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MBTI® Type Tables

As part of the research and development of MBTI® Step II materials for use in Europe, Step I reported type data has been obtained for samples from a number of countries.

Dutch French German Italian Spanish

In 1996 OPP commissioned the Office of National Statistics to collect data, including responses to the MBTI Step I questionnaire, from a representative sample of the UK population.

United Kingdom



Dutch type table
ISTJ
N = 17
7.9%
ISFJ
N = 25
11.7%
INFJ
N = 2
0.9%
INTJ
N = 5
2.3%
ISTP
N = 12
5.6%
ISFP
N = 7
3.3%
INFP
N = 8
3.7%
INTP
N = 5
2.3%
ESTP
N = 17
7.9%
ESFP
N = 20
9.3%
ENFP
N = 20
9.3%
ENTP
N = 15
7.0%
ESTJ
N = 23
10.7%
ESFJ
N = 21
9.8%
ENFJ
N = 7
3.3%
ENTJ
N = 10
4.7%
E: 133 (62.1%) I: 81 (37.9%)
S: 142 (66.4%) N: 72 (33.6%)
T: 104 (48.6%) F: 110 (51.4%)
J: 110 (51.4%) P: 104 (48.6%)

The sample consisted of 214 people living in the Netherlands. 125 (58%) were female and 89 (42%) were male. Ages ranged from 16 to 73 years and the mean age was 37. The sample included people of all educational levels. 80% were currently employed, with 29% at supervisory/first level management or above. A wide range of industry sectors was represented.

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French type table
(business students sample)
ISTJ
N = 23
6.3%
ISFJ
N = 13
3.6%
INFJ
N = 21
5.8%
INTJ
N = 19
5.2%
ISTP
N = 16
4.4%
ISFP
N = 12
3.3%
INFP
N = 25
6.9%
INTP
N = 38
10.5%
ESTP
N = 13
3.6%
ESFP
N = 12
3.3%
ENFP
N = 52
14.3%
ENTP
N = 22
6.1%
ESTJ
N = 23
6.3%
ESFJ
N = 25
6.9%
ENFJ
N = 29
8.0%
ENTJ
N = 20
5.5%
E: 196 (54.0%) I: 167 (46.0%)
S: 137 (37.7%) N: 226 (62.3%)
T: 174 (47.9%) F: 189 (52.1%)
J: 173 (47.7%) P: 190 (52.3%)

The sample consisted of 363 students from a French business school. 197 (54%) were female and 166 (46%) were male. The age ranged from 18 to 22 years, with the mean being 20 years.

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German type table
ISTJ
N = 34
16.0%
ISFJ
N = 9
4.2%
INFJ
N = 5
2.3%
INTJ
N = 8
3.8%
ISTP
N = 17
8.0%
ISFP
N = 7
3.3%
INFP
N = 12
5.6%
INTP
N = 13
6.1%
ESTP
N = 12
5.6%
ESFP
N = 2
0.9%
ENFP
N = 18
8.5%
ENTP
N = 18
8.5%
ESTJ
N = 30
14.1%
ESFJ
N = 8
3.8%
ENFJ
N = 9
4.2%
ENTJ
N = 11
5.2%
E: 108 (50.7%) I: 105 (49.3%)
S: 119 (55.9%) N: 94 (44.1%)
T: 143 (67.1%) F: 70 (32.9%)
J: 114 (53.5%) P: 99 (46.5%)

The sample consisted of 213 people living in Germany. 134 (63%) were male and 79 (37%) were female. Ages ranged from 17 to 45 years and the mean age was 30.5. The sample included people of all educational levels. 85% were currently employed, with 32% at supervisory/first level management or above. A wide range of industry sectors was represented.

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Italian type table
ISTJ
N = 38
18.3%
ISFJ
N = 5
2.4%
INFJ
N = 3
1.4%
INTJ
N = 16
7.7%
ISTP
N = 13
6.3%
ISFP
N = 6
2.9%
INFP
N = 4
1.9%
INTP
N = 23
11.1%
ESTP
N = 6
2.9%
ESFP
N = 2
1.0%
ENFP
N = 12
5.8%
ENTP
N = 9
4.3%
ESTJ
N = 41
19.7%
ESFJ
N = 8
3.8%
ENFJ
N = 10
4.8%
ENTJ
N = 12
5.8%
E: 100 (48.4%) I: 108 (51.9%)
S: 119 (57.2%) N: 89 (42.8%)
T: 158 (76.0%) F: 50 (24.0%)
J: 133 (63.9%) P: 75 (36.1%)

The sample consisted of 208 people living in Italy. 129 (62%) were male and 79 (38%) were female. Ages ranged from 17 to 44 years and the mean age was 30. The sample included people of all educational levels. 77% were employed and a wide range of industry sectors was represented.

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Spanish type table
ISTJ
N = 36
17.9%
ISFJ
N = 1
0.5%
INFJ
N = 3
1.5%
INTJ
N = 10
5%
ISTP
N = 11
5.5%
ISFP
N = 3
1.5%
INFP
N = 10
5%
INTP
N = 12
6%
ESTP
N = 13
6.5%
ESFP
N = 3
1.5%
ENFP
N = 7
3.5%
ENTP
N = 23
11.4%
ESTJ
N = 32
15.9%
ESFJ
N = 4
2%
ENFJ
N = 8
4%
ENTJ
N = 25
12.4%
E: 115 (57.2%) I: 86 (42.8%)
S: 103 (51.2%) N: 98 (48.8%)
T: 162 (80.6%) F: 39 (19.4%)
J: 119 (59.2%) P: 82 (40.8%)

The sample consisted of 201 people living in Spain. 134 (67%) were male and 67 (33%) female. Ages ranged from 17 to 44 years and the mean age was 28.8. The sample included people of all educational levels. 67% were currently employed, with 32% at supervisory/first level management or above. A wide range of industry sectors was represented.

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United Kingdom type table
ISTJ
N = 224
13.7%
ISFJ
N = 208
12.7%
INFJ
N = 28
1.7%
INTJ
N = 23
1.4%
ISTP
N = 105
6.4%
ISFP
N = 100
6.1%
INFP
N = 52
3.2%
INTP
N = 40
2.4%
ESTP
N = 95
5.8%
ESFP
N = 142
8.7%
ENFP
N = 103
6.3%
ENTP
N = 45
2.8%
ESTJ
N = 170
10.4%
ESFJ
N = 206
12.6%
ENFJ
N = 45
2.8%
ENTJ
N = 48
2.9%
E: 854 (52.6%) I: 780 (47.4%)
S: 1,250 (76.5%) N: 384 (23.5%)
T: 750 (45.9%) F: 884 (54.1%)
J: 952 (58.3%) P: 682 (41.7%)

The sample consisted of 1,634 people living in the United Kingdom. 748 (46%) were male and 865 (54%) female. 94% of the sample were white and 6% came from other ethnic groups. Ages ranged from 16 to 65 years with 50% aged between 30 and 50. The sample included people of all educational levels. 69% were currently employed, with 40% at supervisory/first level management or above. A wide range of industry sectors was represented.

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