coalition troops. The United Kingdom was second, with 5.1 percent. South Korea, Italy and Poland rounded out the top five coalition countries. The remaining 22 coalition countries account for 4.24 percent of coalition forces.
The Air Force has had the highest percentage of reserve troops deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. From Sept 2001 - Jan 2005, 33 percent of all Air Force active duty personnel 47 percent of the national guard and 49 percent of the reserve were in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Numbers for the Army: 37 percent active duty, 30 percent national guard, and 34 percent reserve.
Percentages drop considerably for Marines, Navy and Coast Guard.
What about Iraqi forces? In June 2004, the stated goal for the Iraqi National Guard and the Iraqi Armed Forces was increased from 41,088 and 35,000 (total 76,088) to 61,904 and 36,635 (total 98,539). In June, the combined "operational" total was 75,791, a 23 percent shortfall.
The following table uses data from the Brookings Report and reports the status as of June 2005 data. See the data pie chart. See change from January 2007.
Coalition Troop Data - June 2005
| Country | Population | Troops | % |
| US | 295,734,134 | 135,000 | 85.44 |
| United Kingdom | 60,441,457 | 8,000 | 5.06 |
| South Korea | 48,422,644 | 3,600 | 2.28 |
| Italy | 58,103,033 | 3,000 | 1.90 |
| Poland | 38,635,144 | 1,700 | 1.08 |
| Ukraine | 47,425,336 | 1,650 | 1.04 |
| Georgia | 4,677,401 | 850 | 0.54 |
| Romania | 22,329,977 | 800 | 0.51 |
| Japan | 127,417,244 | 550 | 0.35 |
| Denmark | 5,432,335 | 530 | 0.34 |
| Bulgaria | 7,450,349 | 400 | 0.25 |
| Remaining 17 Countries | NA | 1,920 | 1.22 |
