Table 1 - Total Strength of UK Regular Forces1 - by gender      
                                   
                            Number
                                   
                                   
            Officers   Other Ranks  
       
Total
Total
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
  
                                   
                                   
All Services2                              
                                   
  1 April 2005   201,100   33,000   29,410   3,600   168,090   153,530   14,560  
  1 April 2006   195,850   32,700   29,020   3,680   163,150   148,960   14,190  
  1 April 2007   190,400 p 32,100 p 28,380 p 3,720 p 158,290 p 144,380 p 13,920 p
  1 April 2008   187,060 p 31,710 p 27,950 p 3,760 p 155,340 p 141,480 p 13,860 p
  1 April 2009   188,370 p 31,690 p 27,860 p 3,830 p 156,680 p 142,660 p 14,020 p
                                   
  1 June 2009   188,900 p 31,830 p 27,980 p 3,850 p 157,080 p 143,020 p 14,050 p
                                   
                                   
Naval Service2                              
                                   
  1 April 2005   39,940   7,730   7,070   660   32,210   29,180   3,030  
  1 April 2006   39,390   7,660   6,980   680   31,730   28,740   3,000  
  1 April 2007   38,860   7,580   6,900   680   31,280   28,310   2,970  
  1 April 2008   38,570 p 7,480 p 6,780 p 700 p 31,090 p 28,110 p 2,980 p
  1 April 2009   38,340 p 7,410 p 6,700 p 720 p 30,930 p 27,980 p 2,950 p
                                   
  1 June 2009   38,380 p 7,420 p 6,700 p 720 p 30,960 p 28,010 p 2,950 p
                                   
                                   
Army2                              
                                   
  1 April 2005   109,290   14,660   13,110   1,550   94,630   87,970   6,660  
  1 April 2006   107,730   14,730   13,140   1,590   93,000   86,410   6,590  
  1 April 2007   106,170 p 14,630 p 13,000 p 1,630 p 91,540 p 84,980 p 6,550 p
  1 April 2008   105,090 p 14,560 p 12,920 p 1,640 p 90,530 p 83,940 p 6,600 p
  1 April 2009   106,460 p 14,510 p 12,880 p 1,620 p 91,950 p 85,260 p 6,700 p
                                   
  1 June 2009   107,160 p 14,720 p 13,070 p 1,640 p 92,450 p 85,740 p 6,710 p
                                   
                                   
Royal Air Force2                              
                                   
  1 April 2005   51,870   10,620   9,230   1,390   41,250   36,380   4,870  
  1 April 2006   48,730   10,310   8,900   1,410   38,420   33,810   4,600  
  1 April 2007   45,370   9,890   8,480   1,410   35,480   31,080   4,400  
  1 April 2008   43,390 p 9,670 p 8,250 p 1,420 p 33,720 p 29,430 p 4,290 p
  1 April 2009   43,570 p 9,770 p 8,280 p 1,490 p 33,800 p 29,420 p 4,380 p
                                   
  1 June 2009   43,360 p 9,690 p 8,210 p 1,480 p 33,670 p 29,280 p 4,390 p
                                   
                                   
                        Source: DASA (Quad-Service)
                                   
1. UK Regular Forces includes all trained and untrained personnel. Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists are excluded.
                                   
  At 1 June 2009 these number:                  
                                   
        All Gurkhas   FTRS           Naval Activated Reservists   Mobilised Reservists  
                            Army   RAF  
                                   
    Total   3,830 p 2,200 p         220 p 1,260 p 180 p
    Officers   140 p 850 p         60 p 210 p 30 p
    Other Ranks   3,680 p 1,350 p         160 p 1,060 p 160 p
                                   
          Of which are Regular Reserves   -   40 p -  
                    Officers   -   - p -  
                    Ranks   -   30 p -  
                                   
                                   
                                   
2. Due to ongoing validation of data from the Joint Personnel Administration System, Army strength statistics from 1 April 2007, and Naval Service and RAF strength statistics from 1 May 2007 are provisional and subject to review.
                                   
  Due to the rounding methods used, totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.  
- denotes zero or rounded to zero.  
p denotes provisional.