Total armed forces personnel reached 149 '000 in 2019 in the United Kingdom, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 0.370% more than in the previous year.
Historically, total armed forces personnel in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 334 '000 in 1985 and an all time low of 148 '000 in 2017.
United Kingdom has been ranked 42nd within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of total armed forces personnel.
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