In 2024, BHP employed 40,872 people worldwide. The greatest share of BHP employees resided in Australia as of mid-2024, and the second-greatest share worked in South America.
Regional distribution of BHP's employees
BHP is a British-Australian global mining company, headquartered in London, England and Melbourne, Australia. The company is one of the top global players in the mining and metals sector and one of the largest global producers of coal, copper, aluminum, iron ore, nickel, manganese, silver, and uranium.
The greatest share of BHP's employees by far resided in Australia in mid-2024, accounting for over three-quarters of the company's overall workforce. At the same time, the second-greatest share were based in South America, amounting to just under 18 percent of the company's employees, and the third-greatest share of BHP's employees were based in Asia, accounting for just four percent. The regional distribution of BHP employees corresponded with the company's mineral production and reserves in the areas mentioned. For instance, global lead reserves are greatest in Australia, and Australia’s nickel reserves are the second largest in the world, estimated at 24 million metric tons.
BHP: selected company figures
BHP's profit was 9.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, down from a profit of 33 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. BHP is one of the largest uranium mining companies in the world, producing some 3.6 million metric tons of uranium in 2024. In that same year, BHP's copper production amounted to 1.87 million metric tons of copper concentrate, alongside the production of other metals. BHP is one of the world's largest producers of refined copper.