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Actual number of employees by countryThousands

 

2019

2018[C]

2017[C]

2016

2015

Europe

 

 

 

 

 

France

[A]

[A]

[A]

[A]

1

Germany

3

3

3

3

5

Netherlands

9

9

9

11

9

Norway

1

1

1

1

1

Poland

4

4

3

3

2

UK

5

5

6

6

5

Other [B]

2

2

2

2

2

Total Europe

24

24

24

26

25

Asia

 

 

 

 

 

China

2

2

2

2

3

India

9

7

7

5

4

Iraq

[A]

[A]

1

1

1

Kazakhstan

[A]

[A]

[A]

1

–

Malaysia

5

5

5

6

7

Philippines

5

5

4

4

4

Qatar

1

1

1

1

1

Russia

1

1

1

1

1

Singapore

3

3

3

3

3

Thailand

[A]

[A]

[A]

[A]

–

Turkey

1

1

1

1

1

United Arab Emirates

[A]

1

1

1

1

Oman

[A]

[A]

[A]

[A]

[A]

Other [B]

3

3

3

2

3

Total Asia

30

28

28

28

29

Oceania

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

2

2

2

2

1

New Zealand

[A]

[A]

[A]

[A]

[A]

Total Oceania

2

2

2

2

1

Africa

 

 

 

 

 

Gabon

[A]

[A]

[A]

1

1

Nigeria

3

3

3

3

1

South Africa

[A]

[A]

1

1

1

Other [B]

1

1

1

1

[A]

Total Africa

4

4

5

6

3

North America

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

4

4

4

8

9

USA

17

17

17

21

22

Other [B]

[A]

[A]

[A]

[A]

[A]

Total North America

21

21

21

29

31

South America

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina

[A]

[A]

1

1

2

Brazil

1

1

1

2

1

Other [B]

1

1

1

1

1

Total South America

2

2

3

4

4

Total

83

81

83

95

93

[A]

Fewer than 500 employees.

[B]

Countries with fewer than 500 employees in each of the last five years.

[C]

As revised, numbers have been changed from average number to actual number to align with current year definition. These numbers exclude the 4,000 employees in certain New Energies and Downstream companies.
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Average number of employees by segmentThousands

 

2019

2018[C]

2017[C]

2016

2015

Integrated Gas

10

9

8

9

13

Upstream

14

14

16

18

22

Downstream

36

39

42

46

43

Corporate [A]

23

20

19

18

15

Total

83[B]

82[B]

85[B]

91[B]

93

[A]

Includes all employees working in business service centres irrespective of the segment they support.

[B]

Excludes employees seconded to joint ventures and associates (2019: 3,000 employees, 2018: 3,000 employees, 2017: 3,000 employees; 2016: 4,000 employees).

[C]

As revised.
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Employee expense$ million

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Remuneration

10,075

10,167

10,855

11,985

12,558

Social security contributions

844

810

844

867

830

Retirement benefits

1,753

1,878

1,815

2,181

2,984

Share-based compensation

537

531

802

693

750

Total

13,209[A]

13,386[A]

14,316[A]

15,726[A]

17,122

[A]

Excludes employees seconded to joint ventures and associates.
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