In 2007, the total number of employees of the NatWest Group almost doubled, reaching the highest of the observed time period, with 226,400 people employed. Since then, the number of people employed by the group has continuously decreased, reaching a total of under 61.6 thousand employees in 2023. NatWest Group, named Royal Bank of Scotland until 2020, has one of the highest customer counts of any of the UK’s leading banks.
Customers gained and lost
As many as 100,000 people in the United Kingdom switch from their main current account provider every month. Although NatWest Group boasts millions of customers across the UK, it has seen a negative change of customers gained or lost since the second quarter or 2018.
Bank employment in Europe
The financial services sector in the UK has over one million employees. Behind Germany and France, the United Kingdom has the third highest number of employees in the banking sector in Europe.
Number of employees at NatWest Group from 2005 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Royal Bank of Scotland. (February 16, 2024). Number of employees at NatWest Group from 2005 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421353/number-of-staff-of-the-royal-bank-of-scotland/
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