REGISTRATION FACTS AND FIGURES THE REGISTER 2016
Registered Architects
(as at 31.12.16)
Of the 38,511 on the Register at the end of December 2016, 74% were male and 26% female. The number of women on the Register has increased by 1% since last year. The percentage of female architects continues to grow slowly through new admissions to the Register. In 2010 the percentage split of the Register as a whole was 81% male and 19% female.
![architects-mf architects profile](https://2016.arb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/architects-mf.jpg)
Registered Architects
%
28,505 Male Architects
%
10,006 Female Architects
![architects architects profile](https://2016.arb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/architects.jpg)
Architects residing in the UK
![architects-mf architects profile](https://2016.arb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/architects-mf.jpg)
Architects in the UK
%
25,604 Male Architects
%
9,065 Female Architects
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Location of Architects
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Registered Architects in the UK
Female – 9,065 (26%)
%
UK
%
Overseas
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Registered Architects Overseas
Female – 940 (25%)
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England
Female – 7,840 (27%)
![scotland Scotland](https://2016.arb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/scotland.png)
Scotland
Female – 863 (25%)
![wales Wales](https://2016.arb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/wales.jpg)
Wales
Female – 130 (17%)
![northireland Northern Ireland](https://2016.arb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/northireland.jpg)
Northern Ireland
Female – 232 (23%)
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Year |
Deaths |
Resignations |
Removals
for non payment |
Reinstatements
and readmissions |
New
admissions |
Total
as at end Dec |
2012 |
75 |
664 |
750 |
633 |
1,481 |
34,328 (+618)
|
2013 |
66 |
917 |
1,358 |
1,031 |
1,504 |
34,520 (+192)
|
2014 |
41 |
598 |
2,043 |
1,718 |
1,906 |
35,411 (+891)
|
2015 |
58 |
506 |
1,809 |
1,616 |
2,279 |
36,932 (+1,521)
|
2016 |
63 |
584 |
1433 |
1,214 |
2,507 |
38,511 |
The above summary does not include all status changes and year-end totals may not always reflect figures alongside.
In addition to the above, two people were erased, seven people were suspended from the Register for conduct issues, one person suspensions ended and four people were restored. 58 were removed from the Register for failing to keep an up to date registered address.
New admissions to the Register 2016
(Last year’s figures in brackets)
UK applicants 1,249 (1,192)
![architects profile](http://arb2016ar.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/architects-mf.jpg)
Female – 491 (39%)
EU applicants 1,232 (1,072)
![architects profile](http://arb2016ar.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/architects-mf.jpg)
Female – 606 (49%)
Entry through Prescribed Examination route 26 (15)
![architects profile](http://arb2016ar.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/architects-mf.jpg)
Female – 14 (54%)
Rejoining the Register
Readmissions 70 (76)
![readmissions-70 readmissions-70](https://2016.arb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/readmissions-70.jpg)
Reinstatements 1,144 (1,540)
![architects architects](https://2016.arb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/architects-1.jpg)
Prescribed examination 121 (147)
![prescribed-46 prescribed-46](https://2016.arb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/prescribed-46.jpg)
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2016 | 2015 | |
Bank transfer | 4,445 | 3,263 |
Cash | 7 | 7 |
Direct Debit | 11,440 | 12,074 |
Website | 15,330 | 13,410 |
Credit card (by phone) | 1,327 | 1,739 |
Cheques | 3,181 | 3,478 |
Total number of fees collected | 35,722* | 33,971* |
*Please note that this figure will differ from the Register figures due to prepayment, credit balances and refunds issued.
For the 2016 fee, there was a 14% increase in the payments taken online and a 36% increase on payments via bacs, which reflects our drive to use online tools.
Telephone Calls answered 1 January – 31 December 2016 22,018 (19,787) Average waiting time for telephone calls to be answered 14 seconds
ONLINE REGISTRATION STATISTICS
The following statistics, demonstrate the effectiveness of the online registration system.
Main routes to registration & Applications received online
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Total applicants via UK route was 1,275
%
of these applied online (all apps)
![eu-flag](https://2016.arb.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/eu-flag.jpg)
Total applicants via EU route was 1,232
%