DE · 2022 · tsc00004

Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

Germany, 2022

Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
486,011
Germany, 2022
▲ 5.3% vs 2021 (461,645)
Analysis

In 2022, Germany's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 5.3% compared to 2021, reaching 486,011.

Germany accounts for 23.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,087,394.

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 15.8% (from 419,617 in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
23.3%
EU-27: 2,087,394
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024