Global Employee Population
On December 31, 2022, the company had 59,258 employees worldwide (2021: 61,401). Thereof, 8,556 were employed at adidas AG (2021: 8,096). On a full-time equivalent basis, the company had 51,777 employees on December 31, 2022 (2021: 53,870), thereof 7,678 at adidas AG (2021: 7,241). In 2022, personnel expenses increased slightly to € 2,856 million (2021: € 2,659 million1), representing 13% of sales (2021: 13%). SEE TEN-YEAR OVERVIEW SEE NOTE 41 SEE NOTE 32
Employees worldwide
59,258
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Total number of employees2 |
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59,258 |
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61,401 |
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Total employees |
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Male |
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48% |
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47% |
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Female |
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52% |
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53% |
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Management positions3 |
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Male |
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61% |
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63% |
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Female |
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39% |
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37% |
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Average age of employees (in years) |
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32 |
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32 |
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Average length of service (in years) |
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5 |
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5 |
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Employee split1
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Employees2 |
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Full-time equivalents |
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2022 |
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in % |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Own retail |
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31,477 |
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53 |
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34,163 |
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25,123 |
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28,061 |
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Sales |
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3,112 |
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5 |
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3,281 |
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3,022 |
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3,180 |
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Logistics |
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8,254 |
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14 |
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8,733 |
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7,867 |
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8,359 |
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Marketing |
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4,685 |
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8 |
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4,633 |
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4,460 |
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4,382 |
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Central administration |
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5,161 |
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9 |
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5,096 |
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4,931 |
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4,871 |
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Production |
|
558 |
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1 |
|
464 |
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545 |
|
447 |
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Research and development |
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1,031 |
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2 |
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1,028 |
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966 |
|
956 |
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IT |
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4,980 |
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8 |
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4,003 |
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4,864 |
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3,614 |
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Total |
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59,258 |
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100 |
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61,401 |
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51,777 |
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53,870 |
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1 Prior year adjusted to reflect adequate allocation of expenses.
