Latest headcount
18,970
YoY change
-5.1%
Headcount CAGR
+2.0%
Revenue / employee
$1.59M
Employee count history for LyondellBasell
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 14,000 |
| 2011 | 14,000 |
| 2012 | 13,500 |
| 2013 | 13,300 |
| 2014 | 13,100 |
| 2015 | 13,000 |
| 2016 | 13,000 |
| 2017 | 13,400 |
| 2018 | 19,450 |
| 2019 | 19,100 |
| 2020 | 19,200 |
| 2021 | 19,100 |
| 2022 | 19,300 |
| 2023 | 20,000 |
| 2024 | 20,000 |
| 2025 | 18,970 |
Revenue per employee for LyondellBasell
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $2.94M |
| 2011 | $3.44M |
| 2012 | $3.36M |
| 2013 | $3.31M |
| 2014 | $3.48M |
| 2015 | $2.52M |
| 2016 | $2.24M |
| 2017 | $2.57M |
| 2018 | $2.01M |
| 2019 | $1.82M |
| 2020 | $1.45M |
| 2021 | $2.42M |
| 2022 | $2.61M |
| 2023 | $2.06M |
| 2024 | $2.02M |
| 2025 | $1.59M |
Earnings per employee for LyondellBasell
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) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | $725K |
| 2011 | $153K |
| 2012 | $211K |
| 2013 | $290K |
| 2014 | $319K |
| 2015 | $344K |
| 2016 | $295K |
| 2017 | $364K |
| 2018 | $241K |
| 2019 | $177K |
| 2020 | $74K |
| 2021 | $294K |
| 2022 | $201K |
| 2023 | $106K |
| 2024 | $68K |
| 2025 | -$39.2K |
Employee count history for LyondellBasell (LYB)
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.
- 202518,970-5.1%
- 202420,0000.0%
- 202320,000+3.6%
- 202219,300+1.0%
- 202119,100-0.5%
- 202019,200+0.5%
- 201919,100-1.8%
- 201819,450+45.1%
- 201713,400+3.1%
- 201613,0000.0%
- 201513,000-0.8%
- 201413,100-1.5%
- 201313,300-1.5%
- 201213,500-3.6%
- 201114,0000.0%
- 201014,000—
About LyondellBasell's employee count
LyondellBasell (LYB) employed 18,970 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -1,030 (-5.1%) from 20,000 a year earlier.
Across the 2010–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 14,000 to 18,970 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +2.0% per year.
LyondellBasell generated about $1.59M of revenue and -$39.2K 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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