Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many civilians are currently employed by the Ministry of Defence; and how many civilians have been employed by the Ministry of Defence in each of the past five years.
On 1 April 2024, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilian personnel headcount was 63,702.
The below table show the MOD civilian personnel headcount for the past five years, as at 1 April.
Year, as at 1 April | Civilian personnel headcount |
2020 | 60,256 |
2021 | 62,039 |
2022 | 61,895 |
2023 | 62,652 |
2024 | 63,702 |
This data excludes Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Short-Term Employees and Contractors.
Statistics on the number of civilian personnel employed by the MOD by both headcount and FTE are published by the Office for National Statistics on gov.uk at the following link: