Number of public sector employees in the UK by gender 2000-2024
As of the fourth quarter of 2024, there were approximately 5.1 million women employed in the public sector of the United Kingdom, compared with 2.7 million men.
Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s)
2,0003,0004,0005,0006,000
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 18, 2025). Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449466/uk-public-sector-workforce-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 18, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449466/uk-public-sector-workforce-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449466/uk-public-sector-workforce-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Public Sector Employees in The United Kingdom from 1st Quarter 2000 to 4th Quarter 2024, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449466/uk-public-sector-workforce-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449466/uk-public-sector-workforce-by-gender/ (last visited April 06, 2025)
Number of public sector employees in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 4th quarter 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 18, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449466/uk-public-sector-workforce-by-gender/
