|
|
|
| Chapter 2 - Personnel |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Table 2.10 Strength of UK Regular Forces by Service and ethnic origin at 1 April each year1,2 |
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| |
Number |
Percent1 |
Number |
Percent1 |
Number |
Percent1 |
Number |
|
Percent1 |
|
Number |
|
Percent1 |
|
Number |
|
Percent1 |
|
| All Services |
207 020 |
|
201 100 |
|
195 850 |
|
190 395 |
p |
|
|
187 055 |
p |
|
|
188 365 |
p |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ethnic Minorities2 |
9 320 |
4.9 |
9 885 |
5.3 |
10 180 |
5.5 |
10 360 |
p |
5.8 |
p |
10 600 |
p |
6.1 |
p |
11 380 |
p |
6.5 |
p |
| Asian |
790 |
0.4 |
905 |
0.5 |
970 |
0.5 |
1 025 |
p |
0.6 |
p |
1 090 |
p |
0.6 |
p |
1 320 |
p |
0.8 |
p |
| Black |
5 065 |
2.6 |
5 535 |
3.0 |
5 790 |
3.1 |
5 990 |
p |
3.4 |
p |
6 270 |
p |
3.6 |
p |
6 780 |
p |
3.9 |
p |
| Chinese |
155 |
0.1 |
160 |
0.1 |
150 |
0.1 |
140 |
p |
0.1 |
p |
145 |
p |
0.1 |
p |
140 |
p |
0.1 |
p |
| Mixed |
2 320 |
1.2 |
2 275 |
1.2 |
2 275 |
1.2 |
2 250 |
p |
1.3 |
p |
2 155 |
p |
1.2 |
p |
2 225 |
p |
1.3 |
p |
| Other |
995 |
0.5 |
1 010 |
0.5 |
995 |
0.5 |
955 |
p |
0.5 |
p |
940 |
p |
0.5 |
p |
910 |
p |
0.5 |
p |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
182 060 |
95.1 |
177 665 |
94.7 |
173 710 |
94.5 |
167 315 |
p |
94.2 |
p |
164 250 |
p |
93.9 |
p |
164 615 |
p |
93.5 |
p |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unknown3 |
15 640 |
* |
13 545 |
* |
11 955 |
* |
12 725 |
p |
* |
|
12 210 |
p |
* |
|
12 370 |
p |
* |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Naval Service |
40 880 |
|
39 945 |
|
39 390 |
|
38 860 |
|
|
|
38 575 |
p |
|
|
38 340 |
p |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ethnic Minorities2 |
920 |
2.4 |
960 |
2.5 |
995 |
2.6 |
985 |
|
2.7 |
|
1 125 |
p |
3.1 |
p |
1 200 |
p |
3.3 |
p |
| Asian |
75 |
0.2 |
85 |
0.2 |
85 |
0.2 |
70 |
|
0.2 |
|
80 |
p |
0.2 |
p |
85 |
p |
0.2 |
p |
| Black |
310 |
0.8 |
335 |
0.9 |
385 |
1.0 |
405 |
|
1.1 |
|
540 |
p |
1.5 |
p |
605 |
p |
1.7 |
p |
| Chinese |
25 |
0.1 |
25 |
0.1 |
25 |
0.1 |
25 |
|
0.1 |
|
25 |
p |
0.1 |
p |
20 |
p |
0.1 |
p |
| Mixed |
360 |
0.9 |
365 |
0.9 |
360 |
0.9 |
345 |
|
0.9 |
|
340 |
p |
0.9 |
p |
355 |
p |
1.0 |
p |
| Other |
145 |
0.4 |
145 |
0.4 |
145 |
0.4 |
140 |
|
0.4 |
|
135 |
p |
0.4 |
p |
135 |
p |
0.4 |
p |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
37 630 |
97.6 |
37 465 |
97.5 |
37 260 |
97.4 |
35 485 |
|
97.3 |
|
35 690 |
p |
96.9 |
p |
35 280 |
p |
96.7 |
p |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unknown3 |
2 330 |
* |
1 520 |
* |
1 135 |
* |
2 385 |
|
* |
|
1 760 |
p |
* |
|
1 865 |
p |
* |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Army |
112 745 |
|
109 285 |
|
107 730 |
|
106 170 |
p |
|
|
105 090 |
p |
|
|
106 460 |
p |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ethnic Minorities2 |
7 200 |
6.9 |
7 780 |
7.6 |
8 150 |
8.0 |
8 435 |
p |
8.4 |
p |
8 610 |
p |
8.8 |
p |
9 315 |
p |
9.4 |
p |
| Asian |
