Glass Owl
"This is a list of the personality types in order of their frequency within the American population.
ESTJ - 13%
ESTP - 13%
ESFJ - 13%
ESFP - 13%
ENTJ - 5%
ENTP - 5%
ENFJ - 5%
ENFP - 5%
ISTJ - 6%
ISTP - 5%
ISFJ - 6%
ISFP - 5%
INTJ - 1%
INTP - 1%
INFJ - 1%
INFP - 1%
For example, Carl Jung is an INFJ, which is only 1% of the population. Not everyone can understand his theories, experiences and perceptions.
If you're in the last four categories, there will have to be one hundred people in the room before you meet a kindred soul."
The information above is from http://www.theintrovertzcoach.com/percent.html) More than likely this site got these percentages from the Personality Type Newsgroup. There is also another set of percentages I found on the net. These are from "The Center for Applications of Psychological Type." (CAPT)
ISTJ: 12-16%
ISFJ: 10-13%
INFJ: 2-3%
INTJ: 3-4%
ISTP: 5-7%
ISFP: 5-7%
INFP: 4-5%
INTP: 5-6%
ESTP: 5-7%
ESFP: 6-9%
ENFP: 6-8%
ENTP: 4-7%
ESTJ: 10-12%
ESFJ: 10-12%
ENFJ: 3-5%
ENTJ: 3-5%
The CAPT website also breaks these numbers down for Male and Female
Americans. http://www.capt.org/The_MBTI_Instrument/Estimated_Frequencies.cfm
By the way, CAPT was co-founded by Isabel Briggs Myers, the author of the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, and Mary H. McCaulley, Ph.D
( http://www.capt.org/About_CAPT/Home.cfm )
Regardless of the differences in percentages though notice the large number of INFJ and INFPs that are here on AT?! Very interesting!
I am an INFJ although I sometimes end up INFP because I'm right on the line between Perceiving and Judging.
ESTJ - 13%
ESTP - 13%
ESFJ - 13%
ESFP - 13%
ENTJ - 5%
ENTP - 5%
ENFJ - 5%
ENFP - 5%
ISTJ - 6%
ISTP - 5%
ISFJ - 6%
ISFP - 5%
INTJ - 1%
INTP - 1%
INFJ - 1%
INFP - 1%
For example, Carl Jung is an INFJ, which is only 1% of the population. Not everyone can understand his theories, experiences and perceptions.
If you're in the last four categories, there will have to be one hundred people in the room before you meet a kindred soul."
The information above is from http://www.theintrovertzcoach.com/percent.html) More than likely this site got these percentages from the Personality Type Newsgroup. There is also another set of percentages I found on the net. These are from "The Center for Applications of Psychological Type." (CAPT)
ISTJ: 12-16%
ISFJ: 10-13%
INFJ: 2-3%
INTJ: 3-4%
ISTP: 5-7%
ISFP: 5-7%
INFP: 4-5%
INTP: 5-6%
ESTP: 5-7%
ESFP: 6-9%
ENFP: 6-8%
ENTP: 4-7%
ESTJ: 10-12%
ESFJ: 10-12%
ENFJ: 3-5%
ENTJ: 3-5%
The CAPT website also breaks these numbers down for Male and Female
Americans. http://www.capt.org/The_MBTI_Instrument/Estimated_Frequencies.cfm
By the way, CAPT was co-founded by Isabel Briggs Myers, the author of the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, and Mary H. McCaulley, Ph.D
( http://www.capt.org/About_CAPT/Home.cfm )
Regardless of the differences in percentages though notice the large number of INFJ and INFPs that are here on AT?! Very interesting!
I am an INFJ although I sometimes end up INFP because I'm right on the line between Perceiving and Judging.