This statistic depicts the share of privacy leaders working as Data Protection Officers (DPO) in the European Union and in the United States. According to data, 67 percent of privacy leaders in the EU were working also as Data Protection Officers, whereas in the United States 39 percent of privacy leaders also covered the position of DPO.
Share of privacy leaders working as Data Protection Officers (DPO) in the European Union and in the United States
Characteristic
US
EU
Same Person
39%
67%
Junior to DPO
3%
3%
Equal to DPO
14%
14%
Senior to DPO
45%
16%
0%20%40%60%80%
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EY, & IAPP. (January 1, 2018). Share of privacy leaders working as Data Protection Officers (DPO) in the European Union and in the United States [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005607/share-of-privacy-leaders-working-as-dpo-in-eu-and-us/
EY, und IAPP. "Share of privacy leaders working as Data Protection Officers (DPO) in the European Union and in the United States." Chart. January 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005607/share-of-privacy-leaders-working-as-dpo-in-eu-and-us/
EY, IAPP. (2018). Share of privacy leaders working as Data Protection Officers (DPO) in the European Union and in the United States. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005607/share-of-privacy-leaders-working-as-dpo-in-eu-and-us/
EY, and IAPP. "Share of Privacy Leaders Working as Data Protection Officers (Dpo) in The European Union and in The United States." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005607/share-of-privacy-leaders-working-as-dpo-in-eu-and-us/
EY & IAPP, Share of privacy leaders working as Data Protection Officers (DPO) in the European Union and in the United States Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005607/share-of-privacy-leaders-working-as-dpo-in-eu-and-us/ (last visited April 24, 2025)
Share of privacy leaders working as Data Protection Officers (DPO) in the European Union and in the United States [Graph], EY, & IAPP, January 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005607/share-of-privacy-leaders-working-as-dpo-in-eu-and-us/
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