AT · 2021 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Austria, 2021
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
87,459
Austria, 2021
▲ 6.6% vs 2020 (82,053)
Analysis
In 2021, Austria's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 6.6% compared to 2020, reaching 87,459.
Austria accounts for 2.8% of the EU-27 total of 3,102,980.
Austria ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 16.4% (from 75,165 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
2.8%
EU-27: 3,102,980
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc