Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population was 2.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 2.31, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 2.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.32, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.32 | — |
| 2005 | 1.37 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.45 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.55 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.68 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 1.74 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.82 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.96 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 2.12 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 2.23 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 2.31 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1.32 | 1.55 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.68 | 2.12 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.27 | 2.23 | 2.31 | 2 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,162 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,605 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 2.31 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 in 2003.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 3rd 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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