Employee structure

Employee numbers and structure

Employees as of Dec 31 / FTE

2022

2021

Change

2020

absolute

%

DB Long-Distance

19,139

18,790

+349

+1.9

18,794

DB Regional

37,738

37,220

+518

+1.4

37,159

DB Cargo 1)

31,167

30,753

+414

+1.3

30,052

DB Netze Track

52,510

51,290

+1,220

+2.4

50,330

DB Netze Stations

6,997

6,811

+186

+2.7

6,525

DB Netze Energy

1,943

1,900

+43

+2.3

1,861

Other

59,992

58,345

+1,647

+2.8

57,878

Integrated Rail System 1)

209,486

205,109

+4,377

+2.1

202,599

DB Arriva

38,059

43,189

–5,130

–11.9

46,008

DB Schenker 1)

76,591

75,418

+1,173

+1.6

74,161

DB Group

324,136

323,716

+420

+0.1

322,768

Changes in the scope of consolidation

–2,235

–4,688

+2,453

–52.3

DB Group – comparable

321,901

319,028

+2,873

+0.9

322,768

To guarantee better comparability, the number of employees is converted into full-time employees (FTE). Figures for part-time employees are measured in accordance with their share of the regular annual working time.
1) Figures for 2021 adjusted due to the intra-Group reallocation of the FLS business unit.

As of December 31, 2022, the number of employees increased on a comparative basis. Key driver:

Employees by regions as of Dec 31 / FTE

2022

2021

Change

2020

absolute

%

Germany

212,188

209,763

+2,425

+1.2

207,996

Europe (excluding Germany)

78,908

84,260

–5,352

–6.4

85,699

Asia/Pacific

18,006

16,985

+1,021

+6.0

16,764

North America

11,299

9,256

+2,043

+22.1

9,027

Rest of world

3,735

3,452

+283

+8.2

3,282

DB Group

324,136

323,716

+420

+0.1

322,768

The share of employees outside Germany remained unchanged at about 35% as of December 31, 2022.

Employee loyalty / years

2022

2021

2020

Average length of service

16

16

17

Average age

44

45

45

Germany (companies with about 98% of domestic employees).

Women as of December 31 / NP

2022

2021

2020

DB Group

84,221

82,226

81,716

Share (%)

25.0

24.4

24.3

Germany

52,458

51,177

50,568

Share (%)

23.7

23.4

23.3

 

New hires

In 2022, we had 21,810 external new hires, excluding young talents (previous year: 18,450). This is an important contribution to the implementation of our central strategic HR objective and to the robustness of DB Group.