Ministry of Defence: Staff
(asked on 5th June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current ratio of civilians employed by the Ministry of Defence against the total number of service personnel; and how this ratio compares with (1) the United States, and (2) France.
The table below details the total number of Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilians by year from April 2019 - April 2023.
As of 1 January 2023, the total of both MOD Civilians full time equivalent (FTE) and military service personnel stood at 213,590, of which 28% (60,288) were civilians.
Data for the United States and France is not held by MOD, therefore comparative data is not available.
MOD Total Civilians by Year, April 2019 - April 2023, FTE.
Year | 1April 2019 | 1 April 2020 | 1 April 2021 | 1 April 2022 | 1 April 2023 |
MIOD Total Civilians | 57,760 | 58,523 | 60,005 | 59,903 | 60,645 |
1. These figures include all MOD Civilians, including MOD Main Top Level Budgetary areas, Trading Fund and Executive Agencies, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Locally engaged civilians.
2. Figures are full time equivalent (FTE).