There were 152,000 people working in the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom as of the first quarter of 2023, compared with 217,000 in the first quarter of 1999.
Number of public sector employees in Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 13, 2023). Number of public sector employees in Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 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 Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580516/public-sector-hm-forces-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of public sector employees in Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580516/public-sector-hm-forces-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Public Sector Employees in Her Majesty's Armed Forces in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 1999 to 1st Quarter 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580516/public-sector-hm-forces-workforce-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of public sector employees in Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580516/public-sector-hm-forces-workforce-uk/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of public sector employees in Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/580516/public-sector-hm-forces-workforce-uk/