EU27_2020 · 2021 · 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), 2021
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

European Union (27), 2021

3,102,980

European Union (27), 2021

▲ 4.8% vs 2020 (2,961,312)

Analysis

In 2021, European Union (27)'s R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 4.8% compared to 2020, reaching 3,102,980.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 21.4% (from 2,556,167 in 2016).

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

European Union (27) timeline (last 15 years)

2010 2024

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Source: Eurostat · rd_p_persocc