Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2000-2008) by country

Name: Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2000-2008)
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Countries reporting

Highest

16,866

Germany

Lowest

65.5

Malta

Median

1,207

Years covered

2000–2008

Data points

346

What the numbers show

Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2000-2008) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 16,866 in Germany; the lowest is 65.5 in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,207, and the mean is 2,846.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 257.

Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. … 1.1: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Germany	16,866	2008	up 14.3%	rising
2	United Kingdom	14,133	2008	up 14.8%	rising
2	United Kingdom	14,133	2008	up 14.8%	rising
4	France	12,191	2008	up 19.2%	rising
5	Italy	8,652	2008	up 15.5%	rising
6	Spain	6,958	2008	up 48.5%	rising
7	Netherlands	3,977	2008	up 10.8%	rising
7	Netherlands	3,977	2008	up 10.8%	rising
9	Sweden	2,372	2007	up 14.7%	rising
10	Belgium	2,217	2008	up 12.1%	rising
11	Switzerland	2,086	2008	up 24.4%	rising
12	Romania	1,879	2008	up 14.8%	rising
13	Czechia	1,600	2008	up 14.1%	rising
14	Austria	1,529	2008	up 16.3%	rising
15	Greece	1,499	2008	up 29.5%	rising
16	Portugal	1,492	2008	up 16.1%	rising
17	Hungary	1,434	2008	up 9.2%	rising
18	Denmark	1,356	2008	up 5.5%	rising
19	Norway	1,260	2008	up 19.1%	rising
20	Finland	1,153	2008	up 13.3%	rising
21	Ireland	958	2008	up 45.5%	rising
22	Bulgaria	924.9	2007	up 15.3%	rising
23	Slovakia	782.1	2008	up 16.8%	rising
23	Slovakia	782.1	2008	up 16.8%	rising
25	Croatia	482.3	2008	up 12.9%	rising
25	Croatia	482.3	2008	up 12.9%	rising
27	Lithuania	442.2	2008	up 5.9%	flat
27	Lithuania	442.2	2008	up 5.9%	flat
29	Slovenia	324.8	2007	up 24.8%	rising
29	Slovenia	324.8	2007	up 24.8%	rising
31	Latvia	320.2	2008	up 21.5%	rising
31	Latvia	320.2	2008	up 21.5%	rising
33	Estonia	203.4	2008	up 16.3%	rising
33	Estonia	203.4	2008	up 16.3%	rising
35	Cyprus	135.3	2008	up 37.5%	rising
36	Luxembourg	121.2	2008	up 35.0%	rising
37	Iceland	83.5	2008	up 29.3%	rising
38	Malta	65.5	2008	up 15.9%	rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 73,213
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 60,092

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Indicator: Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2000-2008)
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 40 places, 346 data points, 2000–2008
Last refreshed: 02 November 2026