Armed Forces
(asked on 3rd May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current strength of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces.
This question was answered on 10th May 2018
The strength of Her Majesty's Armed Forces as at 1 January 2018 is 194,950.
Information on Armed Forces strength is regularly published by Defence Statistics in the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics, which can be found at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2018
Updated figures as at 1 April will be accessible at the same website address from 17 May 2018.