This statistic displays the aggregate number of people employed in the European insurance markets from 2004 to 2020. Over time, the number of employees decreased. In 2020, just over 924,000 people were working in insurance companies across Europe, a decrease from the previous year.
Total number of employees working in insurance companies in Europe from 2004 to 2020
Characteristic
Number of employees
2020
924,060
2019
947,665
2018
835,344
2017
942,512
2016
952,204
2015
951,073
2014
999,051
2013
1,013,154
2012
1,015,287
2011
1,018,783
2010
1,021,995
2009
1,105,305
2008
1,093,501
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Insurance Europe. (August 5, 2022). Total number of employees working in insurance companies in Europe from 2004 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/441430/insurance-sector-number-of-workers-europe/
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Insurance Europe. (2022). Total number of employees working in insurance companies in Europe from 2004 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/441430/insurance-sector-number-of-workers-europe/
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Total number of employees working in insurance companies in Europe from 2004 to 2020 [Graph], Insurance Europe, August 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/441430/insurance-sector-number-of-workers-europe/
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