The following table appears on the CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) web site:	
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/ni/security/security.htm	
Table NI-SEC-03:  British Army Personnel (number) in Northern Ireland, 1969 to 2005 (incomplete)	
Year	British Army Total	British Regiments	UDR / RIR Total	UDR / RIR Full-Time	UDR / RIR Part-Time	
1969 (Jun)	2700	2700	 	 	 	
1970 (Jan)	8100	6300	1800	 	 	
1971	11800	7800	4000	 	 	
1972	22800	14300	8500	 	 	
1972 (Jul)	30300	21800	8500	 	 	
1973 (Jan)	26000	16900	9100	 	 	
1974	23900	16200	7700	 	 	
1975	22700	15000	7700	 	 	
1976	22800	15100	7700	 	 	
1977	21900	14300	7600	 	 	
1978	22200	14400	7800	 	 	
1979	21200	13600	7600	 	 	
1980	19300	11900	7400	 	 	
1981	19100	11600	7500	 	 	
1982	18011	10900	7111	2793	4318	
1983	17125	10200	6925	2690	4235	
1984	16468	10000	6468	2689	3779	
1985	16194	9700	6494	2755	3739	
1986	16908	10500	6408	2672	3736	
1987	17931	11400	6531	2785	3746	
1988	17593	11200	6393	2858	3535	
1989	17430	11200	6230	2947	3283	
1990	 	 	6043	2955	3088	
1991	 	 	6276	3277	2999	
1992	17417	12000	5417	2797	2620	
1993	 	 	5412	2902	2510	
1994 (Jul)	19500	 	5241	2956	2285	
1995	 	 	 	 	 	
1996	 	 	 	 	 	
1997	 	 	 	 	 	
1998	15500	10500	5000	3000	2000	
1999	15500	11150	4350	2500	1850	
2000	14093	 	 	 	 	
2001	13748					
2002	13681					
2003	13311					
2004	12658	 	 	 	 	
2005 (31 Jul)	10083					
Planned Troop Levels 1	
2006 (31 Mar)	9200					
2007 (31 Mar)	8500					
2007 (31 Jul)	5000					
Notes:	
1. The MOD confirmed on 28 March 2006 the major troop reductions to the planned level of no more than 5,000 by 31 Jul 07.	
UDR - Ulster Defence Regiment (A regiment of the British Army recruited in Northern Ireland, 1 April 1970 to 1 July 1992)	
RIR - Royal Irish Regiment (Established from the merger of the UDR and the Royal Irish Rangers on 1 July 1992)	
This information on British Army troop levels is incomplete, it is hoped to be able to complete the table in the future.	
Figures for the period 2000 - 2004 based on information contained in the Second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC).	
Sources:	
Hadfield, B. (ed.) (1992) 'Northern Ireland: Politics and the Constitution'. Buckingham: Open University Press.	
Ireland Almanac and Yearbook of Facts, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000	
Northern Ireland Annual Abstract of Statistics, 1994	
Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2004) Second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 913), (20 July 2004), [PDF, 187KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).	
Various press reports.	
Table also available as:	
Rich Text Format (RTF) Document; Microsoft Excel Document	

The following table appears on the CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) web site:	
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/ni/security/security.htm	
Table NI-SEC-03:  British Army Personnel (number) in Northern Ireland, 1969 to 2005 (incomplete)	
Year	British Army Total	British Regiments	UDR / RIR Total	UDR / RIR Full-Time	UDR / RIR Part-Time	
1969 (Jun)	2700	2700	 	 	 	
1970 (Jan)	8100	6300	1800	 	 	
1971	11800	7800	4000	 	 	
1972	22800	14300	8500	 	 	
1972 (Jul)	30300	21800	8500	 	 	
1973 (Jan)	26000	16900	9100	 	 	
1974	23900	16200	7700	 	 	
1975	22700	15000	7700	 	 	
1976	22800	15100	7700	 	 	
1977	21900	14300	7600	 	 	
1978	22200	14400	7800	 	 	
1979	21200	13600	7600	 	 	
1980	19300	11900	7400	 	 	
1981	19100	11600	7500	 	 	
1982	18011	10900	7111	2793	4318	
1983	17125	10200	6925	2690	4235	
1984	16468	10000	6468	2689	3779	
1985	16194	9700	6494	2755	3739	
1986	16908	10500	6408	2672	3736	
1987	17931	11400	6531	2785	3746	
1988	17593	11200	6393	2858	3535	
1989	17430	11200	6230	2947	3283	
1990	 	 	6043	2955	3088	
1991	 	 	6276	3277	2999	
1992	17417	12000	5417	2797	2620	
1993	 	 	5412	2902	2510	
1994 (Jul)	19500	 	5241	2956	2285	
1995	 	 	 	 	 	
1996	 	 	 	 	 	
1997	 	 	 	 	 	
1998	15500	10500	5000	3000	2000	
1999	15500	11150	4350	2500	1850	
2000	14093	 	 	 	 	
2001	13748					
2002	13681					
2003	13311					
2004	12658	 	 	 	 	
2005 (31 Jul)	10083					
2007 (31 Jul)	50001					
Notes:	
1. The MOD confirmed on 28 March 2006 the major troop reductions to the planned level of no more than 5,000 by 31 Jul 07.	
