Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population was 2.43 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.43
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
2.43
in 2023
All-time low
1.66
in 2009
Years of data
8
2009–2023
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2009–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 2.43, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 2.43 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.66, in 2009.
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.66 | — |
| 2011 | 1.8 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 1.87 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.96 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.09 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 2.24 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 2.34 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.43 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.99 | 1.8 | 2.24 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.38 | 2.34 | 2.43 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,747 (2026)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 106.07 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,140 (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.2 (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.32 million (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,896 (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.8 (2026)
- Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data 103.2 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 2.43 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 in 2009.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2023.
- Is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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.
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