How many employees work at Nippon Steel?
NIPPON STEEL CORP. has 16,982 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -0.4%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About Nippon Steel
Nippon Steel Corporation, was formed in 2012 with the merger of the original Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal. The original Nippon Steel Corporation was formed in 1970 with the merger of Fuji Iron & Steel and Yawata Iron & Steel. Nippon Steel Corporation is the world's third largest steel producer by volume as of 2017. Nippon & McDonald Steel Industries Ltd. has been formed under the agreement between McDonald Steel Building Products Limited [MSBPL] of Bangladesh and Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corporation [NSSB], Japan. NMSIL, the Joint Venture Company, is formed to operate a processing centre of FIat Products for manufacturing of processed ‘Flat Products’ and to carry out the business of Trading, Export, lmport, Supply of processed products, raw materials and related merchandise of world leading manufacturing company, in the region and beyond. This partnership allows both the companies to build on each other’s strength in line of related business.
As of December 2025
Nippon Steel
workforce metrics
Headcount
17k
Avg. Salary
$53.3k
Tenure
6.5yr
Growth Rate
-0.4%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of Nippon Steel annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- Nippon Steel total number of employees in 2025 was 16,989, a 0.4% decline from 2024.
- Nippon Steel total number of employees in 2024 was 17,057, a 0.2% increase from 2023.
- Nippon Steel total number of employees in 2023 was 17,030, a 0.9% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of Nippon Steel annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- Nippon Steel active job postings in 2025 was 719, a 56.4% decline from 2024.
- Nippon Steel active job postings in 2024 was 1,284, a 63.0% increase from 2023.
- Nippon Steel active job postings in 2023 was 669, a 45.0% decline from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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