Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population was 2.4 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.4
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
2nd
of 3 regions
All-time high
2.4
in 2023
All-time low
1.64
in 2009
Years of data
8
2009–2023
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 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 – 21 countries (from 2026) is 2.4, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 2.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.64, in 2009.
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.64 | — |
| 2011 | 1.78 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 1.85 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.94 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.07 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 2.22 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 2.32 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.97 | 1.78 | 2.22 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.36 | 2.32 | 2.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 2.4 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 – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 in 2009.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd 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 – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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