Worldwide Developer Population Report

Global Developer Population Numbers and Statistics: 2025 through 2030

Now in its 39th iteration, the Worldwide Developer Population Report 2025 combines intensive secondary research with a proprietary model to estimate the number of developers by country and region adopting various technologies within those geographies. It is the most comprehensive, current, and detailed data on the state of the global developer population predicting current developer populations along with 5-year projections.

View the table of contents listing the population segmentations and question overlays

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• APAC Developer Population Summary (2025-2030) redacted
• Virtualization & Containerization redacted
• Plans for AI and Machine Learning redacted

The latest sections include:

• Developer Population Summaries and Forecasts (2025-2030) - Global, North America, EMEA, APAC, Latin America, and Top 15 Countries
• Plans for AI and Machine Learning - Aggregate and by Region
• Use of AI in Programming Today - Aggregate and by Region
• Generative AI Use - Aggregate and by Region
• Plans for Using the Cloud as a Development Environment - Aggregate and by Region
• Plans for Deploying Apps to the Cloud - Aggregate and by Region
• Experience Deploying to the Edge - Aggregate and by Region
• Moving Backend Apps to the Edge - Aggregate and by Region
• Use of Automated Testing - Aggregate and by Region
• Use of Virtual Test Environments - Aggregate and by Region
• Use of Data Analytics on Test Results - Aggregate and by Region
• Managing Security Vulnerabilities in Third-Party and Open Source Tools - Aggregate and by Region
• Plans for Containerization - Aggregate and by Region
• Use of Virtualization - Aggregate and by Region
• Virtualization Practices Implemented - Aggregate and by Region
• Platform Engineering Tools - Aggregate and by Region
• Primary Host Operating System Today - Aggregate and by Region
• Target Platforms - Aggregate and by Region
• Mobile Development - Aggregate and by Region
• Plans for IoT Development - Aggregate and by Region
• Sensor Use and Applications - Aggregate and by Region
• Web Development - Aggregate and by Region
• Type of Software Developed - Aggregate and by Region
• Primary Development Focus - Aggregate and by Region
• Demographics and Firmographics Summary - Region, Job Role, Age, Education, Company Age, and Developer Segment
• and More!

This report combines Evans Data Corporation's proprietary global developer population model with selected findings from the Evans Data Corporation's semi-annual Global Development Survey. The data contained in this report can be a particularly useful tool that can help product managers, decision makers, and people involved with corporate strategies gain perspective on addressable markets for specific sectors in technology.

Every year, this report presents a record of the change and growth of the developer population. Through more than a decade of reporting the total number of developers worldwide, the one constant common through 39 volumes of this study is that the population of developers increases yearly at a very steady rate, though as we will see, there are a few events that may influence this steady growth. Ultimately, this report shows the capacity of each country to produce developers. Diving more deeply, we can also find a history of the development landscape. Over time, this report has shown the ascendance of particular technologies. It has also shown how technologies can fall by the wayside as developers flock to the next big thing.

The methodology used by Evans Data Corporation to establish the size and composition of the developer population consists of several phases. Evans Data Corporation calculated the actual population figures by using results from the Global Development Survey, which was filtered with respect to specific areas of interest, cross-tabbed with the four regions -- North America; Asia-Pacific (APAC); Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA); and Latin America and then combined with the current results yielded from EDC's propriety predictive model.

The proprietary methodology used by Evans Data Corporation to establish the size of the developer population takes place in four fundamental phases:

Phase I - Gathering and Evaluating Secondary Data: Data gathered from numerous sources and rigorously verified by team of analysts and statisticians

Phase II - Statistical Modeling: Proprietary computer simulation model ranks variables according to their predictive power delivers country level developer population data

Phase III - Analysis: Model outputs are examined and tested

Phase IV - Reporting: Key population and demographics statistics produced and reported

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The Evans Data Corporation International Panel of Developers

When conducting primary research, it is important to recruit panel participants from unbiased sources. Since 1998, Evans Data Corporation has maintained a proprietary neutral panel of developers, ensuring that survey results truly represent the global developer population. Our reports are not only in-depth but also accurate and unbiased. All our research conforms to established principles endorsed by the Marketing Research Association, ESOMAR, and CASRO.

