Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Greece
Greece: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and was 2.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.9%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
10th
of 48 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2023
All-time low
0.8%
in 1993
Years of data
16
1993–2023
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Greece, 1993–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC).
Analysis
Greece recorded 2.9% for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Greece peaked at 2.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1993.
Greece ranks 10th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8% | — |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +23.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +5.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 7 Portugal 3.1% compare
- 8 Switzerland 3.1% compare
- 9 Sweden 3.0% compare
- 11 Germany 2.8% compare
- 12 Netherlands 2.7% compare
- 12 Netherlands 2.7% compare
More work & labour data for Greece
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6524 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Greece?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Greece was 2.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1993.
- How does Greece rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- Greece ranks 10th 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 Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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