State of JavaScript 2023: Demographics

This year, 23,540 respondents took part in the survey. And in order to help highlight different voices and surface deeper insights, we made a special effort to provide new ways to break our data down.

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Country or Region

While 16% of respondents came from the U.S., we also had strong representation from the JavaScript community in Germany, France, and the U.K.,(19% combined).

11%

17%

23%

29%

USA

2,747

France

1,323

Germany

1,308

United Kingdom

844

Poland

638

Russia

597

Canada

566

Spain

548

India

538

Netherlands

457

Brazil

393

Sweden

387

Italy

351

Australia

340

Ukraine

333

China

282

Japan

280

Czechia

246

South Korea

245

Colombia

219

Over Limit

5,069

11%

17%

23%

29%

% of question respondents

Where do you currently reside?

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Language

The language respondents selected to fill out the survey.

17%

33%

50%

67%

83%

English

18,744

French

851

Russian

779

Spanish

673

German

489

Chinese (Simplified)

361

Japanese

217

Polish

217

Chinese (Traditional)

Dutch

17%

33%

50%

67%

83%

% of question respondents

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Survey Completion

The proportion of the survey filled out by respondents.

12%

23%

35%

47%

59%

0-10%

1,704

10-20%

704

20-30%

730

30-40%

490

40-50%

328

50-60%

411

60-70%

410

70-80%

629

80-90%

2,850

90-100%

13,798

100

1,454

12%

23%

35%

47%

59%

% of question respondents

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Age

Survey respondents were on average 31.7 years old, slightly lower than the State of HTML (33.6) and State of CSS (33.5) surveys.

16%

25%

33%

41%

<20

747

20-29

6,885

30-39

7,277

40-49

2,248

50-59

466

>60

103

16%

25%

33%

41%

% of question respondents

How old are you, in years?

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Years of Experience

Respondents had on average 9.3 years of web development experience.

13%

19%

25%

32%

0-4 years

5,234

5-9 years

5,706

10-14 years

3,300

15-19 years

1,725

20-24 years

1,221

25-29 years

538

Over 30 years

368

11-20 years

13%

19%

25%

32%

% of question respondents

How long have you been working or studying in this field, in years?

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Company Size

Respondents tended to work for mostly mid-sized organizations, with a median company size of 75 employees.

13%

18%

22%

1

1,487

2-5

1,381

6-10

1,152

11-20

1,447

21-50

2,150

51-100

1,863

101-1000

3,999

1000+

3,597

N/A

1,062

13%

18%

22%

% of question respondents

How many people work at your organization, including yourself?

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Yearly Income

Respondents had a median income of USD $75,000, noticeably higher than the $59,970 figure reported by the Stack Overflow Developer Survey.

10%

13%

17%

$0k-$20k

2,417

$20k-$40k

2,479

$40k-$60k

2,935

$60k-$80k

2,242

$80k-$100k

1,773

$100k-$150k

2,117

$150k-$200k

1,066

>$200k

824

N/A

1,684

10%

13%

17%

% of question respondents

What is your yearly gross (pre-tax) income in U.S. dollar?

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Higher Education Degree

Having a higher-education degree did not translate in meaningful differences in yearly income.

11%

22%

33%

44%

55%

No

4,638

Yes, related field

9,906

Yes, unrelated field

3,501

11%

22%

33%

44%

55%

% of question respondents

Do you have a higher education degree?

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Gender

19%

37%

56%

75%

94%

Man

16,876

Woman

805

Non-Binary or GNC

257

Not Listed

19%

37%

56%

75%

94%

% of question respondents

While we know collecting and publishing diversity data can be a sensitive issue, we do think it's important to obtain this data to help measure and improve the survey's efforts in terms of inclusivity and representativeness.

Which one of the following options describes you?

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Race & Ethnicity

The survey's non-white population tended to be younger and have less experience, confirming a trend first observed in other surveys. This might indicate that the next generation of front end developers will be more diverse than the current one.

14%

28%

42%

56%

70%

White

10,951

Hispanic/Latin

1,671

East Asian

1,165

South Asian

715

Middle Eastern

622

SE Asian

603

Black/African Descent

471

Multiracial

364

Nat. American/Pac. Islander/Ind. Australian

Indian

14%

28%

42%

56%

70%

% of question respondents

Which of the following options describe you?

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Disability Status

17%

33%

50%

67%

84%

Cognitive impairments

1,806

Visual impairments

599

Hearing impairments

291

Mobility impairments

269

Autism

🚫 None

13,193

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14%

21%

28%

35%