FI · 2017 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Finland, 2017
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
48,999
Finland, 2017
▲ 3.3% vs 2016 (47,429)
Analysis
In 2017, Finland's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 3.3% compared to 2016, reaching 48,999.
Finland accounts for 1.8% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,860.
Finland ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.3% (from 54,047 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
1.8%
EU-27: 2,692,860
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc