Number of personnel in the UK British Army 2012-2025
As of the first quarter of 2025, there were approximately 109,245 personnel in the British Army, compared with almost 139,000 in the second quarter of 2012.
Number of personnel in the British Army in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2012 to 1st quarter 2025
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GOV.UK, & UK Ministry of Defence. (February 20, 2025). Number of personnel in the British Army in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2012 to 1st quarter 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/579831/number-of-personnel-in-the-british-army-uk/
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GOV.UK, UK Ministry of Defence. (2025). Number of personnel in the British Army in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2012 to 1st quarter 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/579831/number-of-personnel-in-the-british-army-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Ministry of Defence. "Number of Personnel in The British Army in The United Kingdom from 2nd Quarter 2012 to 1st Quarter 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/579831/number-of-personnel-in-the-british-army-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Ministry of Defence, Number of personnel in the British Army in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2012 to 1st quarter 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/579831/number-of-personnel-in-the-british-army-uk/ (last visited May 07, 2025)
Number of personnel in the British Army in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2012 to 1st quarter 2025 [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Ministry of Defence, February 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/579831/number-of-personnel-in-the-british-army-uk/
