There were 148,000 people working in the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom as of the secon quarter of 2024, compared with 217,000 in the first quarter of 1999.
Number of public sector employees in His Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 2nd quarter 2024
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 11, 2024). Number of public sector employees in His Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/580516/public-sector-hm-forces-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of public sector employees in His Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580516/public-sector-hm-forces-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of public sector employees in His Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580516/public-sector-hm-forces-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Public Sector Employees in His Majesty's Armed Forces in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 1999 to 2nd Quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580516/public-sector-hm-forces-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of public sector employees in His Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580516/public-sector-hm-forces-workforce-uk/ (last visited September 27, 2024)
Number of public sector employees in His Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 2nd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/580516/public-sector-hm-forces-workforce-uk/