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Average number of employees (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Number and average number of employees [abstract] |
Summary of average number of employees |
| Subsidiaries and joint operations | Equity accounted units (Rio Tinto share) | Group total
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Principal locations of employment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Australia and New Zealand | 19,195 |  | 19,017 |  | 19,041 |  | 619 |  | 578 |  | 602 |  | 19,814 |  | 19,595 |  | 19,643 |
Canada | 11,576 |  | 10,620 |  | 10,256 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 11,576 |  | 10,620 |  | 10,256 |
UK | 190 |  | 287 |  | 309 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 190 |  | 287 |  | 309 |
Europe | 959 |  | 1,418 |  | 1,505 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 959 |  | 1,418 |  | 1,505 |
Africa | 3,121 |  | 3,496 |  | 3,461 |  | 1,250 |  | 1,262 |  | 1,269 |  | 4,371 |  | 4,758 |  | 4,730 |
US | 3,400 |  | 3,792 |  | 3,429 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 3,400 |  | 3,792 |  | 3,429 |
Mongolia | 3,215 |  | 2,886 |  | 2,861 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 3,215 |  | 2,886 |  | 2,861 |
Indonesia | — |  | 1,615 |  | 1,642 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,615 |  | 1,642 |
South America | 243 |  | 210 |  | 197 |  | 1,270 |  | 1,289 |  | 1,237 |  | 1,513 |  | 1,499 |  | 1,434 |
India | 272 |  | 288 |  | 310 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 272 |  | 288 |  | 310 |
Singapore | 430 |  | 422 |  | 434 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 430 |  | 422 |  | 434 |
Other countries(a) | 267 |  | 278 |  | 254 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 267 |  | 278 |  | 254 |
Total | 42,868 |  | 44,329 |  | 43,699 |  | 3,139 |  | 3,129 |  | 3,108 |  | 46,007 |  | 47,458 |  | 46,807 |
(a) | “Other countries” primarily includes employees in the Middle East (excluding Oman which is included in Africa), and other countries in Asia which are not shown separately in the table above.

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