Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2020, Germany's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 0.0% compared to 2019, reaching 450,796.

Germany accounts for 23.9% of the EU-27 total of 1,887,380.

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 16.2% (from 387,982 in 2015).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.