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On December 31, 2020, the company had 62,285 employees (2019: 65,194). Thereof, 7,694 were employed at adidas AG (2019: 7,978).On a full-time equivalent basis, our company had 54,722 employees on December 31, 2020 (2019: 55,819), thereof 6,963 at adidas AG (2019: 7,238). The 2019 employee figures on a headcount as well as full-time equivalent basis were restated due to the inclusion of temporary contracts of up to six months. In 2020, personnel expenses decreased slightly to € 2.483 billion (2019: € 2.720 billion), representing 13% of sales (2019: 12%). SEE TEN-YEAR OVERVIEW See Note 42

Employees worldwide

62,285

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Employee statistics1

2020

2019

Total number of employees2

62,285

65,194

Total employees

Male

45%

48%

Female

55%

52%

Management positions3

Male

65%

66%

Female

35%

34%

Average age of employees (in years)

31

31

Average length of service (in years)

4

4

1

At year-end. Number of employees on a headcount basis.

2

2019 figure restated due to inclusion of temporary contracts of up to six months (2019 headcounts excluding temporary contracts of up to six months: 59,333).

3

Calculated in accordance with German Act on Equal Participation of Women and Men in Leadership Positions in the Private and Public Sector in Germany.

Employee split1

Employee split (Piechart)

1 At year-end.

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Number of employees by function1

Employees2, 3

Full-time equivalents3

2020

2019

2020

2019

Own retail

35,910

38,023

29,384

29,711

Sales

3,709

3,740

3,617

3,640

Logistics

8,548

8,366

8,225

8,059

Marketing

6,028

6,119

5,766

5,901

Central administration

5,143

5,733

4,909

5,421

Production

521

621

499

608

Research and development

973

1,033

903

964

IT

1,453

1,559

1,417

1,516

Total

62,285

65,194

54,722

55,819

1

At year-end.

2

Number of employees on a headcount basis.

3

2019 figure restated due to inclusion of temporary contracts of up to six months.

Employees by function1

Employees by function (Piechart)

1 At year-end.

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