More than 100 individual sources are used to recruit Evans Data Corporation panelists, and the following principles are strictly adhered to and consistently applied:

• No vendor lists have ever been used in Evans Data Corporation subscription surveys nor added to the panel.
• No platform-specific lists have ever been used in any Evans Data Corporation general syndicated surveys nor added to the panel.
• No language-specific lists have ever been used in any Evans Data Corporation syndicated surveys nor added to the panel.

By following these principles, Evans Data Corporation provides the most diverse and unbiased sample available. The Evans Data Corporation International Panel of Developers includes more than 185,000 professional developers in more than 80 countries worldwide. This panel represents the finest example of an unbiased and representative sample available. As the panel continues to grow, the aforementioned principles of neutral recruitment continue to apply to ensure the most representative sample possible.

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Strategic Survey Report Series

Evans Data Corporation surveys tens of thousands of technology professionals worldwide each year to produce strategic, data-driven insights. Each bi-annual report covers current and trending development topics to provide a comprehensive view of the current global developer community.

Global Development Survey Report: Conducted in six languages, our Global Development Survey Report surveys active software developers worldwide to produce a comprehensive survey providing over 200 pages of data, analysis, and deep dives into a broad range of software development topics and issues. This series started in 1998 and focuses on global language, tools, and technology adoption. It is the de facto standard for developer intelligence.

Worldwide Developer Population Report: Cited as the most reputable and reliable source of developer statistics, the Worldwide Developer Population Report delivers comprehensive, current, and detailed data on the state of the global developer population, calculating current developer populations along with 5-year projections. This study details the actual number of developers working in various technology fields in every major country and region across the globe and provides data cuts of the developer population by tool usage and adoption within those geographies.

Technology Adoption Over Time: Only Evans Data Corporation has monitored global developer adoption patterns for 25 years to provide adoption trends of the major technologies shaping the software industry. The Technology Adoption Over Time research study delivers a trend analysis of global 20-year technology development with regional breakdowns for North America, EMEA, APAC, and Latin America.

Vertical Survey Report Series

For vertical-specific developer insights, Evans Data Corporation surveys only those developers in a particular discipline discovering topic-specific attitudes, adoption patterns, and intentions.

Cloud Development Survey Report: Evans Data Corporation conducts in-depth interviews of active Cloud developers worldwide to create a detailed research report that reflects the global cloud developer population. The Cloud Development Survey Report gives a comprehensive view of the usage patterns, attitudes, and concerns of developers concentrating their development efforts in the Cloud Computing space.

AI and Machine Learning Survey Report: The AI and Machine Learning Survey Report reveals developers' attitudes, adoption patterns, and intentions pertaining to AI and machine learning. This syndicated series focuses on tools, methodologies, and concerns related to implementing machine learning, deep learning, image recognition, pattern recognition, and other forms of artificial intelligence, as well as efficiently storing, handling, and analyzing large datasets and databases from a wide range of sources.

Tactical Survey Reports

When you need to intelligently form strategies for effectively reaching software developers and communicating a clear and compelling message, our tactical reference series is a key resource for compelling developer marketing and successful developer relations programs.

Developer Marketing Survey Report: The Developer Marketing Survey Report contains actionable information on the most effective types of marketing and media when marketing to developers. This report is an extensive study of software developers' attitudes about the marketing tools, programs, and techniques used to promote and sell products to them. It is essential for product promotions, pricing and forecasting, media planning, and developer marketing activities.

Developer Relations Programs Survey Report:

This comprehensive study of software developers examines issues and elements of developer programs. The Developer Relations Programs Survey Report is a key resource to help build and maintain a successful developer program, community website, training sessions, and more. Published annually, this tactical survey provides information on how to recruit developers and keep them in your program.

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TARGETED DATA ANALYTICS

The Targeted Data Analytics team at Evans Data Corporation can perform customized data cuts, developer marketing sizing, and details based on specified needs. The data from our syndicated research reports can be sliced by country, region, industry, developer role, developer focus and technology, company size, and much more. Please contact your sales representative for more information.