Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Poland
Poland: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population was 1.85 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland, 1998–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland is 1.85, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 103.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland peaked at 1.88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.71, in 2008.
That places Poland 30th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.77 | — |
| 1999 | 0.75 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.74 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.73 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.76 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.73 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.71 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.73 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.79 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.82 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.84 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.87 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.91 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.94 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.43 | +38.8% |
| 2018 | 1.6 | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.68 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.76 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.86 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1.88 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.85 | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +38.8% | 1.03 | 1.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.735 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 0.79 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 | 1.68 | 1.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More work & labour data for Poland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,301 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 461.11 Persons (2022)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.2 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 72.8 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 27,593 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 17,187 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 17,187 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 17,187 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.5 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 17,187 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland was 1.85 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.71 in 2008.
- How does Poland rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- Poland ranks 30th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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 — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).