Social

Number of employees and employee structure

Employees by business units

Full-­­time employees (FTE) 1)

Natural persons (NP)

Jun 30,
2020

Jun 30,
2019

Change

Dec 31,
2019
Jun 30,
2020
Jun 30,
2019

Change

Dec 31,
2019

absolute

%

absolute

%

 

DB Long-­­Distance

18,320

16,938

+ 1,382

+ 8.2

17,289

19,411

18,018

+1,393

+7.7

18,370

DB Regional

36,980

36,362

+ 618

+ 1.7

36,374

39,142

38,450

+692

+1.8

38,462

DB Cargo

29,874

29,198

+ 676

+ 2.3

29,525

30,409

29,660

+749

+2.5

29,998

DB Netze Track

49,832

48,021

+ 1,811

+ 3.8

48,787

51,211

49,275

+1,936

+3.9

50,107

DB Netze Stations

6,302

6,002

+ 300

+ 5.0

6,216

6,645

6,351

+294

+4.6

6,595

DB Netze Energy

1,804

1,747

+ 57

+ 3.3

1,772

1,868

1,802

+66

+3.7

1,829

Sonstige

56,735

54,926

+ 1,809

+ 3.3

55,497

59,383

57,550

+1,833

+3.2

58,131

Other

199,847

193,194

+ 6,653

+ 3.4

195,460

208,069

201,106

6,963

+3.5

203,493

DB Arriva

46,477

52,590

– 6,113

– 11.6

52,331

49,544

55,584

–6,040

–‍10.9

55,283

DB Schenker

73,792

75,981

– 2,189

– 2.9

76,153

76,873

78,993

–2,120

–2.7

79,136

DB Group

320,116

321,765

– 1,649

– 0.5

323,944

334,486

335,683

–1,197

–‍0.4

337,911

 Changes in the scope of consolidation

–115

–109

–6

+5.5

–119

–124

+5

–4.0

DB Group – comparable

320,001

321,656

–1,655

–0.5

323,944

334,367

335,559

–1,192

–0.4

337,911

1) To ensure better comparability, the number of employees is converted into full-­­time employees.
Figures for part-­­time employees are measured in accordance with their share of the regular annual working time.

The number of DB Group employees worldwide has decreased slightly as of June 30, 2020. The driving factors behind this decrease were the cessation of the Arriva Rail North Franchise on March 1, 2020 (about 6,300 FTE), and the global decrease in DB Schenker’s workforce for economic reasons, partly as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The number of employees in the integrated rail system, on the other hand, grew as the recruitment campaign contin­ued in the first half of 2020 despite the Covid-19 pandemic. There has been a significant increase in the number of employees in particular in maintenance and construction project fields as well as in the operations at DB Netze Track. In addition, the number of employees in Group management and at the service providers (area Other) has increased, especially at DB Systel, for the development of innovative subject areas. DB Long-­­Distance, DB Regional and DB Cargo also recorded an increase in the number of employees, particularly in operat­ing areas, due to the recruitment of employees from the external labor market and the employment of vocational trainees who have completed their training.

As of June 30, 2020, the share of employees outside Germany was about 36% (as of June 30, 2019: about 38%).

Employees by regions (FTE)Jun 30,
2020
Jun 30,
2019

Change

Dec 31,
2019

absolute

%

 

Germany

205,578

199,830

+ 5,748

+ 2.9

202,328

Europe (excluding Germany)

85,823

92,413

– 6,590

– 7.1

92,106

Asia/Pacific

16,694

16,737

– 43

– 0.3

16,890

North America

8,664

9,396

– 732

– 7.8

9,285

Rest of world

3,357

3,389

– 32

– 0.9

3,335

DB Group

320,116

321,765

– 1,649

– 0.5

323,944

Employees by regions (NP)Jun 30,
2020
Jun 30,
2019

Change

Dec 31,
2019

absolute

%

 

Germany

214,735

208,718

+6,017

+2.9

211,300

Europe (excluding Germany)

90,666

97,257

–6,591

–6.8

96,901

Asia/Pacific

16,740

16,847

–107

–0.6

16,980

North America

8,984

9,470

–486

–5.1

9,390

Rest of world

3,361

3,391

–30

–0.9

3,340

DB Group

334,486

335,683

–1,197

–0.4

337,911

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