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- Across Great Britain, 2.03 million people reported that they had previously served in the UK armed forces (76% in the regular forces, 20% in the reserve forces and 4% in both). This represents 3.8% (almost 1 in 25) of the total population aged 16 or over. Overall, 7.0% of households in Great Britain included one or more veterans.
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Based on the Ofice for National Statistics (ONS) Annual Population Survey results, the Ministry of Defence estimated that there were 2.4 million veterans residing in households across Great...
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Document with key facts and data about military veterans in the UK
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Key facts and data about military veterans in the UK, focussing on:
•employment
•health
•housing
•the justice system
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Nov 10, 2022 · 37,000 UK armed forces veterans (2.0%) lived in communal establishments and the remainder (slightly over 1.8 million, 98.0%) lived in households. There were 1.7 million households (7.0% of all...
There were 1,205,410 spouses or partners of veterans living in England and Wales (1,131,280 in England and 74,130 in Wales). Identified spouses and partners were predominantly female (88.93%),...
Feb 3, 2023 · Main points. Of the total (just over 1.85 million) UK armed forces veteran population in England and Wales, 13.6% (251,400) were women (13.8% in Wales and 13.5% in England) and 86.4%...
Feb 3, 2023 · This dashboard provides a snapshot of what we know about the veteran community in the UK and the services they use. The data is presented in the following themes: veteran demographics....
Nov 11, 2022 · Overall, there were 1.74 million veterans living in England and 115,000 living in Wales. Within England, the regions with the highest proportion of veterans were the South West (5.6% or 265,000 veterans) and the North East (5.0% or 109,000 veterans).