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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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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...
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The 2021 Census in England and Wales asked all respondents aged 16 or over if they had previously served in the UK armed forces (including both regulars and reservists). Anyone who has served in the armed forces for at least one day is classed as a veteran. The intention behind this is to improve understanding of the veteran community, which up unt...
On Census Day (21 March 2021), 1.85 million people in England and Wales reported that they had previously served in the UK armed forces. This represents 3.8% (almost 1 in 25) of the total population aged 16 or over. Of these, 76.3% (1.41 million people) previously served in the regular forces, 19.5% (361,000 people) in the reserve forces, and 4.3% ...
The proportion of UK armed forces veterans was higher in Wales (4.5% of the population) than it was in England (3.8%). 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...
Data is also available for smaller neighbourhoods within local authority areas, known as Middle-Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs). The table below shows the top 20 neighbourhoods in England and Wales with the highest proportion of veterans, and the parliamentary constituencies they overlap with most. Alverstoke & Privett in Hampshire has the highest...
Feb 3, 2023 · Most UK armed forces veterans living in England and Wales were born in the UK (94.2% or 1,744,985), 2.1% were born in other Commonwealth nations (39,420) and the proportions born in Nepal and...
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...
Jun 13, 2024 · UK armed forces veterans by age and sex in Great Britain using England and Wales Census 2021 and Scotland’s Census 2022.
Mar 24, 2020 · Key facts and data about military veterans in the UK, focussing on: employment; health; housing; the justice system; It also provides sources of further information.
