How many employees work at Smurfit Kappa Group?
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc has 15,604 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -7.2%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: December 2025
About Smurfit Kappa Group
Smurfit Kappa, a FTSE 100 company, is one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging solutions in the world, with approximately 47,000 employees in over 350 production sites across 36 countries and with revenue of €12.8 billion in 2022. We are located in 22 countries in Europe, , 13 in the Americas and 1 in North Africa. We are the only large-scale pan-regional player in Latin America. With our pro-active team we relentlessly use our extensive experience and expertise, supported by our scale, to open up opportunities for our customers. We collaborate with forward thinking customers by sharing superior product knowledge, market understanding and insights in packaging trends to ensure business success in their markets. We have an unrivalled portfolio of paper-packaging solutions, which is constantly updated with our market-leading innovations. This is enhanced through the benefits of our integration, with optimal paper design, logistics, timeliness of service, and our packaging plants sourcing most of their raw materials from our own paper mills. Our products, which are 100% renewable and produced sustainably, improve the environmental footprint of our customers.
As of December 2025
Smurfit Kappa Group
workforce metrics
Headcount
15.6k
Avg. Salary
$40.7k
Tenure
7.4yr
Growth Rate
-7.2%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of Smurfit Kappa Group annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- Smurfit Kappa Group total number of employees in 2025 was 15,607, a 7.2% decline from 2024.
- Smurfit Kappa Group total number of employees in 2024 was 16,780, a 14.2% decline from 2023.
- Smurfit Kappa Group total number of employees in 2023 was 19,352, a 5.2% decline from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of Smurfit Kappa Group annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- Smurfit Kappa Group active job postings in 2025 was 164, a 81.2% decline from 2024.
- Smurfit Kappa Group active job postings in 2024 was 388, a 29.9% increase from 2023.
- Smurfit Kappa Group active job postings in 2023 was 287, a 7.6% increase from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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