Where ESFJs (Consuls) Stand Out

A scene depicting the ESFJ personality type (Consul). Two excited children are seated at a table, while their smiling ESFJ parents carry over wrapped presents and a birthday cake with lit candles. A loyal dog companion stands nearby, eager to join in the festivities. The scene conveys the joy and togetherness the ESFJ personality type finds in bringing loved ones together to honor important milestones and strengthen family bonds.

ESFJs (Consuls) make up 2.7% of test results in the average country, but their share varies from place to place. Here’s where they’re most and least common.

ESFJs by country

Colors compare each country’s share of ESFJs with the average country, where it’s 2.7%.

ESFJs by country
Country	How common
Norway	5.5% (103% more common)
Denmark	4.6% (67% more common)
New Zealand	4.5% (66% more common)
Switzerland	4.5% (65% more common)
Australia	4.4% (62% more common)
Finland	4.3% (59% more common)
Ireland	4.3% (56% more common)
Israel	4.2% (54% more common)
Belgium	4.1% (50% more common)
Japan	4.1% (50% more common)
United States	4.1% (49% more common)
Canada	4.0% (46% more common)
Croatia	4.0% (46% more common)
Slovenia	4.0% (45% more common)
Sweden	3.9% (44% more common)
Austria	3.9% (44% more common)
Singapore	3.9% (43% more common)
United Kingdom	3.9% (42% more common)
France	3.7% (35% more common)
South Korea	3.6% (33% more common)
Kazakhstan	3.6% (33% more common)
Germany	3.6% (32% more common)
Czech Republic	3.6% (32% more common)
South Africa	3.6% (31% more common)
Spain	3.6% (31% more common)
China	3.5% (29% more common)
Luxembourg	3.5% (29% more common)
Slovakia	3.5% (28% more common)
Portugal	3.3% (23% more common)
Réunion	3.3% (22% more common)
Saudi Arabia	3.1% (14% more common)
Kyrgyzstan	3.1% (13% more common)
Qatar	3.1% (13% more common)
Serbia	3.1% (12% more common)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.0% (about as common)
Hong Kong	3.0% (11% more common)
Hungary	3.0% (11% more common)
Macao	3.0% (11% more common)
Taiwan	3.0% (10% more common)
Kuwait	3.0% (9% more common)
Netherlands	3.0% (9% more common)
Thailand	3.0% (8% more common)
United Arab Emirates	2.9% (8% more common)
Cyprus	2.9% (about as common)
Malaysia	2.9% (7% more common)
Mongolia	2.9% (about as common)
Bulgaria	2.8% (about as common)
Italy	2.8% (about as common)
Vietnam	2.8% (about as common)
Bahrain	2.7% (about as common)
Puerto Rico	2.7% (about as common)
Romania	2.7% (about as common)
Greece	2.6% (about as common)
Estonia	2.6% (about as common)
Belarus	2.6% (6% less common)
Sri Lanka	2.5% (8% less common)
Poland	2.5% (8% less common)
Oman	2.5% (8% less common)
Costa Rica	2.4% (11% less common)
Jordan	2.4% (13% less common)
Brunei	2.3% (15% less common)
Lebanon	2.3% (15% less common)
Syria	2.3% (17% less common)
North Macedonia	2.3% (17% less common)
Moldova	2.2% (18% less common)
Palestine	2.2% (19% less common)
Armenia	2.2% (19% less common)
Russia	2.2% (20% less common)
Uzbekistan	2.2% (20% less common)
Ukraine	2.2% (20% less common)
Indonesia	2.2% (20% less common)
Cambodia	2.2% (21% less common)
Egypt	2.2% (21% less common)
Albania	2.1% (22% less common)
Guatemala	2.1% (24% less common)
Latvia	2.1% (24% less common)
Libya	2.1% (24% less common)
Turkey	2.1% (24% less common)
Georgia	2.1% (25% less common)
Uruguay	2.0% (26% less common)
Mexico	2.0% (28% less common)
Laos	2.0% (28% less common)
Ecuador	1.9% (30% less common)
Iraq	1.9% (30% less common)
Philippines	1.9% (31% less common)
Argentina	1.9% (32% less common)
Brazil	1.9% (32% less common)
Lithuania	1.9% (32% less common)
Maldives	1.8% (32% less common)
Colombia	1.8% (33% less common)
Iran	1.8% (33% less common)
Trinidad and Tobago	1.8% (33% less common)
Honduras	1.8% (33% less common)
Dominican Republic	1.8% (34% less common)
Chile	1.8% (34% less common)
Bhutan	1.8% (34% less common)
El Salvador	1.8% (35% less common)
Azerbaijan	1.7% (37% less common)
Paraguay	1.7% (38% less common)
Jamaica	1.7% (39% less common)
Panama	1.7% (39% less common)
Tunisia	1.6% (42% less common)
Peru	1.6% (43% less common)
Nicaragua	1.4% (47% less common)
Morocco	1.4% (48% less common)
Algeria	1.4% (49% less common)
Bolivia	1.4% (50% less common)
Venezuela	1.1% (59% less common)

Most common

Norway (5.5%) +103%
Denmark (4.6%) +67%
New Zealand (4.5%) +66%
Switzerland (4.5%) +65%
Australia (4.4%) +62%
Finland (4.3%) +59%
Ireland (4.3%) +56%
Israel (4.2%) +54%
Belgium (4.1%) +50%
Japan (4.1%) +50%

Least common

Venezuela (1.1%) −59%
Bolivia (1.4%) −50%
Algeria (1.4%) −49%
Morocco (1.4%) −48%
Nicaragua (1.4%) −47%
Peru (1.6%) −43%
Tunisia (1.6%) −42%
Panama (1.7%) −39%
Jamaica (1.7%) −39%
Paraguay (1.7%) −38%

Figures show where ESFJs are clearly more (↑) or less (↓) common than in the average country. Places with fewer test results need bigger differences to count.

ESFJs by U.S. state

Colors compare each state’s share of ESFJs with the U.S. as a whole, where it’s 4.1%.

ESFJs by U.S. state
State	How common
North Dakota	7.3% (80% more common)
Iowa	6.5% (61% more common)
South Dakota	6.4% (58% more common)
Nebraska	5.9% (46% more common)
Arkansas	5.6% (39% more common)
Mississippi	5.4% (33% more common)
Wisconsin	5.2% (29% more common)
Indiana	5.2% (29% more common)
Idaho	5.2% (28% more common)
Minnesota	5.2% (27% more common)
Kansas	5.1% (25% more common)
Utah	4.9% (21% more common)
Alabama	4.8% (18% more common)
Louisiana	4.6% (14% more common)
Ohio	4.6% (13% more common)
South Carolina	4.5% (11% more common)
Pennsylvania	4.5% (11% more common)
Kentucky	4.5% (9% more common)
Missouri	4.4% (9% more common)
Hawaii	4.4% (8% more common)
North Carolina	4.4% (8% more common)
Tennessee	4.4% (7% more common)
Wyoming	4.3% (about as common)
Illinois	4.3% (6% more common)
Oklahoma	4.3% (6% more common)
Michigan	4.3% (5% more common)
Montana	4.2% (about as common)
Rhode Island	4.2% (about as common)
New Hampshire	4.2% (about as common)
Massachusetts	4.1% (about as common)
West Virginia	4.1% (about as common)
Connecticut	4.1% (about as common)
Vermont	4.1% (about as common)
Maine	3.9% (about as common)
New Jersey	3.9% (about as common)
Georgia	3.9% (5% less common)
Colorado	3.8% (6% less common)
Virginia	3.8% (7% less common)
Texas	3.8% (7% less common)
Delaware	3.8% (about as common)
Arizona	3.8% (7% less common)
Florida	3.7% (10% less common)
New York	3.6% (12% less common)
California	3.6% (12% less common)
Washington	3.5% (13% less common)
Oregon	3.5% (14% less common)
Maryland	3.5% (15% less common)
Washington, D.C.	3.4% (15% less common)
New Mexico	3.4% (17% less common)
Nevada	3.2% (21% less common)
Alaska	2.7% (32% less common)

Most common

North Dakota (7.3%) +80%
Iowa (6.5%) +61%
South Dakota (6.4%) +58%
Nebraska (5.9%) +46%
Arkansas (5.6%) +39%

Least common

Alaska (2.7%) −32%
Nevada (3.2%) −21%
New Mexico (3.4%) −17%
Washington, D.C. (3.4%) −15%
Maryland (3.5%) −15%

Figures show where ESFJs are clearly more (↑) or less (↓) common than in the U.S. as a whole. Places with fewer test results need bigger differences to count.

All personality types

Based on 127,869,638 test results. Want to use this data for research, or have a suggestion? Get in touch.

Where does this data come from?
From people who took our free personality test over 12 months, from October 2025 to September 2026. We only use anonymous totals, never anyone’s individual results.
What are places compared with?
Countries are compared with the “average country”: the average of all ranked countries, with each country counting equally – so countries where lots of people take the test don’t outweigh the rest. Regional maps, like Europe’s, use the average of that region’s ranked countries, and U.S. states are compared with the U.S. as a whole.
Which results count?
Each completed test counts once, so someone who takes it twice counts twice. We leave out tests that look skipped or automated, and we score every language version of the test the same way, so places can be compared fairly. A country needs at least 10,000 results – plus enough for its population – to be ranked and shown on our maps.
How do we compare places?
We compare each country’s share of ESFJs with the average country, and each state’s with the U.S. as a whole. Differences under 5%, or too small to be sure of, count as “about as common.”
Are the results representative?
Not exactly: people choose to take our test online, so test-takers aren’t a perfect cross-section of any country. Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling and Turbulent people are probably a little more common among them everywhere. Because that tilt affects every place in much the same way, comparing places still works. Where very few people take the test, we can’t be as sure, so we don’t rank or map those countries.
Is the test only in English?
No – it’s available in 48 other languages, and results from every language are included.