How many ww2 veterans are alive in 2017?

As of 2017, it was estimated that around 558,000 World War II veterans were still alive in the United States. The number has been declining rapidly due to the age of the veterans, many of whom were born in the early 1920s. Additionally, this figure varied globally, with millions of veterans from other countries also having served. However, precise numbers were difficult to ascertain as they continued to decrease year by year.