Size and demographics of the UK serving and veteran Armed Forces community

Data VizPublished Jul 15, 2026

The Royal British Legion (RBL) commissioned RAND Europe to produce the first detailed forecasts of the size and demographics of the UK Armed Forces community, which will become smaller, increasingly demographically diverse and intergenerational.

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  • Copyright: Royal British Legion
  • Publisher: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web-Only
  • Year: 2026
  • Pages: 10
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/IGA4506-1
  • Document Number: IG-A4506-1

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Size and demographics of the UK serving and veteran Armed Forces community. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2026. https://www.rand.org/pubs/infographics/IGA4506-1.html.
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