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New Year Honours List2024

Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

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1,777
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Honouring excellence in public service, arts, science and community leadership.

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Analysis

By the numbers

The headline

By the numbers

1,777

Total awards

52

Knights & Dames

127

CBE

345

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames52
  • CBE127
  • OBE345
  • MBE662
  • BEM422
  • Other honours169

Diversity — official figures

Published by the Cabinet Office for this round.

48%

Women

▼ 3pp

12.8%

Ethnic minority

▼ 3.6pp

11.7%

Disability

▲ 0.7pp

4.9%

LGB+

▼ 0.1pp

31.2%

Lower socio-economic

▲ 2pp

Top counties (where recorded)

Greater London 262Greater Manchester 40Oxfordshire 37Hampshire 30West Yorkshire 30Lancashire 24Essex 24Surrey 24Kent 24County Down 23South Yorkshire 23

From the citations

The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 335 recipients (18.9% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service335 · 18.9%
  • Health & Social Care131 · 7.4%
  • Children, Young People & Families122 · 6.9%
  • Education114 · 6.4%
  • Arts & Culture106 · 6%
  • Business & Economy91 · 5.1%
  • Government & Public Service76 · 4.3%
  • Sport & Recreation68 · 3.8%

Most-honoured town: London (262).

Year on year

Oddities & trends

Versus the New Year Honours List 2023

Total ▲ 272Knights & Dames ▼ 2CBE ▲ 19OBE ▲ 48MBE ▲ 111BEM ▲ 86Other honours ▲ 10

Sources

Counts derived by Honoria from public records (The Gazette). Sector tags are Honoria's; percentages are of recipients whose citation is tagged.

Diversity figures: Cabinet Office (archived copy; accessed 2026-06-09).

The recipients

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Award
Theme

1,777 recipients

A60
B184
C122
D87
E50
F67
G90
H147
I18
J60
K51
L76
M159
N30
O34
P94
Q2
R74
S143
T51
U3
V18
W143
Y10
Z4

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Themes

The themes most cited across the New Year Honours List 2024.

