Employment figures Barclays group 2021, by country

Barclays Group, one of the largest banks in the United Kingdom, employed 47,686 thousand people across the country as of 2021. The UK division accounted for almost 55 percent of all employees of the banking group. India and the United States accounted for the next highest employment figures globally. The majority of the bank’s employees now work in the Head Office division.

Leading UK banks by customers

For Lloyds Bank Group, Barclays, The Royal Bank of Scotland and nationwide, there was an increase of overall customer numbers between 2007 and 2017. Lloyds (including Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Scottish Widows) increased their number of customers by approximately 11 million.

Barclays, a global bank

Barclays Plc operates in a total of 40 countries globally, the tenth highest of Europe's leading banks in 2020. In terms of total assets, Barclays is the fifth largest bank in Europe. As with most other leading banks in the UK and across Europe, the total value of assets owned by Barclays has decreased over several years.