How many employees work at United Nations?
United Nations (New York) has 171,912 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is -2.7%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025
About United Nations
Founded at the end of the Second World War, the United Nations is an international organization made up of 193 Member States committed to maintaining international peace and security. Every day the UN works to tackle global challenges and deliver results for those most in need. Giving life-saving support to populations hit by humanitarian crises, helping build and keep the peace in conflict-ridden areas, supporting governments and their citizens to advance development and fight poverty, and promoting human rights worldwide are the core pillars of the work of the United Nations and the mandates it receives from its Member States. The Charter of the United Nations is available in full at: http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/
As of September 2025
United Nations
workforce metrics
Headcount
171.9k
Avg. Salary
$31.7k
Tenure
5.3yr
Growth Rate
-2.7%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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Employee Headcount
Interactive chart of United Nations annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.
- United Nations total number of employees in 2025 was 172,573.132, a 2.7% decline from 2024.
- United Nations total number of employees in 2024 was 172,431.898, a 0.2% increase from 2023.
- United Nations total number of employees in 2023 was 171,180.078, a 3.4% increase from 2022.
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Employee Geographic Breakdown
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Active Job Postings
Interactive chart of United Nations annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.
- United Nations active job postings in 2025 was 4,367, a 71.9% decline from 2024.
- United Nations active job postings in 2024 was 7,776, a 14.1% decline from 2023.
- United Nations active job postings in 2023 was 8,953, a 91.9% increase from 2022.
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Employee Sentiment
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