Employee structure

Employee numbers and structure

Employees by business units

Full-time employees (FTE) 1)

Natural persons (NP) 

Jun 30, 2024

Jun 30, 2023

absolute

%

Dec 31, 2023

Jun 30, 2024

Jun 30, 2023

absolute

%

Dec 31, 2023

DB Long-Distance

21,526

20,501

+1,025

+5.0

20,966

22,716

21,658

+1,058

+4.9

22,132

DB Regional

41,128

38,414

+2,714

+7.1

39,587

43,543

40,629

2,914

+7.2

41,962

DB Cargo

30,794

31,578

–784

–2.5

31,359

31,350

32,150

–800

–2.5

31,918

DB InfraGO

66,776

61,632

+5,144

+8.3

63,870

69,319

63,827

+5,492

+8.6

66,262

DB Energy

2,139

1,958

+181

+9.2

2,055

2,232

2,043

+189

+9.3

2,147

Other

63,133

60,447

+2,686

+4.4

61,876

65,986

63,176

+2,810

+4.4

64,718

Integrated Rail System

225,496

214,530

+10,966

+5.1

219,713

235,146

223,483

+11,663

+5.2

229,139

DB Schenker

70,953

75,424

–4,471

–5.9

72,710

73,122

77,880

–4,758

–6.1

74,871

DB Group 2)

296,449

289,954

+6,495

+2.2

292,423

308,268

301,363

+6,905

+2.3

304,010

DB Group (comparable)

296,449

289,705

+6,744

+2.3

292,423

308,268

301,111

+7,157

+2.4

304,010

Changes in the scope of consolidation

–249

+249

–100

–252

+252

–100

DB Group (incl. discontinued operations)

296,449

324,572

–28,123

–8.7

326,781

308,268

337,606

–29,338

–8.7

340,100

thereof discontinued operations

34,618

–34,618

–100

34,358

36,243

–36,243

–100

36,090

1) 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.
2) Values as of June 30, 2023 adjusted due to reclassification of DB Arriva.

The number of employees in DB Group has increased slightly as of June 30, 2024.

  • The development in the Integrated Rail System is mainly attributable to the increase in the number of employees at DB InfraGO, primarily in the areas of project management, maintenance and operations.
  • In the Other division, the number of employees has grown particularly due to the international business of DB E.C.O. Group. An increase in performance for general modernizations, among other things, led to an increase at DB Rail Construction and DB Track Services. At DB Systel, this was due to the expansion of innovative topics and the increased vertical integration of production.
  • At DB Regional, the increase in employees is mainly due to the increase in services in the Rail and Road lines of business (in particular due to rail replacement services as part of the general modernization of the Riedbahn).

The development at DB Schenker was the opposite. This resulted from productivity gains. Accordingly, the share of employees in Germany rose to about 77% (as of June 30, 2023: about 75%).

The decline in the discontinued operations resulted from the sale of Sale of DB Arriva.