Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2021, Germany's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 2.4% compared to 2020, reaching 461,645.

Germany accounts for 23.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,991,034.

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 15.5% (from 399,605 in 2016).

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