Number of public sector employees in the civil service UK 2000-2024

Published by D. Clark, Dec 18, 2024

There were around 548,000n people working as in the civil service in the United Kingdom as of the third quarter of 2024. Between 2011 and 2016, the number of civil servants fell significantly, with a recent uptick noticeable from 2018 onwards.

Number of public sector employees in the civil service in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)

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2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 2000 to Q3 2024

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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