organizations representing a total workforce of 22.2 million employees and contingent workers.
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Survey method not stated by the source.
The source defines small organizations as below 2,500 staff, medium organizations as 2,500 to 10,000 staff, and large organizations as over 10,000 staff.
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Outsourcing of payroll by organization size worldwide by size 2019
Small organizations are more likely to outsource their payroll function than larger organizations, with ** percent of respondents from organizations with less than ***** staff stating they outsource their payroll in a 2019 global survey. This compares to ***** percent for organizations with more than 10,000 employees.
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Sierra-Cedar. (August 15, 2019). Share of organizations worldwide who outsource their payroll functions from in 2019, by organization size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040481/hr-payroll-outsourcing-organization-size-worldwide/
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Sierra-Cedar. (2019). Share of organizations worldwide who outsource their payroll functions from in 2019, by organization size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040481/hr-payroll-outsourcing-organization-size-worldwide/
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