Marines

(asked on 10th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the strength of the Royal Marines was in each year since 2010.


Answered by
Andrew Murrison Portrait
Andrew Murrison
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 15th January 2024

As the Royal Marines transition into the Future Commando Force and turn to new upgraded and autonomous capabilities, there is the potential for the workforce structure to change in the future. The Royal Marines continue to maintain their capability to operate across different operational arenas.

The following table provides the figures for the trained and untrained strength of the Royal Marines as at 1 April for each from 2010 up until 2023.

Apr-10

Apr-11

Apr-12

Apr-13

Apr-14

Apr-15

Apr-16

Apr-17

Apr-18

Apr-19

Apr-20

Apr-21

Apr-22

Apr-23

7991

8198

7889

7687

7814

7663

7530

7328

7008

6832

6587

6641

6654

6506

The Ministry of Defence keeps the numbers of military personnel under close review. On a quarterly basis we publish UK Service personnel statistics by Service. The latest edition, with information as at 1 October 2023 can be found at the following website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2023

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