Employee structure
Employee structure
| Employees as of Dec 31 / FTE | 2025 | 2024 | Change | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolute | % | ||||
| DB Long-Distance | 20,392 | 21,236 | –844 | –4.0 | 20,966 |
| DB Regional | 43,091 | 42,405 | +686 | +1.6 | 39,587 |
| DB Cargo | 25,224 | 29,483 | –4,259 | –14.4 | 31,359 |
| DB InfraGO 1) | 72,941 | 71,216 | +1,725 | +2.4 | 66,834 |
| DB Energy | 2,200 | 2,149 | +51 | +2.4 | 2,055 |
| Subsidiaries/Other 1) | 55,304 | 59,071 | –3,767 | –6.4 | 58,912 |
| DB Group | 219,152 | 225,560 | –6,408 | –2.8 | 219,713 |
| DB Group – comparable | 218,763 | 225,165 | –6,402 | –2.8 | 219,713 |
| Changes in the scope of consolidation | –389 | –395 | +6 | –1.5 | – |
| DB Group (incl. discontinued operations) 2) | 219,152 | 296,662 | –77,510 | –26.1 | 326,781 |
| thereof discontinued operations 2) | – | 71,102 | –71,102 | –100 | 107,068 |
To guarantee better comparability, the number of employees is converted into full-time equivalents (FTE). Figures for part-time employees are measured in accordance with their share of the regular annual working time.
Since 2025 excluding interns and working students. Figures as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 have not been adjusted.
1) Figures as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 adjusted due to the merger of DB Kommunikationstechnik GmbH.
2) Contains the figures for DB Schenker as of December 31, 2024 and the figures for DB Schenker and DB Arriva as of December 31, 2023.
| Employees by country (top ten) as of Dec 31 / NP | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 217,059 | 223,309 | 217,341 |
| Poland | 2,642 | 2,800 | 2,860 |
| United Kingdom | 2,261 | 2,339 | 2,362 |
| India | 1,122 | 613 | 387 |
| France | 898 | 940 | 954 |
| Romania | 769 | 838 | 983 |
| The Netherlands | 520 | 677 | 726 |
| Italy | 514 | 545 | 601 |
| Spain | 277 | 1,077 | 1,127 |
| Denmark | 247 | 262 | 275 |
| Rest of world | 1,134 | 1,525 | 1,523 |
| DB Group | 227,443 | 234,925 | 229,139 |
Since 2025 excluding interns and working students.
Figures as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 have not been adjusted.
The share of employees in Germany remains unchanged at about 95 % (as of December 31, 2024: about 95 %).
The share of employees with permanent employment contracts was at a very high level of about 98 % as of December 31, 2025 (about 97 % as of December 31, 2024). Temporary workers include employees who are hired for a temporary project, for example. DB Group does not employ non-guaranteed-hours employees.
DB Group offers various part-time models to improve the work-life balance.
| Gender as of Dec 31 / NP | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 175,204 | 180,228 | 175,964 |
| Female | 52,193 | 54,697 | 53,175 |
| Other | 12 | / 1) | / 1) |
| Not specified | 34 | / 1) | / 1) |
| DB Group | 227,443 | 234,925 | 229,139 |
Since 2025 excluding interns and working students. Figures as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 have not been adjusted. Only a detailed breakdown by male andfemale was possible in previous years due to the system used.
1) No data available.
About 227,400 employees from more than 100 nations work in DB Group, including about 52,200 women – this corresponds to a share of women of about 23 %.
The notes to the consolidated financial statements contain information on the employee structure under Personnel expenses and in the Segment report.
| Employees by contract type and gender as of Dec 31 / NP | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Other | Not specified | Male | Female | Other | Not specified | Male | Female | Other | Not specified | |
| DB Group | 175,204 | 52,193 | 12 | 34 | 180,228 | 54,697 | / 1) | / 1) | 175,964 | 53,175 | / 1) | / 1) |
| Permanent | 171,066 | 51,047 | 11 | 34 | 174,271 | 52,492 | / 1) | / 1) | 169,000 | 50,335 | / 1) | / 1) |
| Fixed-term | 4,138 | 1,146 | 1 | – | 5,957 | 2,205 | / 1) | / 1) | 6,964 | 2,840 | / 1) | / 1) |
| DB Group | 175,204 | 52,193 | 12 | 34 | 180,228 | 54,697 | / 1) | / 1) | 175,964 | 53,175 | / 1) | / 1) |
| Full-time | 164,174 | 39,521 | 8 | 26 | 167,715 | 41,192 | / 1) | / 1) | 163,615 | 39,743 | / 1) | / 1) |
| Part-time | 11,030 | 12,672 | 4 | 8 | 12,513 | 13,505 | / 1) | / 1) | 12,349 | 13,432 | / 1) | / 1) |
Gender as specified by the employee. Only a detailed breakdown by male and female was possible in previous years due to the system used.
Since 2025 excluding interns and working students. Figures as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 have not been adjusted.
1) No data available.
New hires
Germany (Group companies account for about 98 % of domestic employees).
| External new hires by gender (excluding young talents) as of Dec 31 / NP | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| <30 years | 4,287 | 8,776 | 10,403 |
| Share of women (%) | 16.4 | 26.2 | 29.7 |
| 30 –49 years | 7,184 | 11,900 | 12,591 |
| Share of women (%) | 16.2 | 22.9 | 25.8 |
| ≥50 years | 2,427 | 3,732 | 4,011 |
| Share of women (%) | 16.3 | 21.2 | 21.9 |
| DB Group | 13,898 | 24,408 | 27,005 |
Germany (Group companies account for about 98 % of domestic employees). Not including recruitment and hiring of vocational trainees and dual-degree students.
Since 2025 excluding interns and working students. Figures as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 have not been adjusted.
Excluding young talents, we recorded significantly fewer external new hires in Germany in 2025. Nevertheless, despite the restructuring, DB Group continued to hire a considerable number of skilled workers. This related in particular to operational staff, for example in interlockings, on trains and in rail construction.