24.3 million software developers globally

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Researchers estimate that there are approximately 24.3 million software develpers in the world. This number is up since 2020, and the number of software developers is expected to double by 2030. There is widespread gender disparity in the software development industry with only about 20% being women. Most developers are also younger than 35 years of age on average.

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