2022 Universal Registration Document

Chapter 4 : Social, environmental and societal responsibility

L’Oréal Group social data
Employees by geographic zone (1)
This graph shows the employees by geographic zone (1).
Europe

2020: 35,150

2021: 34,501

2022: 34,854

Latin America

2020: 8,444

2021: 8,594

2022: 8,528

North America

2020: 14,437

2021: 13,747

2022: 14,772

North Asia

2020: 20,330

2021: 20,816

2022: 21,060

SAPMENA-SSA

2020: 7,726

2021: 7,594

2022: 8,100

TOTAL

2020: 85,087

2021: 85,252

2022: 87,264

☑ The Statutory Auditors have expressed reasonable assurance about this indicator.

Breakdown of employees by type of contract by geographic zone
This graph shows the breakdown of employees by type of contract, by geographic zone.
Europe

2020
Permanent contract: 34,405
Temporary contract: 1,917

2021
Permanent contract: 33,778
Temporary contract: 1,372

2022
Permanent contract: 33,498
Temporary contract: 1,356

Latin America

2020
Permanent contract: 8,431
Temporary contract: 253

2021
Permanent contract: 8,209
Temporary contract: 235

2022
Permanent contract: 8,294
Temporary contract: 234

North America

2020
Permanent contract: 13,966
Temporary contract: 461

2021
Permanent contract: 13,007
Temporary contract: 430

2022
Permanent contract: 14,236
Temporary contract: 486

North Asia

2020
Permanent contract: 9,480
Temporary contract: 10,855

2021
Permanent contract: 8,986
Temporary contract: 11,344

2022
Permanent contract: 9,037
Temporary contract: 12,023

SAPMENA-SSA

2020
Permanent contract: 7,888
Temporary contract: 251

2021
Permanent contract: 7,536
Temporary contract: 190

2022
Permanent contract: 7,874
Temporary contract: 226

Total 

2020
Permanent contract: 74,170
Temporary contract: 13,732

2021
Permanent contract: 71,516
Temporary contract: 13,571

2022
Permanent contract: 72,939
Temporary contract: 14,325

Breakdown of employees by gender
Breakdown of employees by age
1. This graph shows the breakdown of employees by gender, 
Men

Europe: 12,552
Latin America: 2,910 
North America:  4,402 
North Asia: 4,394
SAPMENA-SSA: 3,663
Global: 27,921

Women

Europe : 22,302
Latin America: 5,618 
North America: 10,320
North Asia: 16,666
SAPMENA-SSA : 4,437
Global: 59,343

2. This graph shows the breakdown by age. 

Less than 30 years
Europe : 6,541
Latin America: 1,957 
North America:  3,820
North Asia: 7,690
SAPMENA-SSA : 2,018
Global : 22,026

30 to 39 years

Europe : 11,444
Latin America: 3,504 
North America: 4,509 
North Asia: 9,468
SAPMENA-SSA: 3,569
Global: 32,494

40 to 49 years

Europe : 9,167
Latin America: 2,169 
North America: 3,157
North Asia: 3,235
SAPMENA-SSA : 1,920
Global: 19,648

More than 49 years

Europe: 7,702
Latin America: 898
North America: 3,236
North Asia: 667
SAPMENA-SSA: 593
Global: 13,096

(1) Excluding recent acquisitions. See the methodology notes in section 4.5. of this document.