DE · 2015 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Germany, 2015
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
640,516
Germany, 2015
▲ 5.8% vs 2014 (605,253)
Analysis
In 2015, Germany's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 5.8% compared to 2014, reaching 640,516.
Germany accounts for 25.9% of the EU-27 total of 2,477,699.
Germany ranks 1st 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 16.7% (from 548,723 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
25.9%
EU-27: 2,477,699
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc