As at 1 January 2012, the personnel strength of the NZDF for Regular Force, Reserve Forces and Civil staff were 8,758, 2,368 and 2,669 respectively. The tables below give a breakdown by of these groups by gender and rank.
Personnel Composition by Gender as at 1 January 2012
| |
Navy |
Army |
Air Force |
Regular Force |
Reserve Forces |
Civilians |
NZDF |
| Female |
431 |
587 |
399 |
1,417 |
381 |
1,200 |
2,998 |
| Male |
1,492 |
3,870 |
1,979 |
7,341 |
1,987 |
1,469 |
10,797 |
| Total |
1,923 |
4,457 |
2,378 |
8,758 |
2,368 |
2,669 |
13,795 |
The above table shows the number of Regular Force personnel in each service, total Regular Force personnel, total Reserve Forces personnel and total Civil staff, broken down by gender.
Regular Force Personnel Strength by Rank as at 1 January 2012
| RANK |
NAVY |
ARMY |
AIR FORCE |
TOTAL |
| LIEUTENANT GENERAL(E) |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
| MAJOR GENERAL (E) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
| BRIGADIER (E) |
4 |
5 |
5 |
14 |
| COLONEL (E) |
16 |
34 |
20 |
70 |
| LIEUTENANT COLONEL (E) |
66 |
85 |
64 |
215 |
| MAJOR (E) |
144 |
250 |
185 |
579 |
| CAPTAIN (E) |
143 |
168 |
223 |
534 |
| LIEUTENANT (E) |
55 |
162 |
66 |
283 |
| 2ND LIEUTENANT (E) |
20 |
54 |
52 |
126 |
| OFFICER CADET (E) |
28 |
29 |
4 |
61 |
| OFFICER TOTAL (E) |
478 |
790 |
621 |
1,889 |
| WARRANT OFFICER (E) |
77 |
261 |
93 |
431 |
| STAFF SERGEANT (E) |
197 |
343 |
230 |
770 |
| SERGEANT (E) |
215 |
354 |
410 |
979 |
| CORPORAL (E) |
268 |
508 |
339 |
1,115 |
| LANCE CORPORAL (E) |
543 |
586 |
327 |
1,456 |
| PRIVATE (E) |
145 |
1,615 |
358 |
2,118 |
| OTHER RANKS TOTAL |
1,445 |
3,667 |
1,757 |
6,869 |
| TOTAL |
1,923 |
4,457 |
2,378 |
8,758 |
Reserve Forces Personnel Strength by Rank as at 1 January 2012
| RANK |
NAVY |
ARMY |
AIR FORCE |
TOTAL |
| BRIGADIER (E) |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
| COLONEL (E) |
2 |
7 |
- |
9 |
| LIEUTENANT COLONEL (E) |
15 |
26 |
- |
41 |
| MAJOR (E) |
39 |
64 |
5 |
108 |
| CAPTAIN (E) |
26 |
81 |
8 |
115 |
| LIEUTENANT (E) |
17 |
67 |
- |
84 |
| 2ND LIEUTENANT (E) |
3 |
54 |
- |
57 |
| OFFICER CADET (E) |
5 |
19 |
23 |
47 |
| OFFICER TOTAL (E) |
107 |
319 |
36 |
462 |
| WARRANT OFFICER (E) |
11 |
45 |
2 |
58 |
| STAFF SERGEANT (E) |
40 |
78 |
10 |
128 |
| SERGEANT (E) |
28 |
85 |
22 |
135 |
| CORPORAL (E) |
54 |
174 |
29 |
257 |
| LANCE CORPORAL (E) |
48 |
288 |
77 |
413 |
| PRIVATE (E) |
18 |
870 |
8 |
896 |
| GENERAL SERVICE HAND (E) |
6 |
- |
13 |
19 |
| OTHER RANKS TOTAL |
205 |
1,540 |
161 |
1,906 |
| RESERVE FORCE TOTAL |
312 |
1,859 |
197 |
2,368 |
(All figures are personnel headcounts)