Latest headcount
62,602
YoY change
+69.2%
Headcount CAGR
-0.5%
Revenue / employee
$398K
Employee count history for International Paper
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 72,500 |
| 1996 | 87,000 |
| 1997 | 82,000 |
| 1998 | 80,000 |
| 2000 | 112,900 |
| 2002 | 91,000 |
| 2003 | 83,000 |
| 2004 | 80,000 |
| 2005 | 68,700 |
| 2006 | 60,600 |
| 2007 | 51,500 |
| 2008 | 61,700 |
| 2009 | 56,100 |
| 2010 | 59,500 |
| 2011 | 61,500 |
| 2012 | 70,000 |
| 2013 | 69,000 |
| 2014 | 58,000 |
| 2015 | 56,000 |
| 2016 | 55,000 |
| 2017 | 56,000 |
| 2018 | 53,000 |
| 2019 | 51,000 |
| 2020 | 49,300 |
| 2021 | 38,200 |
| 2022 | 39,000 |
| 2023 | 39,000 |
| 2024 | 37,000 |
| 2025 | 62,602 |
Revenue per employee for International Paper
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $189K |
| 1996 | $232K |
| 1997 | $299K |
| 1998 | $300K |
| 2000 | $250K |
| 2002 | $263K |
| 2003 | $267K |
| 2004 | $259K |
| 2005 | $316K |
| 2006 | $363K |
| 2007 | $425K |
| 2008 | $402K |
| 2009 | $417K |
| 2010 | $423K |
| 2011 | $423K |
| 2012 | $312K |
| 2013 | $340K |
| 2014 | $407K |
| 2015 | $369K |
| 2016 | $354K |
| 2017 | $388K |
| 2018 | $440K |
| 2019 | $359K |
| 2020 | $356K |
| 2021 | $507K |
| 2022 | $543K |
| 2023 | $485K |
| 2024 | $503K |
| 2025 | $398K |
Earnings per employee for International Paper
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $3.99K |
| 1996 | $3.48K |
| 1997 | -$975.61 |
| 1998 | $3.09K |
| 2000 | $1.26K |
| 2002 | $3.24K |
| 2003 | $3.8K |
| 2004 | -$437.50 |
| 2005 | $16K |
| 2006 | $17.3K |
| 2007 | $22.7K |
| 2008 | -$20.8K |
| 2009 | $11.8K |
| 2010 | $11.6K |
| 2011 | $21.5K |
| 2012 | $11.3K |
| 2013 | $20.2K |
| 2014 | $9.57K |
| 2015 | $16.8K |
| 2016 | $16.4K |
| 2017 | $38.3K |
| 2018 | $38K |
| 2019 | $24K |
| 2020 | $4.67K |
| 2021 | $45.9K |
| 2022 | $38.6K |
| 2023 | $7.74K |
| 2024 | $15.1K |
| 2025 | -$56.2K |
Employee count history for International Paper (IP)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202562,602+69.2%
- 202437,000-5.1%
- 202339,0000.0%
- 202239,000+2.1%
- 202138,200-22.5%
- 202049,300-3.3%
- 201951,000-3.8%
- 201853,000-5.4%
- 201756,000+1.8%
- 201655,000-1.8%
- 201556,000-3.4%
- 201458,000-15.9%
- 201369,000-1.4%
- 201270,000+13.8%
- 201161,500+3.4%
- 201059,500+6.1%
- 200956,100-9.1%
- 200861,700+19.8%
- 200751,500-15.0%
- 200660,600-11.8%
- 200568,700-14.1%
- 200480,000-3.6%
- 200383,000-8.8%
- 200291,000—
- 2001100,000—
- 2000112,900—
- 199999,000—
- 199880,000-2.4%
- 199782,000-5.7%
- 199687,000—
- 199581,500+16.4%
- 199470,000—
- 199372,500—
About International Paper's employee count
International Paper (IP) employed 62,602 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +25,602 (+69.2%) from 37,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 72,500 to 62,602 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -0.5% per year.
International Paper generated about $398K of revenue and -$56.2K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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