As of the third quarter of 2024, there were approximately 2.04 million people working for the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS), compared with around 1.2 million people at the start of 2000.
Number of public sector employees in the National Health Service (NHS) and other health and social work professions in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
NHS
Other health and social work
Q1 2000
1,197
398
Q2 2000
1,204
388
Q3 2000
1,213
379
Q4 2000
1,223
375
Q1 2001
1,235
373
Q2 2001
1,249
375
Q3 2001
1,263
378
Q4 2001
1,278
366
Q1 2002
1,292
371
Q2 2002
1,309
370
Q3 2002
1,325
357
Q4 2002
1,341
345
Q1 2003
1,359
345
Q2 2003
1,374
350
Q3 2003
1,391
354
Q4 2003
1,408
363
Q1 2004
1,426
365
Q2 2004
1,430
364
Q3 2004
1,443
368
Q4 2004
1,456
368
Q1 2005
1,466
370
Q2 2005
1,480
372
Q3 2005
1,485
366
Q4 2005
1,488
366
Q1 2006
1,484
364
Q2 2006
1,477
364
Q3 2006
1,460
367
Q4 2006
1,447
364
Q1 2007
1,448
363
Q2 2007
1,443
362
Q3 2007
1,444
360
Q4 2007
1,447
354
Q1 2008
1,451
359
Q2 2008
1,463
359
Q3 2008
1,483
395
Q4 2008
1,503
395
Q1 2009
1,503
395
Q2 2009
1,530
394
Q3 2009
1,546
407
Q4 2009
1,552
404
Q1 2010
1,557
399
Q2 2010
1,559
398
Q3 2010
1,551
398
Q4 2010
1,545
391
Q1 2011
1,539
390
Q2 2011
1,531
385
Q3 2011
1,523
378
Q4 2011
1,515
380
Q1 2012
1,507
367
Q2 2012
1,504
362
Q3 2012
1,502
356
Q4 2012
1,505
351
Q1 2013
1,508
347
Q2 2013
1,505
343
Q3 2013
1,512
341
Q4 2013
1,516
337
Q1 2014
1,523
333
Q2 2014
1,528
322
Q3 2014
1,534
319
Q4 2014
1,538
314
Q1 2015
1,545
308
Q2 2015
1,551
305
Q3 2015
1,559
302
Q4 2015
1,571
300
Q1 2016
1,579
294
Q2 2016
1,589
293
Q3 2016
1,596
286
Q4 2016
1,601
280
Q1 2017
1,613
277
Q2 2017
1,623
273
Q3 2017
1,629
273
Q4 2017
1,639
230
Q1 2018
1,642
228
Q2 2018
1,650
223
Q3 2018
1,663
215
Q4 2018
1,671
214
Q1 2019
1,682
213
Q2 2019
1,695
216
Q3 2019
1,711
213
Q4 2019
1,727
212
Q1 2020
1,744
210
Q2 2020
1,783
208
Q3 2020
1,778
210
Q4 2020
1,792
210
Q1 2021
1,835
211
Q2 2021
1,847
209
Q3 2021
1,850
212
Q4 2021
1,862
211
Q1 2022
1,874
212
Q2 2022
1,884
213
Q3 2022
1,899
212
Q4 2022
1,916
211
Q1 2023
1,938
210
Q2 2023
1,963
212
Q3 2023
1,983
209
Q4 2023
2,004
208
Q1 2024
2,017
206
Q2 2024
2,028
205
Q3 2024
2,040
204
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 17, 2024). Number of public sector employees in the National Health Service (NHS) and other health and social work professions in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/782288/public-sector-nhs-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of public sector employees in the National Health Service (NHS) and other health and social work professions in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782288/public-sector-nhs-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of public sector employees in the National Health Service (NHS) and other health and social work professions in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782288/public-sector-nhs-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Public Sector Employees in The National Health Service (Nhs) and Other Health and Social Work Professions in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 2000 to 3rd Quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782288/public-sector-nhs-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of public sector employees in the National Health Service (NHS) and other health and social work professions in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782288/public-sector-nhs-workforce-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of public sector employees in the National Health Service (NHS) and other health and social work professions in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/782288/public-sector-nhs-workforce-uk/
