EU27_2020 · 2017 · rd_p_persocc

R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex

Name: R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex — European Union (27), 2017
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

European Union (27), 2017

2,692,860

European Union (27), 2017

▲ 5.3% vs 2016 (2,556,167)

Analysis

In 2017, European Union (27)'s R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 5.3% compared to 2016, reaching 2,692,860.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 16.0% (from 2,321,035 in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

European Union (27) timeline (last 15 years)

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Source: Eurostat · rd_p_persocc