540 |
0.5 |
655 |
0.6 |
735 |
0.7 |
820 |
p |
0.8 |
p |
885 |
p |
0.9 |
p |
1 100 |
p |
1.1 |
p |
| Black |
4 435 |
4.2 |
4 890 |
4.8 |
5 140 |
5.1 |
5 345 |
p |
5.3 |
p |
5 515 |
p |
5.6 |
p |
5 970 |
p |
6.0 |
p |
| Chinese |
95 |
0.1 |
95 |
0.1 |
90 |
0.1 |
85 |
p |
0.1 |
p |
90 |
p |
0.1 |
p |
90 |
p |
0.1 |
p |
| Mixed |
1 475 |
1.4 |
1 460 |
1.4 |
1 495 |
1.5 |
1 510 |
p |
1.5 |
p |
1 445 |
p |
1.5 |
p |
1 490 |
p |
1.5 |
p |
| Other |
655 |
0.6 |
675 |
0.7 |
690 |
0.7 |
670 |
p |
0.7 |
p |
670 |
p |
0.7 |
p |
660 |
p |
0.7 |
p |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
97 745 |
93.1 |
94 595 |
92.4 |
93 490 |
92.0 |
92 000 |
p |
91.6 |
p |
89 625 |
p |
91.2 |
p |
89 845 |
p |
90.6 |
p |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unknown3 |
7 805 |
* |
6 910 |
* |
6 090 |
* |
5 730 |
p |
* |
|
6 860 |
p |
* |
|
7 300 |
p |
* |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Royal Air Force |
53 390 |
|
51 870 |
|
48 730 |
|
45 370 |
|
|
|
43 390 |
p |
|
|
43 565 |
p |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ethnic Minorities2 |
1 200 |
2.5 |
1 150 |
2.5 |
1 040 |
2.4 |
935 |
|
2.3 |
|
865 |
p |
2.2 |
p |
870 |
p |
2.2 |
p |
| Asian |
170 |
0.4 |
165 |
0.4 |
155 |
0.3 |
135 |
|
0.3 |
|
120 |
p |
0.3 |
p |
135 |
p |
0.3 |
p |
| Black |
320 |
0.7 |
310 |
0.7 |
265 |
0.6 |
235 |
|
0.6 |
|
215 |
p |
0.5 |
p |
210 |
p |
0.5 |
p |
| Chinese |
35 |
0.1 |
35 |
0.1 |
35 |
0.1 |
30 |
|
0.1 |
|
30 |
p |
0.1 |
p |
35 |
p |
0.1 |
p |
| Mixed |
485 |
1.0 |
455 |
1.0 |
420 |
1.0 |
395 |
|
1.0 |
|
370 |
p |
0.9 |
p |
380 |
p |
0.9 |
p |
| Other |
195 |
0.4 |
185 |
0.4 |
165 |
0.4 |
145 |
|
0.4 |
|
130 |
p |
0.3 |
p |
115 |
p |
0.3 |
p |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
46 685 |
97.5 |
45 605 |
97.5 |
42 960 |
97.6 |
39 825 |
|
97.7 |
|
38 935 |
p |
97.8 |
p |
39 490 |
p |
97.8 |
p |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unknown3 |
5 505 |
* |
5 115 |
* |
4 730 |
* |
4 605 |
|
* |
|
3 590 |
p |
* |
|
3 210 |
p |
* |
|
| Source: DASA (Quad-Service) |
| UK Regular Forces comprises all trained and untrained personnel. It excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists. |
| |
| 1. Percentages are calculated from unrounded data and are based on those with known ethnicity only. |
| 2. Asian comprises Asian Bangladeshi, Asian Pakistani, Asian Indian and other Asian Backgrounds. |
| Black comprises Black Caribbean, Black African and other Black Backgrounds. |
| Chinese is defined as "any Chinese background". |
| Mixed comprises Mixed Black African and White, Mixed Asian and White, Mixed Black Caribbean and white and other Mixed Ethnic Backgrounds. |
| Other is defined as "other ethnic background". |
| 3. Includes those with an unrecorded ethnic origin and those who chose not to declare. |
| |
| Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, Army strength statistics from1 April 2007 onwards, and Naval Service and RAF strength statistics from 1 April 2008 onwards are provisional and subject to review. |
|
|
|