Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2000-2008) by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
16,866 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
65.5 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
1,395 Thousand persons
Years covered
9
2000–2008
Data points
277
What the numbers show
Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2000-2008) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 16,866 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 65.5 Thousand persons in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,395 Thousand persons, and the mean is 2,917 Thousand persons.
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 ac: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 16,866 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 14,133 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 3 | France | 12,191 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 8,652 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 6,958 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 3,977 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 2,372 Thousand persons | 2007 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 2,217 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 2,086 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 1,879 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 1,600 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 1,529 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 13 | Greece | 1,499 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 1,492 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 1,434 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 16 | Denmark | 1,356 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 1,260 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 1,153 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 958 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 924.9 Thousand persons | 2007 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 782.1 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 482.3 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 442.2 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 24 | Slovenia | 324.8 Thousand persons | 2007 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 320.2 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 203.4 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 135.3 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 121.2 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 83.5 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 65.5 Thousand persons | 2008 | up 15.9% | rising |