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Novartis AG
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How many employees work at Novartis?

Q: How many employees work at Novartis?

Novartis AG has 79,026 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The year-over-year growth rate is 3.7%.

Novartis AG has 79,026 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 3.7%.

Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025

About Novartis

Novartis is reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. As a leading global medicines company, we use innovative science and digital technologies to create transformative treatments in areas of great medical need. In our quest to find new medicines, we consistently rank among the world’s top companies investing in research and development. Novartis products reach nearly 800 million people globally and we are finding innovative ways to expand access to our latest treatments. Around 108,000 people of more than 140 nationalities work at Novartis around the world. See our community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2JnT2CP

As of December 2025

Novartis
workforce metrics

Headcount

79k

Avg. Salary

$97.2k

Tenure

5.1yr

Growth Rate

3.7%

Hiring Rate

Attrition Rate

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Employee Headcount

Interactive chart of Novartis annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.

Novartis total number of employees in 2025 was 79,018, a 3.7% increase from 2024.
Novartis total number of employees in 2024 was 76,147, a 1.2% decline from 2023.
Novartis total number of employees in 2023 was 77,084, a 6.0% decline from 2022.