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

Countries reporting
38
Highest
16,866 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
65.5 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
1,207 Thousand persons
Years covered
9
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 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 65.5 Thousand persons in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,207 Thousand persons, and the mean is 2,846 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: full country ranking

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

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