DE · 2017 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Germany, 2017
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
686,349
Germany, 2017
▲ 4.3% vs 2016 (657,894)
Analysis
In 2017, Germany's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 4.3% compared to 2016, reaching 686,349.
Germany accounts for 25.5% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,860.
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 16.1% (from 591,261 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
25.5%
EU-27: 2,692,860
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc