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Data protection officer

42% of DPOs Work the Role Full Time [2026 Data]

42% of DPOs Work the Role Full Time [2026 Data]

Only 42% of Data Protection Officers dedicate their entire working time to the role, per CEDPO's 2024 survey of 1,120-plus DPOs across Europe. See employment patterns by company size, budget, and France's 38,000 registered DPOs as of late 2025.

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500,000 Organizations Have Registered a DPO [2026]

500,000 Organizations Have Registered a DPO [2026]

An estimated 500,000 organizations across Europe had registered a Data Protection Officer within GDPR's first year, per IAPP research published in May 2019. See the country breakdown, the France registry data, and when the law actually requires one.

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