Over the past few years, the tech sector has seen both significant growth and the democratization of development. More professionals are choosing careers as developers or exploring various roles beyond the conventional developer positions, such as designers, analysts, engineers, and more. By 2024, the number of professional developers worldwide reached approximately 19.6 million people. See the charts below for a breakdown of trends in the total number of professional developers globally between 2019 and 2024.
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