diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/59456-find-return-values.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/59456-find-return-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0834f59d904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/59456-find-return-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - Correct the return values of matched and examined from string to int
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py
index 0b85dfc47b5..5d451b1b366 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/find.py
@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@ files:
 matched:
     description: Number of matches
     returned: success
-    type: str
+    type: int
     sample: 14
 examined:
     description: Number of filesystem objects looked at
     returned: success
-    type: str
+    type: int
     sample: 34
 '''