This statistic displays the total number of officers employed in the United Kingdom (UK) armed forces from 2012 to 2019. This period saw an annual decrease in officer numbers from the peak in 2012 with 30.7 thousand to 27.5 thousand in 2019. Over these years there was an overall reduction of 3,200 officers.
Number of officers in the armed forces of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2019
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GOV.UK. "Number of Officers in The Armed Forces of The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2012 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/579925/number-of-officers-in-uk-armed-forces/
GOV.UK, Number of officers in the armed forces of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/579925/number-of-officers-in-uk-armed-forces/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Number of officers in the armed forces of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2019 [Graph], GOV.UK, June 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/579925/number-of-officers-in-uk-armed-forces/