Community & Voluntary Service — 335Children, Young People & Families — 122Education — 114Arts & Culture — 106Health & Social Care — 131Business & Economy — 91Government & Public Service — 76Sport & Recreation — 68Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 67Science, Engineering & Technology — 57Defence & Armed Forces — 35Environment & Agriculture — 38Faith & Belief — 15International & Diplomatic — 11Policing & Emergency Services — 8264community — 264Charitable service — 7Jewish Community — 7Charitable Fundraising — 6Voluntary service — 4Minority Ethnic Communities — 4Community Cohesion — 3communities — 3to Charity — 3Community Development — 2Voluntary Sector — 1Community Relations — 1Volunteering — 1Charitable Sector — 1Sikh community — 1LGBTQ+ Community — 1Chinese community — 1Voluntary Work — 1LGBT community — 159Young People — 59Children — 19Families — 12their Families — 6Older People — 6Vulnerable Children — 5Young People with Special Educational Needs — 4Children with Special Educational Needs — 2Early Years Education — 2Early Years — 2Children's Social Care — 2Bereaved Families — 2Terminally Ill Children — 2Fostering — 1Disadvantaged Young People — 1Disadvantaged Children — 153Education — 53Further Education — 18Higher Education — 10Young People with Special Educational Needs — 4to Education — 4Children with Special Educational Needs — 2Early Years Education — 2Medical Education — 2Science Education — 2Holocaust Education — 1People with Learning Disabilities — 1Apprenticeships — 1Special Needs Education — 1Genocide Education — 1Mathematics Education — 1Nurse Education — 1Music — 23Arts — 17Heritage — 11Culture — 9Dance — 7Literature — 6Broadcasting — 4Theatre — 3Fashion — 3Design — 3Music Industry — 3Performing Arts — 3Drama — 2Museums — 2Cultural Heritage — 1Heritage Crafts — 1Musical Theatre — 1Railway Heritage — 1to the Arts — 1South Asian Dance — 1Arts Philanthropy — 1to Heritage — 1NHS — 13Healthcare — 7Social Care — 7Mental Health — 6Public Health — 6Health — 5Medicine — 5Cancer Patients — 5Nursing — 4Hospitality Industry — 3Hospitality — 3Midwifery — 2St John Ambulance — 2Medical Education — 2Palliative Care — 2Adult Social Care — 2Children's Social Care — 2their Carers — 2End of Life Care — 2Medical Research — 1Wellbeing — 1Cancer Research — 1Care — 1People with Cancer — 1Carers — 1Animal Health — 1Dementia Care — 1Public Health during Covid-19 — 1Health Research — 1Business — 23Economy — 11Creative Industries — 8International Trade — 5Entrepreneurship — 4Tourism — 3Hospitality Industry — 3Hospitality — 3Music Industry — 3Food Industry — 3Manufacturing — 2Enterprise — 2Rail Industry — 2to Business — 2Maritime Industry — 2Social Enterprise — 1Economic Development — 1Exports — 1Small Businesses — 1Trade — 1Nuclear Industry — 1Retail — 1Defence Industry — 1Beauty Industry — 1Economic Growth — 145Public service — 45Local Government — 16Political service — 3Parliament — 3Government — 2Public Policy — 1Health Policy — 1Social Care Policy — 1Sport — 18Association Football — 15Cricket — 4Rugby Union Football — 3to Sport — 3Athletics — 2Swimming — 2Cycling — 2Rugby — 2Tennis — 2Netball — 2Rugby League Football — 2Disability Sport — 1Golf — 1Rugby Union — 1Rugby League — 1Amateur Boxing — 1Youth Football — 1Diversity — 15Inclusion — 10People with Disabilities — 5Equality — 5Women — 4Disabilities — 4Minority Ethnic Communities — 4Disabled People — 2Gender Equality — 2People with Learning Disabilities — 1Disability Sport — 1Disability Awareness — 1Social Inclusion — 1LGBTQ+ Community — 1Women's Institute — 1Financial Inclusion — 1LGBT community — 1Social Equality — 1Innovation — 6Technology — 6Science — 5Engineering — 4Research — 3Mathematics — 3Social Science — 2Physics — 2Science Education — 2Medical Research — 1Cancer Research — 1Climate Science — 1Technology Sector — 1Health Research — 1Mathematics Education — 1Defence — 14Veterans — 9Armed Forces Personnel — 2Military Families — 2Armed Forces — 1Defence Industry — 1Reserve Forces — 1Military Personnel — 1Military Capability — 1Environment — 9Conservation — 5Sustainability — 3Farming — 3Wildlife — 2Climate — 2Agriculture — 1Forestry — 1Natural Environment — 1Climate Science — 1Built Environment — 1Forestry Sector — 1to Sustainability — 1Jewish Community — 7Interfaith Relations — 1Church — 1Sikh community — 1Faith Communities — 1Hindu Community — 1Sikh Heritage — 1Chaplaincy — 1International Trade — 5International Development — 1International Relations — 1Commonwealth Games — 1Policing — 5Prisoners — 2Rehabilitation of Prisoners — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceChildren, Young People & FamiliesEducationArts & CultureHealth & Social CareBusiness & EconomyGovernment & Public …Sport & RecreationEquality, Diversity …Science, Engineering…Defence & Armed ForcesEnvironment & Agricu…Faith & BeliefInternational & Dipl…Policing & Emergency…
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the New Year Honours List 2024.

#ThemeRecipients
1Community & Voluntary Service335
2Health & Social Care131
3Children, Young People & Families122
4Education114
5Arts & Culture106
6Business & Economy91
7Government & Public Service76
8Sport & Recreation68
9Equality, Diversity & Inclusion67
10Science, Engineering & Technology57
11Environment & Agriculture38
12Defence & Armed Forces35
13Faith & Belief15
14International & Diplomatic11
15Policing & Emergency Services8