Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
45th
of 48 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 1998
Years of data
25
1998–2023
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Cyprus, 1998–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC).
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.9% for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Cyprus peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.
That places Cyprus 45th out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -5.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 39% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 38% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 42 Serbia 1.0% compare
- 43 Russian Federation 1.0% compare
- 43 Russia 1.0% compare
- 46 Montenegro 0.8% compare
- 47 Romania 0.6% compare
- 48 North Macedonia 0.4% compare
More work & labour data for Cyprus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3363 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3471 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6588 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,030 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 353.01 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 631.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 643.71 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,275 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Cyprus?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Cyprus was 0.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- Cyprus ranks 45th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).