UnitedHealth Group number of employees

UnitedHealth Group reported 390,000 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, down 10,000 (2.5%) on the year before. That compares with 350,000 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $1.1m.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	390,000	−10,000 (2.5%)	$1.1m	10-K, filed March 2, 2026
December 31, 2024	400,000	−40,000 (9.1%)	$1.0m	10-K, filed February 27, 2025
December 31, 2023	440,000	+40,000 (10.0%)	$844,595	10-K, filed February 28, 2024
December 31, 2022	400,000	+50,000 (14.3%)	$810,405	10-K, filed February 24, 2023
December 31, 2021	350,000	—	$821,706	10-K, filed February 15, 2022

What the annual reports say

HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES As of December 31, 2025, we had more than 390,000 employees, of whom nearly 165,000 were clinical professionals. 2025 annual report
HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES Our nearly 400,000 employees, as of December 31, 2024, including more than 140,000 clinical professionals, are guided by our mission to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. 2024 annual report
HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES Our more than 440,000 employees, as of December 31, 2023, including nearly 160,000 clinical professionals, are guided by our mission to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. 2023 annual report
HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES Our nearly 400,000 employees, as of December 31, 2022, including more than 140,000 clinical professionals, are guided by our mission to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. 2022 annual report
HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES Our 350,000 employees, as of December 31, 2021, including nearly 135,000 clinical professionals, are guided by our mission to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from UnitedHealth Group's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to UnitedHealth Group.