Siemens AG - number of employees FY 2017-2021

In 2021, Siemens AG employed some 303,000 people worldwide, around 10,000 employees more than the year before. Although the 2020 and 2021 employee figures may seem like a dramatic decline compared with the 2019 figure, this stark difference in employee numbers is due to restructuring of the company. In April 2020, Siemens merged two of its divisions, Gas and Power and Gamesa Renewable Energy, into an independent company Siemens Energy AG. This new company has some 91,000 employees.

Origins of Siemens

The origin of Siemens begins in Munich in the mid-19th century. The company produced telegraph systems and pioneered in the development of electric-engineering products. By 1907, Siemens employed over 34,000 people, most of whom certainly took pride in their work and their employer as an innovator in the field of technology.

Across the 20th century, Siemens was at the forefront of technological developments. Many examples of their inventions can be found in museums, particularly the German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology in Munich, the world’s largest dedicated to science and technology. Examples of the company's important work include high-voltage transformers, wind turbines, and washing machines. As of 2019, Siemens’ renewable energy segment was responsible for the largest installed capacity of offshore wind turbines in Europe.