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 1.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Poland, 1998–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.88 for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 116.1% 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 27th out of 50 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 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% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1.88 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.23, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Poland's 1.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.27, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 | 1.79 | 1.68 | 1.88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More work & labour data for Poland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,799 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 9,591 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,786 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,544 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,330 1000 No (2100)
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 1.88 in 2023, 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 27th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 116.1%. 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.
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