Ministry of Defence: Females
(asked on 31st October 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women were employed in his Department in each year since 2000.
The total number of female civilian employees in the Ministry of Defence in each year since 2004 is provided in the following table:
Year (as at 1 April) | Female Civilian Headcount |
2004 | 31,390 |
2005 | 31,220 |
2006 | 29,760 |
2007 | 27,980 |
2008 | 26,130 |
2009 | 25,440 |
2010 | 25,330 |
2011 | 24,220 |
2012 | 20,190 |
2013 | 18,350 |
2014 | 18,090 |
2015 | 18,280 |
2016 | 18,070 |
2017 | 18,680 |
2018 | 18,990 |
The total number of female Regular personnel in the Armed Forces in each year since 2000 is provided in the following table:
Year (as at 1 April) | Female Regular Armed Forces Headcount |
2000 | 16,550 |
2001 | 16,690 |
2002 | 17,040 |
2003 | 17,920 |
2004 | 18,390 |
2005 | 18,160 |
2006 | 17,870 |
2007 | 17,670 |
2008 | 17,610 |
2009 | 17,850 |
2010 | 18,320 |
2011 | 17,850 |
2012 | 17,370 |
2013 | 16,610 |
2014 | 15,840 |
2015 | 15,550 |
2016 | 15,380 |
2017 | 15,230 |
2018 | 15,270 |
Figures exclude Gurkhas.