UDR - Ulster Defence Regiment (A regiment of the British Army recruited in Northern Ireland, 1 April 1970 to 1 July 1992)	
RIR - Royal Irish Regiment (Established from the merger of the UDR and the Royal Irish Rangers on 1 July 1992)	
This information on British Army troop levels is incomplete, it is hoped to be able to complete the table in the future.	
Figures for the period 2000 - 2004 based on information contained in the Second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC).	
Sources:	
Hadfield, B. (ed.) (1992) 'Northern Ireland: Politics and the Constitution'. Buckingham: Open University Press.	
Ireland Almanac and Yearbook of Facts, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000	
Northern Ireland Annual Abstract of Statistics, 1994	
Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2004) Second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 913), (20 July 2004), [PDF, 187KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).	
Various press reports.	
Table also available as:	
Rich Text Format (RTF) Document; Microsoft Excel Document	

The following table appears on the CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) web site:
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/ni/security/security.htm
Table NI-SEC-03:  British Army Personnel (number) in Northern Ireland, 1969 to 2004 (incomplete)	
Year	British Army Total	British Regiments	UDR / RIR Total	UDR / RIR Full-Time	UDR / RIR Part-Time	
1969 (Jun)	2700	2700	 	 	 	
1970 (Jan)	8100	6300	1800	 	 	
1971	11800	7800	4000	 	 	
1972	22800	14300	8500	 	 	
1972 (Jul)	30300	21800	8500	 	 	
1973 (Jan)	26000	16900	9100	 	 	
1974	23900	16200	7700	 	 	
1975	22700	15000	7700	 	 	
1976	22800	15100	7700	 	 	
1977	21900	14300	7600	 	 	
1978	22200	14400	7800	 	 	
1979	21200	13600	7600	 	 	
1980	19300	11900	7400	 	 	
1981	19100	11600	7500	 	 	
1982	18011	10900	7111	2793	4318	
1983	17125	10200	6925	2690	4235	
1984	16468	10000	6468	2689	3779	
1985	16194	9700	6494	2755	3739	
1986	16908	10500	6408	2672	3736	
1987	17931	11400	6531	2785	3746	
1988	17593	11200	6393	2858	3535	
1989	17430	11200	6230	2947	3283	
1990	 	 	6043	2955	3088	
1991	 	 	6276	3277	2999	
1992	17417	12000	5417	2797	2620	
1993	 	 	5412	2902	2510	
1994 (Jul)	19500	 	5241	2956	2285	
1995	 	 	 	 	 	
1996	 	 	 	 	 	
1997	 	 	 	 	 	
1998	15500	10500	5000	3000	2000	
1999	15500	11150	4350	2500	1850	
2000	14093	 	 	 	 	
2001	13748	 	 	 	 	
2002	13681					
2003	13311					
2004	12658					
Notes:	
UDR - Ulster Defence Regiment (A regiment of the British Army recruited in Northern Ireland, 1 April 1970 to 1 July 1992)	
RIR - Royal Irish Regiment (Established from the merger of the UDR and the Royal Irish Rangers on 1 July 1992)	
This information on British Army troop levels is incomplete, it is hoped to be able to complete the table in the future.	
Figures for the period 2000 - 2004 based on information contained in the Second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC).	
Sources:	
Hadfield, B. (ed.) (1992) 'Northern Ireland: Politics and the Constitution'. Buckingham: Open University Press.	
Ireland Almanac and Yearbook of Facts, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000	
Northern Ireland Annual Abstract of Statistics, 1994	
Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC). (2004) Second Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, (HC 913), (20 July 2004), [PDF, 187KB]. London: The Stationery Office (TSO).	
Various press reports.	
Table also available as:	
Rich Text Format (RTF) Document; Microsoft Excel Document